Which Eclipse version should I use for an Android app?

Question

I am starting to develop Android applications. Which version of Eclipse should I use?

I see there are 11 versions. I am confused with these:

1. Eclipse ID

Answer 1

Eclipse 3.5 for Java Developer is the best option for you and 3.6 version is good but not at all because of compatibility issues.

Answer 2

If you are just getting into Android, you would be well served by using Android Studio rather than using any version of Eclipse. Android Studio was released in 2013 and provides a nice integrated development environment for developing for Android.

Android Studio is based on IntelliJ, which is a great java devlopment environment. It also has these specific Android features:

• Gradle-based build support.
• Android-specific refactoring and quick fixes.
• Lint tools to catch performance, usability, version compatibility and other problems.
• ProGuard and app-signing capabilities.
• Template-based wizards to create common Android designs and components.
• A rich layout editor that allows you to drag-and-drop UI components, preview layouts on multiple screen configurations, and much more.

You can download it here.