--- title: A guide to developing Android apps on Ubuntu description: For developers looking to build Android apps, Ubuntu is the ideal platform in conjunction with Android Studio - the official Android development environment. url: https://canonical.com/blog/a-guide-to-developing-android-apps-on-ubuntu?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Alex Cattle](https://canonical.com/blog/author/cattleaej "More about Alex Cattle") 27 August 2019 # A guide to developing Android apps on Ubuntu [Android](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/android) [app design](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/app-design) [Apps](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/apps) [Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu) [Ubuntu for Android](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu-for-android) --- Share the article Android is the most popular mobile operating system and is continuing to grow its market share. [IDC](https://www.idc.com/promo/smartphone-market-share/os) expects that Android will have 85.5% of the market by 2022, demonstrating that app development on Android will continue to be an in-demand skill. For developers looking to build Android apps, Ubuntu is the ideal platform in conjunction with Android Studio – the official Android development environment. Ubuntu features a wide variety of software development tools including numerous programming language compilers, integrated development environments (IDEs) and toolchains to enable developers to target multiple hardware platforms. Developers using Ubuntu will be enabled to write an Android app and deploy it to emulated and physical devices using standard tooling all from their desktop. In this guide, you will learn: * Why Ubuntu Desktop is suited as a platform for Android developers building new apps * How to configure and install Android Studio as a snap to get started * A step by step guide on creating an Android app on Ubuntu targeting an array of devices To download the whitepaper, complete the form below: [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Arduino® VENTUNO™ Q is available for pre-order with Ubuntu pre-installed](https://canonical.com/blog/arduino-ventuno-q-is-available-for-pre-order-with-ubuntu-pre-installed) London, UK – August 25, 2026 – Following our initial collaboration announcement in March 2026, Canonical and Arduino (a subsidiary of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.) are excited... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 25 August 2026 [### Canonical becomes Gold Sponsor of Trifecta Tech Foundation](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-becomes-gold-sponsor-of-trifecta-tech-foundation) Canonical is pleased to announce it is now a Gold Sponsor of the Trifecta Tech Foundation, a non-profit that creates open source building blocks for critical infrastructure... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 30 June 2026 [### Ubuntu Summit 26.04: connected by open source](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-summit-26-04-connected-by-open-source) What an incredible experience! Ubuntu Summit 26.04 has officially drawn to a close, but the energy from our global community is still buzzing – in the comments section, on... [ilvipero](https://canonical.com/blog/author/ilvipero) 22 June 2026 [### A decade of Ubuntu on IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE](https://canonical.com/blog/a-decade-of-ubuntu-on-ibm-z-and-ibm-linuxone) This year we celebrate a decade of Ubuntu Server support on the s390x architecture: marking a long-standing collaboration between Canonical and IBM that began at LinuxCon 2015.... [Pedro Lazzarotto](https://canonical.com/blog/author/pedro-lazzarotto) 12 June 2026