M1 MacBook - Android Studio Setup and Performance

In this video I'm setting up an Android development environment on the new Apple M1 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM.
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[@AZisk]

Android Emulator Preview for the M1 chip has now been released and video is coming!

[@danzreview]

now i need to watch this, my MBP 2019 already suffering for 95 C ++ temperature hell I guess my MBP will blown

[@RakhiDhavale]

Yeah , I was wondering why didn't you mention that

[@AZisk]

Tech outpaces videos on KZbin. sometimes (unfortunately for me and the time I spent) by a couple weeks 😊

[@studentking4809]

Support M1 8gb ram

[@prasoonrajpoot4077]

when will the video be out???\

[@SeanCassiere]

He installed Android Studio with the LIGHT THEME!!! You monster!!!

[@AZisk]

Oh my. It was morning when I recorded the video, OK?!! 😂

[@Mackovitch]

Immediately went down to the comments section as soon as I noticed it as well. Happy to see I was not the only one. You have my thumb up, Sir :)

[@philipdolenko7084]

No, because default dark theme is unusable (half of the stuff is even not highlighted, poor design overall) Was forced to set up my custom colour theme for android studio, Everything in white and code with dark theme (because all other parts of the studio is also unusable with a dark theme) Ps when I say unusable I mean that if a person has a taste he would prefer using white theme over dark. Ps2 if you know really good dark themes for android studio please share, because last time (2019) I haven found any good, no near as perfect dark theme on Visual studio code or Xcode

[@007arunabha]

@@philipdolenko7084 you can look into material theme plugin for that. has great collection of themes with good contrasts.

[@philipdolenko7084]

​@@007arunabha Great hint thanks maybe i even have used their themes as a base for my custom ones. One of the best options but still Android studio lacks really good dark theme (especially default one)

[@UMEGourabChoudhuri]

Always appreciate your work.....cheers

[@bayunvnt]

Can't wait for comparison video with mbp 2019👍

[@harshjatinder]

It would've been helpful if you had included the activity monitor stats for MacBook resources like CPU & RAM during compilation

[@akshayjain1880]

The beta version of Android Studio Native for M1 is available can you test the performance and let us know?

[@apeordi]

Spanish: excelente video, tenía dudas entre comprar una MacBook Air con M1 o una Pro (para desarrollar apps en Android y en iOS). Ahora tengo MUCHA más confianza en comprar una Air con M1 🙏🏽❤

[@rafaellauxen3577]

thank you!

[@mohammadayanbutt9914]

hey great content man! quick question as the android studio arm version is now available can you please tell me what should I see maximum heap size for AS I have 8g MacBook m1 air

[@tomershami1]

Will we soon be able to run an Android emulator on iOS? I could not help but wonder that when the first Android emulator for arm-based Macs is ready, will it be possible to run it (or create an iOS-adapted version) that can run an Android emulator on iOS. Think about it, the Mac's new processors work in the same architecture as the iPhone's processors (of course they'll have to adjust the appropriate drivers and all sorts of other things, but still). What do you think? Does that make sense to you?

[@prakashsingh8866]

How you were able to run android studio as it was unable to install? Do you use your intel machine?

[@amitgb]

Thanks you for this Video. Very informative and funny at the same time. #Subscribed !

[@azaadzaferani]

hi thanks for your useful videos . can you please install android studio on Parallel windows Emulator and say how it works. thanks alot. goodluck

[@vampirejs758]

Please make a video on free ci cd for nativescript ..... love your videos🙂

[@FoilingFrenzy]

wow - it actually worked! I must say, I am surprised.

[@arnabing]

Hilarious! Great video to setup the m1 IDE!

[@alexluthra243]

Hello I am Unable to open Multiple Projects at the same time in Mac Please help me How can I open Multiple at the same time. Appreciate your Help.

[@aansherpa2160]

Thank you : )

[@rajkonkret]

could you check native preview version anddroid studio?

[@carloslemare6060]

Well, Android Studio always run under emulation because it is made with java. The emulation is not, it is qemu, and when Google get it ready will run Android software without emulation (just virtualization) because the M1 is ARM, so that part will run faster on M1 than x86 not because it's faster, because x86 needs to emulate an ARM processor.

[@yashpersand2599]

Thanks for sharing your precious knowledge 😁

[@tareq8022]

I want to buy a Mac m1 to use it for Java languages. Do you recommend it or not? Does it support Java and all programs or not? Please reply

[@teklamacharashvili6171]

hello, I am beginner and need advice, it is necessary to install java for android studio? my Mac do not have java... I guess.

[@veyselaksin]

This video is really helpful, thanks a lot for this video. I have a question I'll switch from windows to mac. I'm thinking on 2 model. One of M2, another is M2 PRO but I'm undecided to which spec should I choose. Is M2 enough for mobile development? or need I choose M2 Pro?

[@PB-xr3jl]

Any tips how to deinstall bloatware from Samsung S21?

[@kennongri]

What is compatibility status now?

[@hikewithbivin7613]

How fast compare to i9 Mac book pro?

[@tareq8022]

I want to buy a Mac m1 to use it for Java languages. Do you recommend it or not? Does it support Java and all programs or not? Please reply

[@cleyondsouza8216]

Hey, have you tested flutter?

[@lendljetleyba7920]

How do you get the Android Studio User Badge?

[@yusufkarol5165]

It show that it is unable to access android sdk add on list. Can you please help

[@karuniaawalramadhan9627]

Sir, I'd like to make a request. Is it possible to Setup and Performance Android Studio on the Thinkpad X1 Nano?, btw, Sorry for my english

[@MayurCAouti]

@Alexander Ziskind Nice video. Can you please tell me what is the memory consumption in 8gb m1 Pro/air when Android studio is running with mid/large sized project or working continuously for several hours along with few other apps like chrome?

[@AZisk]

Thanks! Yes, I’d love to dig in a bit more into Android Studio usage. However, I typically don’t do plain Android dev, so if you point me to a repo that I can clone and build, that would really help. Cheers.

[@silver10188]

I downloaded Arctic Fox but it's not working on my M1 mini, the icon jumps one time then nothing happens.

[@amirulsyafi4604]

it looks pretty fast to me. Can't wait to get one of these🙂

[@adama-k2710]

I get the same performance out of an 2012 Mac Mini with i5 and 10GB ram so, it's actually worse than I expected

[@TheDiegamerBR]

@Geo M Buy the M1

[@AnkitMhatreOrAnku]

We do want to see the performance comparison. Can you please make one?

[@AZisk]

I’ll probably do a live stream with more Android studio tests and folks can ask in real time what they want to see

[@allamoisieieva1532]

The big pleasant to hear such great english !

[@AZisk]

Thanks 😊

[@najmihamdi9267]

8gb ram can run flutter and android studio?

[@shashwatdwivedi8184]

Do you have any idea when arm optimized version of android studio will be out for M1 machines ? Or when are M2 chips coming ? (ok the second one was a joke but please answer the first one)

[@AZisk]

Haha. No I really have no idea about their timeline, but I can imagine they are hard at work on it

[@adityajaiswal776]

how to use macbook fingerprint sensor in android studio emulator

[@ayushsharma2815]

Does Android studio takes pretty long time to setup?

[@user-og1oz8pi7f]

We look forward to your video using M1 Pro or M1 Max ！！

[@jeonjeonjeon3366]

sir please explai how to delete aandroid stimulator please

[@methodjan5558]

I would appreciate if you do a performance comparison for android studio development between MacBook i9 pro and MacBook air M1 . Thanks

[@AZisk]

You mean a build of a project?

[@methodjan5558]

Alexander Ziskind yes building a project in both .Thanks

[@AZisk]

I added it to my list. Thanks

[@faizan6353]

Is it worth buying it for Android development , or it sucks .. please rply ASAP

[@adama-k2710]

This seems to be roughly the same performance I get out of a 2012 Mac Mini i5 with 10GB RAM. I think mine has HAXM although the virtual machine is very slow. So considering this is running through Rosetta it's not too bad but I would've expected better really.

[@arjuns5772]

Helpful Video! Alexander,Do you know when will android studio fully supports M1 Macs?

[@AZisk]

Thanks. I believe they do now, except the Android emulator, which is in preview, but should be released soon.

[@Studiet]

It took 12 minutes for you to successfully get through the process

[@doktora9292]

8 months later, still no HAXM alternative

[@farkasgabor4084]

I've bought this laptop for development. I have been a Windows user in all of my life. On one hand I am impressed of the user experience. So many small things makes using a Mac more enjoyable than Windows. Than on the other hand so many limitations. The entertainment apps I usually use works from browser only here. Not cool. Than I started to use jetbrains idea...wow it is soo fast comparing to my windows machine. Android studio also. Than bugs started to came up, freezes also. Than the virtual device manager works with a beta version only. I checked forums couse maybe it's just me being silly, after all I don't really know Mac. But no. Forums full with complaints about M1 and android studio issues. I don't know if I should wait or return my Mac and buy a win laptop

[@Zoroark1999]

So what did you do?

[@farkasgabor4084]

Ohh I kept it. It works fine now

[@kundanayare8139]

I am a computer science student. Can I buy a macbook air m1? For engineering

[@mrikimilyas973]

Add flutter and dart plugins and try the initial app please, if possible too on vscode

[@AZisk]

Probably will do that soon

[@mrikimilyas973]

@@AZisk great

[@hh.3808]

Java intelli j And tensor flow Machine learning

[@noemiscaccia6732]

Hello, I found your video very interesting. I develop purely with Flutter, do you know if there are any problems? But do you use a Macbook Air M1 or a Macbook Pro M1? Better the pro to develop?

[@AZisk]

I haven’t done a Flutter test yet. It’s on my list. I personally use my MacBook Pro 16” for now

[@spiritarhon]

my flutter project now in production, everything is alright with Ios and Android builds/emulators

[@TheWohnJick]

@@spiritarhon which RAM variant are you using?

[@spiritarhon]

@@TheWohnJick 16Gb of course, 1.5 years with M1, everything alright=)

[@TheWohnJick]

@@spiritarhon nice. Would you recommend the 8Gb RAM for flutter app development?

[@ryanelyakoubi2325]

So the M1 chip is better for programmers ? And the M1 chip is compatible with Android Studio ?

[@AZisk]

Android studio runs on M1 in intel emulation mode.

[@rrrrajatttt]

What RAM you recommend for Android development in M1 air? 8 or 16GB?

[@AZisk]

I wouldn’t go lower than 16

[@ps3301]

Wait for m2 macbook

[@brunobmorais]

8 GB resolve

[@rishikeshmane540]

More videos Please , you show valuable stuff.

[@AZisk]

Thank you. Anything else you want to see on the M1 chip?

[@rishikeshmane540]

@@AZisk I am planning to buy m1 MacBook air 8gb and 256 gb variant for web development , and normal app development and photo editing will it sufficient for me!!!?

[@rishikeshmane540]

Sir by your videos I think Mac book m1 air will be great suitable for me in this price range.

[@AZisk]

@@rishikeshmane540 for web MacBook with M1 and 8GB RAM is fine. For app development I recommend at least 16

[@rishikeshmane540]

@@AZisk sir but for normal stuff app development will 8gb fine

[@dewytwilight7434]

By the way can AS 4.2 beta make its emulator run on M1?

[@AZisk]

Possibly, I have to do another test with it

[@erickgutierrez6471]

Do you think a Macbook Air M1 with 8GB of RAM can be enough to run Android Studio?

[@AZisk]

I would suggest the 16GB model

[@damm_coder4550]

Now android studio is native on m1.

[@kernag7688]

Hmm..., I got M1 Air with 8GB memory. The battery life for my machine is not good at all. I don't think I could get more than 8 hours. On first day when I got it, battery was near 100% charged. Soon after, just out of curiosity, I topped off the battery and continued installing some apps and configuring for about 3-4 hours, battery dropped below 50%. In total, I probably used the Mac Air for ~14 hours and been charged up 3-4 times. Of course the battery was never in red, but was down in 15-20% range. Besides application installs, all I have done is internet surfing and writing.

[@AZisk]

8 hours of runtime doing Android dev is AMAZING! I wouldn’t be able to leave my MacBook Pro Intel chip on for 3 hours without the battery draining fully. I’d say that your M1 is doing pretty well. As for my testing, at this point in the video I was only turning on the machine to run a test, record a vid, and turn off the machine. And this lasted me over a week with no charging !

[@geekgrade6312]

I also have an m1 air 16gb and I have not used a charger all day .. I am writing this after 8 ish hours of usage and I am at 53 percent

[@AZisk]

@@geekgrade6312 yeah it’s pretty crazy

[@teklamaili8093]

@@AZisk 3 hours is a lie

[@markomclane475]

That seems about what I get, I noticed that Google meet and screen brightness really like to drain the battery, remember that it's still a ~5000mah battery in their so it's not the battery that is huge.

[@nitinkakkar2509]

Hey i am a computer science student should i go for this laptop ...I want a laptop for 5 years and if yes than 8gb or 16gb . Please tell .. Will i be able to do everything related to computer science (development) I am planning to buy it in feb! Thanks

[@AZisk]

Get as much as you can get, even if you have to wait an extra month to save. This way you’ll have more options of what kind of work you will be able to do and also it will last you longer

[@nitinkakkar2509]

@@AZisk Thank You so much man!

[@grigorefiodorov1334]

now you can to download preview version of emulator :) And it works well

[@AZisk]

Yep, got a video on that here. Thanks

[@sabiqt00]

Its doesn't works well, no webview

[@AZisk]

Yep, the emulator is not quite ready yet

[@milosrichard2020]

I'm planning to switch to a MacBook. Here in Brazil apple products are so expensive, so I need to know if this worth the price. Thanks for the video :)

[@MrSojek]

Switch to Mac if you're planning to do iOS development. For android stick to Windows (or even better Linux) laptop and for the price of that machine you may have much faster one.

[@milosrichard2020]

@@MrSojek So, I switch to a macbook and started learning mobile development. It was worth, but I miss my archlinux hahaha

[@MrSojek]

@@milosrichard2020 Are you learning iOS?

[@jo971000]

@@milosrichard2020(i use Arch btw)

[@hanki009]

I have 8 Gig of RAM MacBook air with M1 chip. Finding it really slow to run Android studio. Development is taking time and not the installation on device.

[@salmankhalid1508]

I am planning to purchase in this week, can you please tell more?

[@arqamhussain8298]

Macbook is not recognising xiaomi phone via usb cable . I haven't installed android studio . Don't know what's happening ? New to MacBook

[@AZisk]

Sorry, don’t know

[@adama-k2710]

Do you want to use it for debugging or file transfer?

[@thahaziq97]

"Make sure you read the license agreement"

[@Paul_Jones]

I'm using Macbook pro M1. Android studio doesn't perform well with source control/version control

[@AZisk]

Yeah, it’s not fully baked yet, IMO

[@igadev48]

how about now?

[@Paul_Jones]

Working fine now

[@jacobsheets671]

Every CPU and semiconductor chip uses "silicon" - that's just the element used to achieve the semi-conductor behavior. The term "Apple silicon" just means that the chips are designed and built by Apple, as opposed to Intel or AMD. "M1" is Apple's name for their "silicon", but just calling it "Silicon" would be like calling the MacBook a "laptop" or "computer".

[@AZisk]

You speak the truth Jacob. If I said "silicon" in this video, or any of my other videos about chips, I meant the microprocessor. Oh, and by chip, I mean the processor, not a potato chip. And I think you do too :)

[@markomclane475]

They are not built by apple.

[@sametyabalak5573]

Are you siblings with Bear Grylls :D

[@AZisk]

Yeah, except that I’m the WAY more interesting one in the family 🤪

[@sametyabalak5573]

@@AZisk I am also a nativescript developer and I love your videos. Thanks for everything 🤪

[@SeanCassiere]

@@sametyabalak5573 The council of Dark Theme shall decide your fate. And till then, looking forward to the next upload 😁.

[@moofymoo]

another difference is that instead of drinking pee he uses light theme (:

[@mohammeddabbour949]

Why can't i find macbook air m1 16gb on amazon?

[@AZisk]

I don’t know. I think availability is still pretty low

[@bobschaaf2549]

Because the 16gb feature, as well as extra storage, are 'build to order' and are only available direct from Apple.

[@bm830810]

why use an emulator when you are already on arm! my guess is this emulator thing would get resolved soon

[@AZisk]

I know right! Just seems backwards to me. But once they get this resolved, it will probably be super fast

[@MrQuestiel]

Spec compatibility. Eg. Many Qualcomm processors powering Android devices are on Arm 5/6/7 . M1 is an ARMv8 spec. If I recall right, ARM bins the specs as ARM 4/5 - 6/7 - 8 , the M1 would still incompatible with the target android generic system despite being "ARM".

[@moofymoo]

Air is fanless, right? developing something with ide on a fanless laptop is an achievement on its own.

[@AZisk]

Yes no fan.

[@dewytwilight7434]

Make sure to read the license agreement! How many of us actually?

[@AZisk]

lol

[@abrarwiryawan]

Imagine android "emulator" on M1 is much faster than any flagship "real" devices out there

[@AZisk]

Could happen, but not there yet

[@Nothing-wj5qg]

I think not really

[@hajjdawood]

This video is a good summary of why I no longer waste my time making android apps. Its always a horrible experience and random things that used to compile will magically no longer compile one day to the next.

[@AZisk]

Ugh. Yeah, dealing with that is a pain. But that’s why frameworks like NativeScript and react native are so attractive to folks

[@oleksandrpriadko]

What a bad experience mate! Sorry to hear that. My advice would be to try to use stable builds of IDE and do not update to latest version immediately. Hope that would help you.

[@oleksandrpriadko]

@@AZisk Native Android is "dying" since it appeared :) Native apps will always be a true king because it is impossible to support all native features of few platforms under one hood.

[@darkomartinovic6475]

Builds on M1 for Android Studio are extremely slow . Avoid if you are Android developer. MacBook Pro with Intel i5 chip runs my build 2x faster. Maybe when there is Android studio for native M1 chip things will improve.

[@codingwithsam4992]

My 45k lenevo laptop is as fast as this

[@muneebahmed808]

Android studio sucks on m1 chip. My biggest mistake is buying m1 macbook pro

[@NicolasSilvaVasault]

god damn it i hate android and android studio, even tho is my main platform for programming, we desperately need fuchsia os and a new development sdk for it with kotlin as the main language to use

[@AZisk]

Android studio is not a fun tool to use. Never heard of Fuchsia. What’s that?

[@NicolasSilvaVasault]

@@AZisk fuchsia is the os that google has been developing for pretty much a decade now, its suppose to replace android

[@SteveRHanson]

Android Studio sucks.

[@AZisk]

It could be better