You can build an app from the command line with Gradle: https://developer.android.com/studio/build/building-cmdline https://developer.android.com/studio/build/b

You can build an app from the command line with Gradle: https://developer.android.com/studio/build/building-cmdline https://developer.android.com/studio/build/building-cmdline That said, it would be quite difficult to write anything substantial without Android Studio.