"I refuse to install android-studio since I am sure it will be phoning home about all sorts of things." I wonder what the OP use to build Android apps. Perhaps

"I refuse to install android-studio since I am sure it will be phoning home about all sorts of things." I wonder what the OP use to build Android apps. Perhaps simply gradle? BTW, I use Go ocassionally for building API stuff at work, and Nim for personal projects. Since my main responsibility is building Android apps, I don't see myself leaving Android Studio, unfortunately.