I'm not sure who you are referring to when you say "they", but there is an Android IDE for building android apps already on the Play store: https://play.google

I'm not sure who you are referring to when you say "they", but there is an Android IDE for building android apps already on the Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aide.ui&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aide.ui&#3... I've only done some simple hello world type programs, but I was impressed.