Pick a Language
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Pick a Language?
Android development primarily uses Kotlin and Java. Kotlin is Google's officially preferred language since 2019, but Java remains fully supported and is still present in many existing codebases and libraries.
Free resources to learn Pick a Language
- Official docsPick a Language
- Official docsKotlin vs Java
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Pick a Language: common questions
Can I learn Pick a Language in Hindi?
This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Pick a Language in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.
Is this Pick a Language tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 1 of 113 in the free Android roadmap, in stage 1, Pick a Language. If you are new to Android, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.