It packages inside the Android Studio, which is Google’s own IDE, and several other necessary libraries. Although there is an option for users to download the SDK without Android Studio ...

This will allow you to update the SDK through the command line. There are also ways to access the AVD Manager without Android Studio. But for the vast majority of users, it makes a lot more sense ...

so you can mostly forget all about the SDK manager (likewise, Android Studio itself will prompt you when it is ready for an update). Now you know how to start supporting the most recent versions ...

Google has started hosting platform tools downloads without the other stuff that ... Previously, you'd have to download Android Studio or the SDK to get these, which are a 400MB-1.6GB download.

On the front of code productivity, Android Studio Giraffe offers the possibility of previewing UI changes in composables without re-deploying ... from the new Android SDK Upgrade Assistant.