Download Android Studio 2026.2.2.8

What the installer does

Windows

• Delivered as an NSIS (Nullsoft) setup program (.exe) for x64.
• Installs for all users on the PC, which normally requires administrator rights.
• The installer asks Windows for administrator rights itself.
• No custom silent switch is declared; winget falls back to its default for this installer type (/S).
• Declared install modes: interactive and silent.
• The manifest blocks in-place upgrades through winget.

Mac

• Delivered as a disk image (.dmg) for Intel (x64) and Apple silicon (ARM64).
• Installs the app Android Studio.app into the Applications folder.
• Adds the command-line tool studio when installed with Homebrew.
• The app updates itself, so it may be newer than the version Homebrew lists.
• On uninstall, Homebrew asks the app to quit.
• A full “zap” removal also deletes up to 10 support, cache and preference locations in your home folder.

Linux

• Delivered as a "flatpak" installer for x64.
• The manifest does not state an install scope.
• No silent-install switch is declared in the manifest.

Description

Android Studio is the official Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Android app development. Based on the powerful code editor and developer tools from IntelliJ IDEA, Android Studio offers even more features that enhance your productivity when building Android apps.

Android Studio at a glance

What’s new in Android Studio 2026.2.2.8 October 28, 2026

Notes for the Windows release.

The publisher gives no notes text for this release.

Release notes on the publisher’s site

Notes for older versions are inside each version below.

Is Android Studio safe?

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Old versions

Windows versions

Showing the newest 20 of 41 versions (the JSON and Markdown versions list 41). Open a version for its installers, checksums and a command that pins it.

All older versions: manifests/g/Google/AndroidStudio

Mac versions

Homebrew casks list only the current release. Earlier builds appear in the cask’s history on GitHub, and Homebrew cannot install them directly.

Linux versions

Flathub lists only the current release, and Flatpak installs the newest build; earlier versions cannot be chosen from the listing.

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Android Studio FAQ

Is Android Studio safe to download from here?

We host no installers. Every download button goes to the download location named in the package listing, and the checks below were run on those files.

On 2026-11-07 we downloaded the latest 3 installers from those sources and re-computed the SHA-256 of each: 3 of 3 match the package catalog’s value. Code signatures: 1 valid, 2 not signed.

VirusTotal has no report for these files yet, so we show no safety rating.

Our rating: Not scanned. No check is a guarantee. See the security details above and our Security and Trust Center. Publisher’s website: Android Studio’s official website.

Does Android Studio update itself after I install an old version?

For Windows, we have no information on whether Android Studio updates itself, and for Mac, the app is listed as updating itself, so an older build will likely offer, or simply install, the newest release when you open it. To keep an old version, look for an automatic-update setting in Android Studio (see Android Studio’s documentation) and turn it off before you rely on it.

Does Android Studio cost anything?

We could not tell from the package catalog whether Android Studio costs anything. For current pricing, see Android Studio’s official website.

Which versions of Android Studio are listed here, and how far back?

For Windows, we list 41 versions, from 2020.3.1.26 up to 2026.2.2.8, and for Mac, only the current release (2026.2.2.9) is listed, because older Mac builds are not kept in the package listing, and for Linux, we list 1 version, from 2026.2.2.9 (2026-11-05) up to 2026.2.2.9. This page shows the newest 20 Windows versions; the JSON and Markdown files for this app list all 41 Windows versions.

Where do the download links go?

They go straight to the source named in the package catalog, with nothing added by us: for Windows, to edgedl.me.gvt1.com, and for Mac, to edgedl.me.gvt1.com, and for Linux, to dl.flathub.org. We host no files. Compare the SHA-256 shown next to each file with the one you compute after downloading. Publisher’s website: Android Studio’s official website.