Based on our record, Android O Beta should be more popular than Microsoft Visual Studio. It has been mentiond 3 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
Go to: http://google.com/android/beta and "Opt In" to the beta (make sure to Opt out down the road after the official 12L is released and you've updated to it). Source: over 2 years ago
You neither have to flash a new frimware (use this option if you want to roll back to 11 instead of 12) or use the unenroll option in the google.com/android/beta (roll back to 12). Source: over 2 years ago
Go to https://google.com/android/beta to do so. Source: over 2 years ago
While the editor seems to old fashioned there isn't anything particularly wrong in using it for learning. Alternatively you can propose to your teacher about https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/express/ . IMO editor is not a big factor when we are talking about high school learning. Source: almost 3 years ago
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