

I recommend taking some time to learn Android Studio’s built-in keyboard shortcuts if you haven’t already. I recommend bumping it up to the 2048MB - 4096MB range, depending on how much RAM your computer has.

If you’re getting frustrated with a laggy editor, it’s probably because the default 1280MB heap size is too small for your development.

Preferences → Appearance & Behavior → System Settings → Memory Settings → Select IDE max heap size from dropdownĪndroid Studio requires a lot of RAM to run smoothly. For example, I have never used Mercurial or Subversion for version control in my life, so I can safely disable the plugins for them. I recommend looking through all your plugins and disabling any you don’t need. IDE Performance Recommendations Disable unused pluginsĪccording to this Jake Wharton comment, plugins can be extremely useful, but they also noticeably slow down Android Studio.
