What is the latest version of Android Studio and what are its features?

 The latest version of Android Studio (2024.1.1) is called Koalas.

Android Studio is used for building high-quality, modern Android Applications. The following features make it extremely well suited for building modern Android applications. These are in no way new but essential in all modern design environments:

•  Develop Native Android Apps:  The basic function is used to build Android applications using KOTLIN, or Java. KOTLIN is Google's preferred language for Android app development. It provides an development environment with all the necessary tools for writing, editing, testing, debugging, and deploying your application. It's Android device monitor can explore various aspects of a connected Android app.

• Build app's UI with Jetpack Compose :  Without UI you can not think of an application and Android can do UIs. It uses 'Jetpack Compose' to create UIs. Jetpack Compose is a declarative UI framework that allows you to build modern, customizable, and efficient user interfaces with a more composable and reactive approach.

•  Utilize Robust Development Tools: Android Studio has a rich set of tools to do almost anything such as:

1.  Code editing: Syntax highlighting, code completion, refactoring tools, and code navigation for efficient coding.
2.  Debugging: Step through your code, set breakpoints, inspect variables, and identify and fix bugs effectively. Debugging can also be used look at data flows in the app.
3. Testing: Write unit tests, integration tests, and UI tests to ensure code quality and prevent regressions.

• Emulation and Testing on Different Devices:  Every app developer wants to see how is app works on a physical device and the look and feel on other device sizes. Without needing a physical device for every configuration, you can use the built-in Android Emulator to test your app on virtual devices simulating various screen sizes, operating systems, and device capabilities. Additionally, you can connect real Android devices for testing and development. You can test on external devices using WiFi or USB. 

• Integrate with Firebase and Other Services:  You can use Google Firebase for authentication, databases, cloud storage, analytics, and more. Android Studio also supports integrating with other third-party libraries and services to enhance app features such as Networking, Image loading, UI animations, databases, etc.

Here is a link to installing Android Studio on Windows 10: 

https://hodentekmobile.blogspot.com/2017/11/installing-android-studio-30-on-windows.html

Also, couple of more articles on the same HodentekMobile blog.