The first hour of Google’s four hour keynote yesterday centered around Android studio, the new application that app developers will be given from here on out to make their wares.

Previously, Android development was done using an IDE (integrated development environment) based on Eclipse. Anyone who has ever taken a computer science class knows how hellish that software suite can be at times. This new IDE is based on IntelliJ, which I’ve personally never used, but people on Twitter seem to say it’s an industry leading code editor.

With this new IDE, developers will be able to, in real time, see what their application will look like on multiple devices. That makes making tablet applications easier, something that Google stressed at the show. When demoing the new Play Store Developer Console, the first new feature they showed off was “Optimization Tips”.

Know what the first tip was? Make a tablet optimized application.

Along with the new IDE, Google also announced several new APIs that developers will be able to take advantage of, included synced notifications, so you don’t have to swipe away the same notification on both your tablet and smartphone. The real exciting one however is beta and alpha testing.

Whereas before you had to host your own APK file to beta test an application, now you can offer a beta version of an application to your users. For those who like to live on the bleeding edge, this is a welcome change.

Google also threw in a translation service. Don’t get confused, they’re not saying you as a developer should translate all the text strings in your application using Google Translate. Instead, Google will give you an option to send your application off to a professional translation service that will do the work for you. Of course you have to pay.