Android Studio vs Visual Studio ( Cross Platform Native Mobile App Development )

Question

I am a beginner. I am learning to develop Android Apps. What are the differences between Android Studio and Visual Studio? I have checked the Visual Studio website recently. I have seen this sentence

"Hybrid apps with JavaScript and Native apps with C#".

What does this mean? Does it mean that we can create native mobile apps in Visual Studio with full control like Android Studio? What are the pros and cons between them, and Which is the correct path for beginners?

I also have the idea to learn to develop iOS Apps as well. Can I learn C# and use Visual Studio if the Android Studio and Visual Studio has same features and the performance of the Developed Apps are same?

Solution

I think you might be confused. Microsoft recently partnered with Xamarin. It gave Visual Studio the capabilities to create iOS, Android, and Windows applications (with a price, using C#).

Android Studio (if i am not mistaken) is used to create native Android applications using Java.

If you are interested in learning to develop a Cross Platform application using C#, then check out Xamarin.

A simple google search "hybrid vs native" app will give you the pros and cons.

Check this link for more information - Xamarin Blog

Comments

[HelloWorld]

"with a price, using C#" Thats called an advantage!

[WARhead]

wait, how are java applications native? or is android using some kind of AOT compilation?