releases and version 2.2 claims a further 10x improvement. Emulators are also faster, with claims that emulators may now be faster than some real devices. Test Recorder This feature is awesome. It enables you to run an app in debug mode and have Espresso tests written automatically for UI events to run locally or in a remote test lab. Build Better Now includes support for the CMake and NDK-Build tools and adds support for Java 8. This also means that coding in C++ will no longer require the NDK library. Android Studio 2.2