Android Studio Shortcuts Everyone Should Know With Examples [Latest]

Lookup any Action

Mac – Cmd + Shift + A
Windows – Control + Shift + A

Using this command you can search for any action you want to do. This command is the mother of all dragons.
Very useful for beginners who are starting to adopt shortcuts and know what Android Studio has in store.

Lookup methods/Code Completion

You can autocomplete method, lookup variables, methods available using the below command.

Mac – Command + Space
Windows – Control + Space

This is a very common command and is available in most IDEs.

Search Everywhere

Press Shift Twice and lookup in your whole project ( Mac and Windows)

Goto File

Search only files –
Mac: Shift + Command + O
Win: Ctrl + Shift + N

To open “class” only use :
Mac: Command + O
Win: Ctrl+N

You can create methods quickly from a selected block of the code as shown below:

Mac – Cmd + Option + M
Windows – Ctrl + Alt + M

To add a single parameter in the method use the following alternative shortcut:

Mac – Cmd + Option + P
Windows – Ctrl + Alt + P

Enclose statement(s)

You can enclose a bunch of code in blocks such as if else etc as shown below:

Mac – Cmd + Option + T
Windows – Ctrl + Alt + T

Delete/Duplicate line

For deleting a line:
mac: Cmd + Backspace
Windows: Ctrl + Y

For duplicating:

mac: Cmd + D
Windows: Ctrl + D

Toggle Case

You can toggle variables and string case easily using the following:

mac: Cmd + Shift + U
Windows: Ctrl + Shift + U

File Structure

Use Command + 7 or Ctrl + 7 to list the structure (methods and instance variables present in the file):

Clipboard History

Android Studio stores all your copied stuff in clipboard. To access them, use
Mac : Shift + Command + V
Windows : Shift + Ctrl + V

Multiple Selections

This is my personal favourite!
You can make selections for the next occurrence of the keyword as shown below:

To do the above just start selecting and dragging down pressing the Alt button.

Alternatively, we can use:

Mac : Ctrl + G
Windows : Alt + J

Goto Next Error

Use the F2 button to goto the next error in your code as shown below:

Reorder Statements

Mac: Shift + Cmd + ↓/↑
Windows: Shift + Ctrl + ↓/↑

Auto-generate Code

You can autogenerate code such as getters and setters using the below commands:

Mac: Ctrl + Enter
Windows: Alt+Enter

Override methods

You can override methods as shown below:

Mac: Command + O
Windows: Ctrl + O

Change Method Signature

Mac:Cmd + f6
Windows:Control + f6

Live Templates

Live Templates can be enabled/disabled from Android Studio preferences.

I’m using Tabs for live templates.
Let’s see what happens when I press tab while creating a Toast.

That’s a wrap on this article. Keep exploring shortcuts that boost your speed.