Android Studio Shortcuts You Need the Most

Switching from Eclipse to Android Studio for Android development requires some adjustments. Android Studio is based on IntelliJ IDEA and for those new to this IDE, this refcard article will be of help.

I have got used to Eclipse and boosted my productivity by using the Eclipse shortcuts regularly. Mouse is a productivity killer, mouse makes us lame. We need shortcuts to be on top. Following are most essential Android Studio shortcuts we need.

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Navigation Shortcuts

Shortcut Description	Android Studio Shortcut
Go to class	Ctrl + N
Go to file	Ctrl + Shift + N
Navigate open tabs	ALT + Left-Arrow; ALT + Right-Arrow
Lookup recent files	CTRL + E
Go to line	CTRL + G
Navigate to last edit location	CTRL + SHIFT + BACKSPACE
Go to declaration	CTRL + B
Go to implementation	CTRL + ALT + B
Go to source	F4
Go to super Class	CTRL + U
Show Call hierarchy	Ctrl + Alt + H
Search in path/project	CTRL + SHIFT + F

Programming Shortcuts

Shortcut Description	Android Studio Shortcut
Reformat code	CTRL + ALT + L
Optimize imports	CTRL + ALT + O
Code Completion	CTRL + SPACE
Issue quick fix	ALT + ENTER
Surround code block	CTRL + ALT + T
Rename and refactor	Shift + F6
Line Comment or Uncomment	CTRL + /
Block Comment or Uncomment	CTRL + SHIFT + /
Go to previous/next method	ALT + UP/DOWN
Show parameters for method	CTRL + P
Quick documentation lookup	CTRL + Q

General Shortcuts

Shortcut Description	Android Studio Shortcut
Delete line	CTRL + Y
Safe Delete	Alt + DELETE
Close Active Tab	CTRL + F4
Build and run	SHIFT + F10
Build	CTRL + F9
All purpose (Meta)Shortcut	CTRL + SHIFT + A

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