The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.

library that contains the annotations for Android Jetpack.

helper for other arch dependencies, including JUnit test rules that can be used with LiveData.

support newer Android features on older Android versions.

AndroidX library to inflate layouts asynchronously to avoid jank in the UI.

AndroidX library to implement the Material Design card pattern with round corners and drop shadows.

standalone efficient collections.

library to reduce the number of nested views needed.

AndroidX library to position top-level application widgets, such as AppBarLayout and FloatingActionButton.

a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.

static library support version of the framework's CursorAdapter.

a module to implement custom views. Part of the Android Support Library.

a library to view a file document.

AndroidX library to implement a Material Design drawer widget.

AndroidX library to encapsulate part of the user interface or behavior into reusable components.

AndroidX library to use animation interpolators on older platforms.

a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.

perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.

library to load data for your UI that survives configuration changes.

an application-wide event bus and embraces layer violations in your app: any component may listen events from any other.

share media contents and controls with other apps.

a library to print photos, docs, and other graphics and images.

display large sets of data in your UI while minimizing memory usage.

AndroidX library to implement a sliding pane UI pattern.

implemtation of the swipe-to-refresh UI pattern.

animates motion in the UI with starting and ending layouts.

AndroidX library to render vector graphics.

Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.

AndroidX library to display Views or Fragments in a swipeable format.

Framework to develop apps for Android Auto

GMS libraries to bring your app to vehicles running either Android Auto or Android Automotive OS.

Google Mobile Services in terms of the Android library refers to Google Play Services, a proprietary background service and API package for Android devices which is not part of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). The library does not contain those services (i.e. it usually requires the Google Framework, often referred to as „GApps“, being installed on the device), but allows an app to communicate with them. Be aware this usually goes along with transferring at least parts of your personal data to the Google network.

library to help with material design guidelines.

 

The Kotlin Programming Language

development helper: integration for the IntelliJ IDEA IDE.

development helper: integration for the IntelliJ IDEA IDE.

development helper: integration for the IntelliJ IDEA IDE.