If you have already installed Android Studio on your Mac device which has an Apple Silicon ARM M1/M2 Chip, and you are wondering did you install the correct setup (not Intel-based setup), follow the below steps
- Open Android Studio Applciation.
- Now go to Menu: Android Studio -> About Android Studio.
- If the installation version was done for M1/M2 based ARM Chip you will see Runtime version as aarch64.
![Know Android Studio version is for M1 M2 Mac Know Android Studio version is for M1 M2 Mac](https://code2care.org/q/check-android-studio-setup-m1-m2-arm-chip-based-post-installation/images/Know Android Studio version is for M1 M2 Mac.png)
Android Studio Flamingo | 2022.2.1
Build #AI-222.4459.24.2221.9862592, built on March 31, 2023
Runtime version: 17.0.6+0-17.0.6b802.4-9586694 aarch64
VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o.
macOS 13.2.1
GC: G1 Young Generation, G1 Old Generation
Memory: 2048M
Cores: 8
Metal Rendering is ON
Registry:
external.system.auto.import.disabled=true
ide.text.editor.with.preview.show.floating.toolbar=false
gradle.version.catalogs.dynamic.support=true
You can also know if the setup you did was for M1/M2 Mac by opening to Activity Monitor app and looking at the Kind filed next to Android Studio (make sure Android Studio App is running before checking).
![Know Android Studio Setup Kind using Activity Monitor Know Android Studio Setup Kind using Activity Monitor](https://code2care.org/q/check-android-studio-setup-m1-m2-arm-chip-based-post-installation/images/Know Android Studio Setup Kind using Activity Monitor.png)
If you see kind as Apple you are good, if you see Intel and you have M1/M2 Mac, well you need to download the correct setup to run Android Studio natively and efficiently.
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