Transfer IntelliJ settings to to Android Studio

Question

I want to easily transfer over all my custom shortcuts and IDE idiosyncrasies that are present in IntelliJ to Android Studio so I can begin my Android app development career without the headache of individually configuring each custom setting. How can I accomplish this?

Answer 1

In order to transfer your existing settings from IntelliJ to Android Studio (or vice versa) select File -> Manage IDE Settings -> Export Settings... and select an appropriate path. Then in the other IDE you wish to transfer the settings to, select File -> Manage IDE Settings -> Import Settings and locate the previously exported .jar settings file.

Answer 2

You need to export the settings from IntelliJ (by clicking File->Export Settings ), and then import them to Android Studio (with File->Import Settings ).

The trick is you also need to disable 'IDE settings sync' in IntelliJ , because if it is enabled, the Export Settings action is hidden in the File menu.