# Things you can do in Android Studio

DevFeed: [Things you can do in Android Studio](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/things-you-can-do-in-android-studio-25669.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://adambennett.dev/2022/06/things-you-can-do-in-android-studio/>)

Published: 2022-06-18T08:38:44Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Posts on Adam Bennett](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/posts-on-adam-bennett.md>)

Topics: [Android Studio](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android-studio.md>), [IntelliJ IDEA](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/intellij-idea.md>), [Dagger](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dagger.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

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## AI overview

A practical list of Android Studio and IntelliJ productivity features, including excluding generated files with Scopes, using scratch files to test ideas, editing multiple lines simultaneously, and accessing clipboard history.

## Source excerpt

Based on a recent discussion on Twitter: a list of things that you can do in Android Studio which can make your life much easier. Hide files you don't care about If you work in a project with lots of generated code (e.g.: you use Dagger), you can exclude generated files from searches using Scopes: