The following are new features in Android Studio Otter.

## Backup and Sync

![](https://developer.android.com/static/studio/preview/features/images/backup-and-sync.png)

You can now back up Android Studio settings to cloud storage using either your
Google or JetBrains account. This helps sync your settings, such as keymaps,
Code Editor settings, system settings, and more. To get started, do one of the
following:

- After opening a project in Android Studio, sign into your Google Account by
  clicking the avatar in the top-right corner of the IDE, and clicking **Sign
  in**.

  ![](https://developer.android.com/static/studio/preview/features/images/google-sign-in.png)
  1. Follow the prompts in the dialog that appears and make sure to check the box to authorize Android Studio to access your **Google Account Storage**.
  2. Follow the prompts to authorize Android Studio.
- Navigate to **Settings \> Backup and Sync**.

  1. Select **Google** to use your Google Account Storage to sync your app data across Android Studio installs. Alternatively, you can use a **JetBrains** account to sync your app data across IntelliJ and Android Studio installs.
  2. After you follow the prompts to authorize Android Studio to access your preferred account's storage, return to Android Studio.
  3. On the **Settings \> Backup and Sync** page, you can review the categories of app data that you want to sync to your account.
  4. To disable Backup and Sync, uncheck the box that enables the feature.

If you already have data synced to your selected device, Android Studio gives
you the option to either download settings from your remote storage (this is the
default option) or upload your local settings and overwrite settings synced to
your remote storage.