When choosing Target Android Devices, Phone and Tablet are selected by default, as shown in the figure below. Choosing target devices and the minimum SDK Be aware that changing the package name later is extra work. If you don't plan to publish the app, you can accept the default example domain. Because domains are unique, prepending the app's name with your name, or your company's domain name, should provide an adequately unique package name.
When choosing a unique Company domain, keep in mind that apps published to Google Play must have a unique package name. Click Start a new Android Studio project in the Welcome window, and name the project the same name that you want to use for the app. Starting an Android Studio projectĪfter you have successfully installed the Android Studio IDE, double-click the Android Studio application icon to start it. Android Studio includes code templates with sample code for common app features, extensive testing tools and frameworks, and a flexible build system.
You may want to sketch user interfaces (UIs) for the various app functions. This chapter describes how to develop applications using Android Studio, which is an integrated development environment (IDE) for Android.Īn Android app project begins with an idea and a definition of the requirements necessary to realize that idea.
Lesson 3: Testing, debugging, and using support libraries