How to create a new Android Project

3 min readJul 3, 2022

Hey folks! In this article, we will discuss on how to start new android project as a beginner.

Install Android Studio
Select a Project Template
Configure your project
Helpful links for you

1. Install Android Studio

Install the latest version of Android Studio on your system, please check requirements of your PC before installing.

Note- If you’re installing for Windows OS and don’t meet specified requirements but want to install it anyway, then I suggest you to set Linux OS in your system to install Android studio into it.

When you will install Android Studio into your system, you’ll see this type of window appear on the starts

Now, click on new project ‘+’ icon

2. Select a project template

Select new template for new android project

You’ll see here a lot of project templates; you have to select a project template for your application. There are many project templates in Android Studio like:

No Activity- It will create empty projects means you have to add the MainActivity by yourself.

Basic Activity- It will create a new basic activity with Navigation Component.

Bottom Navigation Activity- It will create a new activity with bottom navigation.

Empty Activity- It will create a new empty activity. Most of the time you will use this activity.

Navigation Drawer Activity- This will create a new activity with navigation activity.

Apart from the above templates, there are also other templates available in Android Studio. You can see the name is self-explanatory.

Select Empty Activity for first time, After selecting the required template click on Next Button

3. Configure your project

Steps to configure your project

Enter “Your App Name” in the Name field.
Enter “com.example.yourappname” in the Package name field.
If you’d like to place the project in a different folder, change its Save location.
Select either Java or Kotlin from the Language drop-down menu.
Select the lowest version of Android you want your app to support in the Minimum SDK field.
If your app will require legacy library support, mark the Use legacy android.support libraries checkbox.
Leave the other options as they are.

Click Finish.

After some processing time, the Android Studio main window appears and your project will be created.

Explore it!

4. Helpful links

https://developer.android.com/studio/

https://developer.android.com/studio/intro

Thanks for reading this article till the end hope you liked it, save for later! Take care. Happy Coding!!😄