Beginning Android Development with Kotlin, Part One: Installing Android Studio
In this Beginning Android Development tutorial, you will learn how to set up all the tools needed to start Android development. By Joe Howard.
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Contents
Beginning Android Development with Kotlin, Part One: Installing Android Studio
35 mins
- Beginning Android Development
- Installing Android Studio
- Installing Java
- The Terminal
- Getting Android Studio
- Setting up Android Studio
- Android Studio Welcome Screen
- The Android SDK Manager
- Installing a New SDK
- SDK Platforms
- SDK Tools
- SDK Update Sites
- Creating Your First Project
- Identify Your Project
- Choose an SDK
- Set the Default Activity
- Building the Project
- Gradle
- Running on an Emulator
- Creating an Emulator
- Virtual Device
- Select Android Version
- Verify Virtual Device
- Selecting a Device
- The Emulator Toolbar
- Running on a Device
- Instant Run
- Testing Instant Run
- Importing an Existing Project
- Where To Go From Here?
Where To Go From Here?
You’ve covered a lot of ground in this beginning Android development tutorial: from downloading and installing Android Studio, through creating your first “Hello World!” app, to deploying it on a physical device!
Keep reading our other Android tutorials, which we’re continually updating to Kotlin and recent versions of Android Studio.
In the meantime, you can follow Android — like any language or framework, Android’s development community is a strong asset and supplier of endless reference. It’s never too soon or too late to start checking out Google’s I/O conference, Android Developers blog or Android Developer videos.
I hope you enjoyed this Beginning Android Development tutorial — you’ve successfully installed Android Studio and are now ready to take on the world of Android development. If you have any questions or comments, please join the discussion in the comments below.