Android Studio Tutorial For Beginners Step By Step

Android Studio is the official IDE (integrated development environment) for developing Android Apps by Google. It is based on  JetBrains’ IntelliJ IDEA software and has lots of amazing features which helps developer in creating Android App.

Android Studio is available for free download on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

Here we are going to share lots of guide, tips, tricks and shortcut of Android Studio to help developer easily understand the tool.

Eclipse Vs Android Studio

Android App Development is mostly done in two IDE i.e. Eclipse and Android Studio. Earlier Eclipse was the popular IDE but now Android Studio has taken over it. This is because Google has ended the support for Eclipse and now only focused on Android Studio. Google also recommended developer to import their Android projects and use Android Studio.

“We are focused on Android Studio so that our team can deliver a great experience on a unified development environment. Android tools inside Eclipse will continue to live on in the open source community via the Eclipse Foundation.”

Prerequisites For Learning Android Studio:

There are two prerequisites for learning Android Studio tips:

System Requirement – First your system OS must be either Windows, Max OS X or Linux with below requirement:

• Microsoft Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/2003/XP (32 or 64 bit)
• Mac OS X 10.8.5 or higher, up to 10.10 to up 10.10.2 up 10.10.3 on 10.10.5 (Yosemite)
• GNOME or KDE or Unity desktop on Ubuntu or Fedora or GNU/Linux Debian
• Minimum RAM: 2GB
• Recommended RAM: 4GB
• Disk Space: 500 MB disk space
• Android SDK Space Reqirement: At least 1 GB for Android SDK, emulator system images, and caches
• JDK: Java Development Kit (JDK) 7 or higher
• Screen Resolution: 1280×800 minimum screen resolution
• Prefer faster processor according to your budget

Android Studio:

The second thing you need is to download Android Studio on your system and install it. It is available for free download on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux OS.

Android Studio Tutorials For Beginner – Step By Step:

Below are the tutorials links on Android Studio:

• Start New Project – Learn how to start or create a new project in Android Studio
• Open Project – Learn how to open projects and recent project
• Reopen, Close & Save Project – Learn more about how to open saved projects and close current project in Android Studio.
• Create New Activity – Learn to create New Activity in Android Studio further create XML file for designing UI and java file coding.
• Create New Java Class -Learn to create New Java Class in Android Studio.
• Create Virtual Device – Learn more to create a new AVD (virtual device) in Emulator.
• Run App In AVD – Learn how to run and test Android App in AVD of Emulator.
• Run/Test App in Real Device – Click to know more about how to run app in real device.
• Create Drawable Resource XML File – Learn how to create drawable resource XML file in Android Studio.
• Add/Create Landscape Layout – Learn to design app in Landscape orientation in Android Studio.
• Create Local HTML File – Learn how to create local HTML file in Android Studio.
• Create Raw Folder – Click & get more about how to create Raw Folder in Android Studio.
• Add/Create Assets Folder – Learn more to create Assets folder in Android Studio.
• Install Genymotion Emulator – Learn the steps to install Genymotion Emulator in Android Studio.
• Import/Add External JAR File – Learn how to import an External JAR file to Android Studio.
• Change API SDK Level – Learn how to change the SDK level of API in Android Studio.
• Create/Add New Package Inside Src Folder – Learn to know about creating new package inside Src Folder in Android Studio.
• Creating Folders for Adding Different Resolution Images – Learn how add folder for adding images with different resolution in Android Studio.
• Create An Interface – Learn how to create Interface in Android Studio.
• Add Image to Drawable Folder in Android Studio – Learn Steps to add image to Drawable Folder in Android Studio.
• Change Icon Of Your Android App – Learn and Follow steps to change the android app icon in Android Studio.
• Add Audio To Android App – Follow steps defined to add audio to your android application.
• Application Launcher Icon Size – Here you can learn about different application launcher icon sizes in android studio.
• Basic Activity In Android Studio – Here you can learn about how to create a basic activity in android studio.
• Implement Abstract Method – Here you can learn about how to implement abstract methods on clicks or using shortcuts in android studio.
• Change Package Name In Android Studio – Here in this tutorial I am going to discuss step by step how to rename/change package name in Android Studio
• Generate Signed Apk In Android Studio For Publishing & Updating App – If you have completed developing your Android App and now wants to publish it on Playstore. Then the first step you need to take is generate signed apk in Android Studio for publishing your App.
• How To Publish Android App On PlayStore – Haven’t you publish any Android App on Play store? Don’t worry if you haven’t because it’s very easy and this tutorial is going to teach step by step how to publish your first Android App on Play store.
• How To Create Anim Folder & Animation File In Android Studio – To apply Animations to our Application sometimes we need to make an anim folder in Android Studio to store animation file under the resource folder of our application.

What’s Next Step In Android Studio Tutorial:

• Learn how to design Android App UI
• Learn Android Material Design
• Learn Android Programming
• Tutorial To Create Android App In Android Studio [Step by Step]