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page.title=Creating a Project
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<p>Android Studio makes it easy to create Android apps for several form factors, such as phone,
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tablet, TV, Wear, and Google Glass. The <em>New Project</em> wizard lets you choose the form factors
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for your app and populates the project structure with everything you need to get started.</p>
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<p>Follow the steps in this section to create a project in Android Studio.</p>
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<h2>Step 1: Create a New Project</h2>
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<p>If you didn't have a project opened, Android Studio shows the Welcome screen.
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To create a new project, click <strong>New Project</strong>.</p>
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<p>If you had a project opened, Android Studio shows the development environment.
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To create a new project, click <strong>File</strong> > <strong>New Project</strong>.</p>
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<p>The next window lets you configure the name of your app, the package name, and the location
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of your project.</p>
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<img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/wizard2.png" alt="" width="500" height="381">
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<p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 1.</strong> Choose a name for your project.</p>
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<p>Enter the values for your project and click <strong>Next</strong>.</p>
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<h2>Step 2: Select Form Factors and API Level</h2>
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<p>The next window lets you select the form factors supported by your app, such as phone, tablet,
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TV, Wear, and Google Glass. For each form factor, you can also select the API
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Level that your app requires. To get more information, click <strong>Help me choose</strong>.</p>
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<img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/wizard4.png" alt="" width="750" height="510">
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<p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 2.</strong> Select the API Level.</p>
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<p>The API Level window shows the distribution of mobile devices running each version of Android,
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as shown in Figure 2. Click on an API level to see a list of features introduced in the corresponding
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version of Android. This helps you choose the minimum API Level that has all the features that
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your apps needs, so you can reach as many devices as possible. Then click <strong>OK</strong>.</p>
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<img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/wizard3.png" alt="" width="500" height="480">
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<p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 3.</strong> Choose form factors for your app.</p>
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<p>Then, on the Form Factors Window, click <strong>Next</strong>.</p>
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<h2>Step 3: Add an Activity</h2>
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<p>The next screen lets you select an activity type to add to your app, as shown in Figure 4.
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This screen depends on the form factors you selected earlier.</p>
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<img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/wizard5.png" alt="" width="720" height="504">
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<p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 4.</strong> Add an activity to your app.</p>
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<p>Choose an activity type and click <strong>Next</strong>.</p>
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<h2>Step 4: Configure Your Activity</h2>
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<p>The next screen lets you configure the activity to add to your app, as shown in Figure 6.</p>
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<img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/wizard6.png" alt="" width="450" height="385">
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<p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 6.</strong> Choose a name for your activity.</p>
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<p>Enter the activity name, the layout name, and the activity title. Then click
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<strong>Finish</strong>.</p>
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<h2>Step 5: Develop Your App</h2>
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<p>Android Studio creates the default structure for your project and opens the development
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environment. If your app supports more than one form factor, Android Studio creates a module for
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each of them, as shown in Figure 7.</p>
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<img src="{@docRoot}images/tools/wizard7.png" alt="" width="750" height="509">
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<p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 7.</strong> The default project structure for a mobile app.</p>
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<p>Now you are ready to develop your app. Fore more information, see the following links:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="{@docRoot}training/">Training Lessons</a></li>
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<li><a href="{@docRoot}training/building-wearables.html">Building Apps for Wearables</a></li>
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<li><a href="{@docRoot}tv/">Android TV</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://developers.google.com/glass/">Google Glass</a></li>
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</ul>
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