🚀 How to Create Your First Kotlin Project in Android Studio

📌 Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure:
  • You have Android Studio installed.

  • Kotlin is selected as your development language.

  • You’re ready to explore the magic of app development!

You have Android Studio installed.

Kotlin is selected as your development language.

You’re ready to explore the magic of app development!


🧑‍💻 Step 1: Launch Android Studio

When you open Android Studio, you’ll see the Welcome screen with your recent projects (as shown below): Click on the “New Project” button to get started.

📱 Step 2: Choose a Project Template

Android Studio will now ask you to choose a template for your project. You can choose from several options like:
    • Empty Activity
    • Basic Views Activity
    • Bottom Navigation
    • Jetpack Compose
    • And more…
For beginners, I recommend selecting Empty Views Activity, which gives you a clean slate to work from. Once selected, click Next.

📝 Step 3: Configure Your Project

Here’s where you define the basic details of your project:
    • Name: The name of your application. E.g., CreateApplication
    • Package Name: Unique identifier (auto-generated from the app name).
    • Save Location: Choose where the project files will be saved.
    • Language: Select Kotlin.
    • Minimum SDK: Choose API 24 (Android 7.0) or higher.
    • Build Configuration Language: Keep it as Kotlin DSL.
Click Finish to create the project.

🛠 Step 4: Project Setup in Progress

Android Studio will now build the project and set up all required files. This may take a few minutes depending on your system. Once setup is done, you’ll see the MainActivity.kt file, which is the entry point of your app.

🎉 Step 5: Run Your First App

    • Click on the Run button (green triangle ▶️) on the toolbar.
    • Choose a connected device or emulator.
    • Android Studio will build the APK and launch your app.
You should now see a simple screen with “Hello World!” 🥳

🔚 Conclusion

That’s it! You’ve successfully created your first Kotlin Android project. From here, you can start learning about UI design, navigation, Jetpack components, and more. 📌 Next Steps:
    • Learn about Activity and ViewModel.
    • Try changing text on the screen.
    • Add a button and show a toast.

💡 Stay tuned and keep coding with Programming Keeda!

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