TUTORIAL 1
Your First Android Project
There are two major steps for getting started with Android:
- You need to install the Android SDK and developer tools
- You should build a test project to confirm that those tools are
properly installed and configured
If you have already done some form of "hello, world" project with the
development tools on your development machine, you can skip this
tutorial.
If you have not yet installed the Android SDK and related tools, there is an
appendix that covers this process. Once you have the Android SDK, it is
time to make your first Android project. The good news is that this requires
zero lines of code – Android's tools create a "Hello, world!" application for
you as part of creating a new project. All you need to do is build it, install it,
and see it come up on your emulator or device. That is what this tutorial is
for.
Step #1: Create the New Project
Android's tools can create a complete skeleton project for you, with
everything you need for a complete (albeit very trivial) Android application.
The only real difference comes from whether you are using Eclipse or the
command line.