Difference between revisions of "Android Studio Development Essentials"

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1. Creating an Example Android App in Android Studio
   • Creating a New Android Project
   • Defining the Project and SDK Settings
   • Understanding the Support Mode Settings
   • Configuring the Launcher Icon
   • Creating an Activity
   • Modifying the Example Application
   • Reviewing the Layout and Resource Files
   • Previewing the Layout
     
     
2. A Tour of the Android Studio User Interface
   • The Welcome Screen
   • The Main Window
   • The Tool Windows
   • Android Studio Keyboard Shortcuts
   • Changing the Android Studio Theme
     
     
3. Creating an Android Virtual Device (AVD) in Android Studio
   • About Android Virtual Devices
   • Creating a New AVD
   • Starting the Emulator
   • Running the Application in the AVD
   • Run/Debug Configurations
   • Stopping a Running Application
   • AVD Command-line Creation
   • Android Virtual Device Configuration Files
   • Moving and Renaming an Android Virtual Device
     
     
4. Testing Android Studio Apps on a Physical Android Device
   • An Overview of the Android Debug Bridge (ADB)
   • Enabling ADB on Android 4.4 based Devices
   • Mac OS X ADB Configuration
   • [[Testing Android Studio Apps on a Physical Android Device|Windows ADB Configuration]
   • Testing the adb Connection