

Be sure to accept any prompts to update to the latest Gradle plugin or to download the correct build tools. If not, start up Android Studio and select Open an existing Android Studio project from the welcome screen, again choosing the top-level project folder for the starter project you just downloaded. If you already have Android Studio open, click File\Import Project and select the top-level project folder you just downloaded. This tutorial is about to increase your Android Developer Level to over 9000!!! :] Getting Startedįirst, download the Memeify project using the Download Materials button at the top or bottom of this tutorial. You’ll also need Android Studio 3.4 or later. If you’re new to Android Development, it’s highly recommended that you work through Beginning Android Development and Kotlin for Android to get a grip on the basic tools and concepts.


Before an app can perform an action, it needs to know what that actions purpose, or intent, is in order to carry out that action properly.Īs it turns out, humans and Android aren’t so different after all. Most of everything they do - from watching TV, to shopping, to coding the next killer app - has some sort of purpose, or intent, behind it.Īndroid works in much the same way. People don’t wander around the world aimlessly.

Previous updates by Artem Kholodnyi and Steven Smith. The original tutorial was written by Darryl Bayliss. Update note: This tutorial has been updated to Kotlin, Android 28 (Pie) and Android Studio 3.4 by Jennifer Bailey.
