Creating a new project

To create a new project, click on the Start a new Android Studio project option from the welcome screen. If you are not in the welcome screen, then navigate to File | New Project. This opens the New Project wizard, as shown in the following screenshot:

Configuring the project

The fields that will be shown on the New Project wizard are as follows:

• Application name: This is the name shown in Google Play and the name that users see.
• Company Domain: This is the company or domain name that is used to create the package name of your application.
• Package name: This is the unique identifier of your application, usually in the com.company_name.app_name or reverse_company_domain.app_name form. This form reduces the risk of name conflicts with other applications. A default package name is proposed, based on the Company Domain and Application name fields. You can change the package name by clicking on Edit.
• Project location: This is the directory in your system in which the project...