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Creating the Project

2:23 with Ken Alger

Let's create a new project for our weather app, Stormy.

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  • Android Studio Version for this course is: 3.0.1

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    Before we start our project, let's briefly talk about our tools. 0:00
    Android Studio is constantly evolving. 0:04
    Things in this video might be slightly different 0:07
    if you are using a newer version. 0:10
    However, the code and concepts you see here won't change much, if at all. 0:12
    If you run into any difference, reach out for help in the Treehouse Community forum. 0:18
    Keep your eyes on the teacher's notes as well for 0:23
    any known issues or helpful comments. 0:25
    If you spot a difference somewhere, check the notes first, and 0:27
    then let us know if we've missed something. 0:31
    Let's head into Android Studio and start a new project. 0:34
    For application name, let's use Stormy. 0:37
    And for the company domain, I'll use teamtreehouse.com. 0:42
    Notice that even though Stormy is capitalized in the application name field, 0:46
    there aren't any uppercase letters in the package name. 0:50
    For this app, we won't need C++ support, so we can leave that unchecked and 0:54
    hit next. 0:58
    We'll want to use our app on phones and tablets. 0:59
    But which API version should we choose? 1:02
    Click on the Help me choose link. 1:04
    Here, we see that if we target API level 19, or KitKat, we get coverage for 1:06
    over 90% of current devices, and have access to many of the latest features. 1:13
    So let's choose that one, and click OK. 1:18
    We won't be building this app for other devices, so we can select Next here. 1:22
    For the activity type, select Empty Activity, and hit Next. 1:29
    For activity configuration, we can accept the defaults here, 1:34
    with the activity name being MainActivity. 1:37
    This allows Android Studio to generate a layout file named activity_main, 1:40
    and maintains backwards compatibility. 1:45
    Great, we can now click Finish, and 1:49
    let Android Studio generate our starter project code. 1:51
    We haven't written much, or any code yet, but 2:00
    we're off to a great start by setting the stage for our project. 2:03
    With our understanding of what an API is, and how we're going to use it, 2:07
    we can take a closer look at the DarkSky API and start working with it in our code. 2:11
    When we get back together in the next stage, 2:17
    let's see how we can get some weather data from the web. 2:20

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