My First Application

Start creating android application is very easy. Everything starts from a step, though just make android application project. Okay, we start from how to make our first android application.

In this first tutorial, we use the Eclipse IDE. Preparing for the Eclipse IDE that can create Android applications, then you need to follow the steps here.

After you successfully prepare for the Eclipse IDE support making android apps, then open Eclipse and to the menu File -> New -> Other, select Android Application Project and then click Next.

After that will come the New Android Application dialog. Fill in the application name, project name, the name of the package, as desired. Keep in mind, the package name is used as a unique ID when the application is uploaded to google play store or when installing the application. If you make two or more projects and have the same package name, it will be considered the same even though the actual application is different.

In New Android Application dialog, there is a Minimum Required SDK, Target SDK, Compile With and Theme. The definition of the Minimum Required Android SDK is the lowest version that supported the application. Then the Target SDK is the highest level API that can run the application. Compile with is the API used to compile the code. Theme is a theme used applications.

Then, to ease the tutorial, click Next until the Configure Launcher Icon. Here we can specify the icon for the application, but it can be done later, so just click Next. This will bring up the Create Activity menu, check the Create Activity and select Blank Activity, then click Next. The final step will make the activity menu appears, fill as desired, and of course this can be changed in the future. If so, click Finish. Now we are ready to create Android applications.

Next: Running Our Application