Android Studio Guide by Deekay

QUICK START: Your first Android app

1. Open Android Studio.
2. Click New Project.
3. Choose Empty Activity / Empty Compose Activity.
4. Name: HelloWorldDeekay
5. Package name: com.deekay.helloworld
6. Language: Kotlin
7. Minimum SDK: API 23 or higher is fine for beginner testing.
8. Click Finish and wait for Gradle Sync.
9. Create an emulator: Device Manager > Create virtual device > Pixel phone > Download a system image > Finish.
10. Press the green Run button.
11. Open MainActivity.kt and change the Text value.
12. Run again and see your change.

What to learn first:
- Kotlin basics: variables, functions, if/when, loops, classes, null safety.
- Compose UI: Text, Button, Column, Row, state, preview.
- Android Studio: project tree, Build output, Logcat, emulator, debugger.
- Gradle: dependencies, app module, sync, build variants.
- App basics: manifest, permissions, resources, UI layer, data layer.

Beginner rule:
Make tiny changes, run often, and read the exact error message.
