Android Studio for beginners, Part 3: Build and run the app

Updated: January 2020.

In Android Studio for beginners, Part 2, you created your first animated mobile app using Android Studio. Now, Part 3 will take you through the steps to build and run the app in an Android device emulator or live device.

We’ll first use Gradle to build the app’s application package (APK) file. Then I’ll show you how to set up and run the app on an Android device emulator or an actual device, in this case a Kindle Fire tablet. I’ll also show you how I resolved a couple of issues with Android Studio’s device emulator setup, including the infamous Timed out while waiting error.

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