Developer workflow basics

• Set up your workspace
  This is the phase you probably already finished: and create a project.

For a walkthrough with Android Studio that teaches some Android development fundamentals, also check out the guide to .

• Build and run
  During this phase, you build your project into a debuggable APK package that you can install and run on the emulator or an Android-powered device. For more information about how to run your code, see Build and run your app.

You can also begin customizing your build. For example, you can that produce different types of APKs from the same project, and shrink your code and resources to make your APK file smaller. For an introduction to customizing your build, see .

To view and analyze various performance metrics such as memory usage, network traffic, CPU impact, and more, see Performance profiling tools.

And for an introduction to building tests, see .

• Publish
  When you're ready to release your app to users, there are just a few more things to consider, such as versioning your app and signing it with a key. For more information, see the Publish your app.