This wikiHow teaches you the basic steps for adding images to the Android Studio program on your PC. Android Studio is Google's official program used to develop applications for Android devices. While it's not strictly necessary to develop Android apps, it does have a variety of tools to make the app development process easier.
Step
Step 1. Run Android Studio
A pop-up window with various options will be displayed.
-
You can find the Android Studio icon on the desktop or by clicking the “Start” menu button
Windowsstart and type in the keyword Android Studio ” on the search bar. This app icon looks like a compass above a green circle.
- If you don't have Android Studio installed, you can download it for free from https://developer.android.com/studio#downloads and select Download Android Studio. You can also select Download Options for other options, such as Mac or Linux versions. Agree to the terms of service to download the app. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen to complete the initial setup of the program.
Step 2. Select Start a new Android Studio project
- Click Open an existing Android Studio project to edit an existing/saved project.
-
If you want to start a new project:
- Select the device type first by clicking one of the tabs at the top of the pop-up window, then specify the type of application activity.
- Click " Next " to continue.
- Name the project, select a programming language, and specify the minimum required API level.
Step 3. Click the project name at the far left of the window
Step 4. Select arrow
next to the project name and click Android.
Step 5. Expand the drop-down menu arrow icon
beside Apps.
Step 6. Expand the drop-down menu arrow icon
beside res.
Step 7. Click the drawables folder
The folder you need to select is the “ drawable " in folders " res ”.
Step 8. Drag the image files to the drawables folder in Android Studio
Pop-up menus " Move " will be shown.
- You can also copy and paste the image files into the “ drawable ”, instead of dragging and dropping files.
-
To search for image files, click the Explorer icon
Windowswindows7_explorer on the taskbar or “Start” menu icon
Windowsstart to access Explorer. Use an Explorer window to locate the folder that contains the image you want.
Step 9. Select OK on the pop-up window
You can double-check that the directory shown is correct by looking for the option “ drawable ” at the end of the list or listing.
Step 10. Double click the image name below the drawable
Now you have successfully added an image to your project in Android Studio.
