To help us all better understand Android, Google has made it possible to browse and search through Android Open Source Project code.

For those interested in learning Android development, this post will provide an ideal first project to help you put your knowledge into practice.

How does Gradle work? Gradle manages the Android build process via several build files, which are generated automatically every time you create a new Android Studio project.

But if you own an Android device, don't get excited just yet. With today's announcement, Google is uploading the source code to the operating system to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).

As a post in the Android Building group confirms, the Android 11 code is now fully uploaded, and those willing to dive into all the minuscule changes have already started doing so.

Built on top of Codey, Google's new PaLM 2-based foundation model trained for coding, the Studio Bot will roll out to developers in the U.S. first.

In Android Studio, this means populating your new project with Java source code and resource files. Turn to Part 2 when you’re ready to code your first Android animated mobile app.