4.4.1. Creating the Project

Recall that the Android Developer Tools IDE allows only one project with a given name per workspace, so before you create the new project, delete the TwitterSearches project that you test-drove in Section 4.2. To do so, right click it and select Delete. In the dialog that appears, ensure that Delete project contents on disk is not selected, then click OK. This removes the project from the workspace, but leaves the project’s folder and files on disk in case you’d like to look at the original app again later.

Creating a New Blank App Project

Next, create a new Android Application Project. Specify the following values in the New Android Project dialog’s first New Android Application step, then press Next >:

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