Developing the Messenger app

First, we need to create a new Android Studio project for the application. Create a new Android Studio project with the name Messenger and the package name com.example.messenger. Feel free to take a look at Chapter 1, The Fundamentals, to refresh your memory on Android project creation. In the process of project setup, when asked to create a new launcher activity, name the activity LoginActivity and make it an empty activity.

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