creating the project

app/.gitignore

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+/build

app/build.gradle

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+apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
+
+android {
+    compileSdkVersion 23
+    buildToolsVersion "23.0.2"
+
+    defaultConfig {
+        applicationId "notes.simplemobiletools.com"
+        minSdkVersion 16
+        targetSdkVersion 23
+        versionCode 1
+        versionName "1.0"
+    }
+    buildTypes {
+        release {
+            minifyEnabled false
+            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
+    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
+    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.1.1'
+}

app/proguard-rules.pro

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+# Add project specific ProGuard rules here.
+# By default, the flags in this file are appended to flags specified
+# in $ANDROID_HOME/tools/proguard/proguard-android.txt
+# You can edit the include path and order by changing the proguardFiles
+# directive in build.gradle.
+#
+# For more details, see
+#   http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/proguard.html
+
+# Add any project specific keep options here:
+
+# If your project uses WebView with JS, uncomment the following
+# and specify the fully qualified class name to the JavaScript interface
+# class:
+#-keepclassmembers class fqcn.of.javascript.interface.for.webview {
+#   public *;
+#}

app/src/androidTest/java/notes/simplemobiletools/com/ApplicationTest.java

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+package notes.simplemobiletools.com;
+
+import android.app.Application;
+import android.test.ApplicationTestCase;
+
+/**
+ * <a href="http://d.android.com/tools/testing/testing_android.html">Testing Fundamentals</a>
+ */
+public class ApplicationTest extends ApplicationTestCase<Application> {
+    public ApplicationTest() {
+        super(Application.class);
+    }
+}

app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<manifest package="notes.simplemobiletools.com"
+          xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+
+    <application
+        android:allowBackup="true"
+        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
+        android:label="@string/app_name"
+        android:supportsRtl="true"
+        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
+        <activity android:name=".MainActivity">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
+
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
+    </application>
+
+</manifest>

app/src/main/java/notes/simplemobiletools/com/MainActivity.java

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+package notes.simplemobiletools.com;
+
+import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+
+public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
+    }
+}

app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<RelativeLayout
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
+    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
+    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
+    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
+    tools:context="notes.simplemobiletools.com.MainActivity">
+
+    <TextView
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:text="Hello World!"/>
+</RelativeLayout>

app/src/main/res/values-w820dp/dimens.xml

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+<resources>
+    <!-- Example customization of dimensions originally defined in res/values/dimens.xml
+         (such as screen margins) for screens with more than 820dp of available width. This
+         would include 7" and 10" devices in landscape (~960dp and ~1280dp respectively). -->
+    <dimen name="activity_horizontal_margin">64dp</dimen>
+</resources>

app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+    <color name="colorPrimary">#3F51B5</color>
+    <color name="colorPrimaryDark">#303F9F</color>
+    <color name="colorAccent">#FF4081</color>
+</resources>

app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml

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+<resources>
+    <!-- Default screen margins, per the Android Design guidelines. -->
+    <dimen name="activity_horizontal_margin">16dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="activity_vertical_margin">16dp</dimen>
+</resources>

app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

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+<resources>
+    <string name="app_name">Simple Notes</string>
+</resources>

app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml

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+<resources>
+
+    <!-- Base application theme. -->
+    <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
+        <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
+        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
+        <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
+        <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>
+    </style>
+
+</resources>

app/src/test/java/notes/simplemobiletools/com/ExampleUnitTest.java

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+package notes.simplemobiletools.com;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+/**
+ * To work on unit tests, switch the Test Artifact in the Build Variants view.
+ */
+public class ExampleUnitTest {
+    @Test
+    public void addition_isCorrect() throws Exception {
+        assertEquals(4, 2 + 2);
+    }
+}