How to Clone Android Project from GitHub in Android Studio

Android Studio is the official IDE for Android app development, based on IntelliJ IDEA. It supports building apps for Android phones, tablets, Wear OS, TV, and Auto using Java or Kotlin for backend and XML for UI design.

Git is an open-source version control system that tracks changes in code, making collaboration easy. GitHub, built around Git, is a cloud platform used to host and manage code repositories. Developers often upload their Android projects to GitHub for sharing or collaboration. In some cases, you may want to clone an existing Android project from GitHub into Android Studio for learning, testing, or development.

This guide explains how to clone a GitHub project into Android Studio step by step.

Step by Step Implementation

Find the appropriate android project according to the requirement in GitHub. You may also go through this link to find a project on COVID-19 Tracker Android App. So for demonstration purposes let's clone this project in this article. 

After redirect to the above web page click on the green-colored Code button then copy the hyperlink as shown in the below image. You may copy the link manually or by just click on the Copy icon. 

Method 1

Step 1: Open your Android Studio then go to the File > New > Project from Version Control as shown in the below image. 

Step 2: After clicking on the Project from Version Control a pop-up screen will arise like below. In the Version control choose Git from the drop-down menu. 

Step 3: Then at last paste the link in the URL and choose your Directory. Click on the Clone button and you are done.

Method 2

Step 1: Click on the Checkout Project from Version Control. In Version control choose Git from the drop-down menu.

Step 2: Then a pop-up box will come. Paste the link in the URL and choose your Directory. Click on the Clone button and you are done.

Note: If you want to upload a project on GitHub from Android Studio then you may refer to How to Upload Project on GitHub from Android Studio?