Choosing the Empty Activity Template | Generated by AI
Question: When creating a new Android project in Android Studio, which template is typically chosen for a basic empty app?
Answer:
The correct answer is A) Empty Activity.
In recent versions of Android Studio (including those up to 2025–2026), when creating a new project and selecting the “Phone & Tablet” category, the default and most commonly recommended template for a basic empty app is Empty Activity. This template provides a minimal setup with a single blank activity (usually MainActivity.kt or .java) and its corresponding layout file (activity_main.xml), containing only a “Hello World!” TextView by default. It is ideal for starting from scratch without any pre-added UI components like toolbars, floating action buttons, or navigation elements.
- Basic Activity: Includes additional UI elements such as an app bar, a floating action button, and often a menu—more than a truly basic empty app.
- Navigation Drawer Activity: Adds a sliding navigation drawer with a menu, intended for apps with multiple sections.
- Blank Fragment: Focuses on creating a project with fragment-based architecture, not a simple single-activity app.
The “Empty Activity” (or sometimes labeled “Empty Views Activity” in newer templates) remains the standard choice for the simplest starting point.
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