Purpose

Guide base Android decisions before touching Compose, Firebase, architecture or release work.

When to use

• Creating or auditing an Android project baseline.
• Changing AndroidManifest.xml, permissions, resources, minSdk/targetSdk or edge-to-edge behavior.
• Debugging Android Studio, emulator, adb, Logcat or lifecycle issues.

Inputs to inspect

• settings.gradle(.kts), root build files and app/build.gradle(.kts).
• AndroidManifest.xml, permissions, resources and themes.
• minSdk, targetSdk, compileSdk and device/API constraints.
• Crash, Logcat, adb or Android Studio messages.

Required workflow