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In this tutorial, we will create a new OpenCV project in Android Studio. Since you have everything downloaded already, we are ready to move on. By the end of this tutorial, you will have a new project set up, which you can use to build your projects upon. So lets do some CV!

Note: This tutorial has been tested on Android Studio 1.5 and 2.0

In short, the steps are, (2) Create simple project. (3) Import OpenCV SDK as a Module in Android Studio. (4) Set OpenCV Version. in Project (5) Fix Library association in project. (6) Done! Now actual OpenCV code can be written in future. The longer and detailed guided tutorial is given below.

1. I beg you to open Android studio.
2. Create a new project
   • I named it “OpenCV_Test”. (It could be different in the following GIF)
   • Minimum SDK is “API 19: Android 4.4 (KitKat).
   • Default Activity is “Basic Activity” (easily changeable later on)
   • Activity name is “MainActivity” (i.e. default settings)
   • I have shown the entire process in this GIF.
     
   • After pressing Finish, Gradle will perform some processes and eventually, you will be presented with your Android project.
   • Now, we can start importing OpenCV into the project.
3. Import the OpenCV for Android SDK module in Android Studio.
   • To import the OpenCV SDK as a module in your project, go to File>New>Import Module.
   • Then Give path to your OpenCV as ..\OpenCV-android-sdk\sdk\java
   • You can chose to modify your module’s name.
   • Press Next and Finish the Dialogue.
   • The entire process is given here:
     
   • Note that in the end, there are some errors in the code as well as the console. This is because you need to fix the Version number and link the libraries with your own project. This is shown in the next two steps.
4. In this step, we will fix the Android Project SDK information in the OpenCV build.gradle file.
   • In project explorer, switch to Project view.
   • Go to OpenCVLibrary300 > build.gradle file and open it.
     • I have updated the contents of the file with the following code

       apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
       
       android {
           compileSdkVersion 23
           buildToolsVersion "23.0.2"
       
           defaultConfig {
               minSdkVersion 19
               targetSdkVersion 23
           }
       
           buildTypes {
               release {
                   minifyEnabled false
                   proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
               }
           }
       }

     • Note that the android project’s SDK information can be obtained from the project’s own build.gradle file.
   • Once the Android SDK settings are updated, press “Try Again” button.
   • This entire process is given below:
     
   • Now. we need to fix library association.
5. Looking good so far! We now need to make sure that the OpenCV for Android libraries are associated with our Android Studio project. Currently, Android Studio will not recognize the OpenCV code that we type in our files. We fix this as follows.
   • Go to File>Project Structure.
   • When window opens, under Modules, select app.
   • Click Dependencies.
   • Click +.
   • Select Module Dependencies.
   • (In my case) Select :openCVLibrary300.
   • Press Ok and Ok.
   • After a few seconds, the libraries will be associated with your Android project.
   • This entire process is shown here:
     
   • You can now write more OpenCV code in future in the same project.
6. We did it! Project is ready for future OpenCV development.

This concludes this tutorial. You are now ready to start making your own Android Studio Project that consists of OpenCV SDK features limited only by your imagination. In the next tutorial, I will SHOW CAMERA on android app screen using OpenCV. Make sure that you read it. Do not forget to SHARE this post and write your opinions, ideas and views  in the  COMMENT  section below.

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