From the course: Android Studio Essential Training 2020

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Clone a GitHub repository

Clone a GitHub repository

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Clone a GitHub repository

- [Narrator] I've previously shown how to share a project on GitHub. Now I'll show you how to clone an existing project and make a copy of it that you can work on on your local development computer. I'm going to use the project that I created previously, but you can use any repository at all. I'm starting at the repository's homepage and I'll click the Clone or download button and click this button to copy this URL to the clipboard. That URL will let me clone, or check out the project onto my local computer. Now I'll close the web browser and I'll return to the Android Studio's welcome screen. I'll click Get from Version Control and I'll paste that URL into place. You can choose which directory you're creating your copy of the app in. The default location might differ depending on which version of Android Studio you're working, but I've set it so it's the same directory I was using previously, AndroidStudioProjects…

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