How do I open open-source projects in Android Studio?

Question

I'm very new to Android programming, and I wanted to try learning by example. I found this open source project on Github: https://github.com/android/platform_packages_apps_contacts

I was hoping to open this in Android Studio so I could modify certain elements and see the result by running it, eventually learning how the process works as a whole. The problem is when I download the zip file and try to open the folder inside with Android Studio, nothing shows up. Any help would be appreciated!

Answer 1

In Android Studio, close all open projects until you get the "Welcome to Android Studio" screen. Choose "Check out project from Version Control", and in the popup, choose "GitHub". Screenshot:

Follow the UI from there.

Answer 2

Try to checkout it directly into Android Studio, VCS->Checkout from version Control->Git