# Android Sinch SDK - Installation

This is documentation how to easily implement our SDK for chat and for push features.

## Prerequisites

- Android Studio and Android SDK tools available [here](https://developer.android.com/studio).
- Android 5.0 Lollipop - min SDK 21
- Access to SDK GitHub repository


## Create Android Studio project

Create a new Android Studio project using the 'Empty activity' template.

### Setting up Maven and adding dependencies

In your Android project tree, open the `settings.gradle` file and add the following code to the `repositories` element under `dependencyResolutionManagement`:


```shell
maven({
   url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sinchlabs/sinch-chat-android-sdk/master/releases"
   credentials(HttpHeaderCredentials) {
      name = "Authorization"
      value = "Bearer {your github personal token}"
   }
   authentication {
      header(HttpHeaderAuthentication)
   }
})
```

Next, open the application's `build.gradle` file and add the following line to the `dependencies` element:


```shell
implementation 'com.sinch.chat.sdk:sinch-chat-sdk:{version}'
```

Save both files and build your project.

Next, you must [initialize]((/docs/sinch-chat/getting-started/android/initialization/) your solution.