title: How can I change the template that Android Studio uses to create a blank activity
body: <p>I would like to change the template so that the new activity uses <code>AppCompatActivity</code> instead of the depreciated <code>ActionBarActivity</code></p>
  
  <p>I found <code>sdk\tools\templates\activities\BlankActivity\root\src\app_package\SimpleActivity.java.ftl</code> and after making a backup copy I changed</p>
  
  <pre><code>import &lt;#if appCompat&gt;android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity&lt;#else&gt;android.app.Activity&lt;/#if&gt;;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>to</p>
  
  <pre><code>import &lt;#if appCompat&gt;import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity&lt;#else&gt;android.app.Activity&lt;/#if&gt;;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and</p>
  
  <pre><code>public class ${activityClass} extends ${(appCompat)?string('ActionBar','')}Activity {
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>to</p>
  
  <pre><code>public class ${activityClass} extends ${(appCompat)?string('AppCompat','')}Activity {
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but when I create a new activity it still uses ActionBarActivity.</p>