Here's a question I've not seen asked yet....
I've just started using Google's appinventor and I'm wondering if there is any way of loading an ".apk" file into it. If not, how can I convert an .apk file into an appinventor project file?
Guess I must be posting in the wrong place!
misterzak said:
Guess I must be posting in the wrong place!
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no idea, sorry
Also, I tried app inventor for a bit... I guess it does what it says it will do, ie cater to the needs of non-dev people who want to make apps
But coming from a dev background, I don't see myself working with it too long, just to get familiar with the android OS. Once I do that, its back to good old Eclipse
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Once I do that, its back to good old Eclipse
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Where would I start learning about programming for Android? I'm a total beginner, but I learn quickly
Well, is not difficult as long as you have some programming knowledge.
It won't make a big difference if is Android or other platform
Specifically for android:
http://developer.android.com/index.html
And google search
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=android+development+tutorials&aq=f&aqi=g1g-m1&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
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Okay, I started this project about a month ago and I never really got into it. Now that I have some spare time I decided to continue.
I'm writing a program to download the latest CyanogenMod or TheOfficial Nexus ROM. After that you will choose what you want in the ROM (eg. wifi tether, Amazon MP3, Spare Parts)
Once you decide what you want in the ROM the program will remove whatever you do not want and rebuild it for you. After you rebuild it, it will give you the option allow the program to move it to your sdcard and even reboot your phone into recovery where you can perform a Nandroid and apply the ROM yourself (I will not write the program to apply the ROM because it's not really a good idea).
The program will be free of charge and you can download it and install it directly on your computer. (Windows only, sorry)
Now this sounds a LOT easier than it really is so if anybody has any experience with C# let me know if you want to help. Send me an email at [myscreenname] gmail com. Please do not email or chat me unless you're wanting to help develop the code. When I need testers I will let you know.
Permission was granted by Cyanogen
Q & A
Q: How is this different than Modaco's ROM kitchen?
A: Mine is software, installs on your computer with updates, and it will be free.
It's not exactly the same thing but close.
No hard feelings Modaco, don't take it personal.
Q: When will it release?
A: I can't tell you a date or a specific time but I'm working on it and I will post it the minute I think it's stable enough to pass out.
Q: Will it work on Linux or Mac?
A: Originally no, but I've had some ideas come in about Mac so I'll let you know
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Since this will be free of charge I will take donations [no obligation, donate as you please]
Click Here to donate
AWesome idea man!
see, youre not the dumbest crayon after all!
How is this different than Modaco's ROM kitchen?
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How is this different than Modaco's ROM kitchen?
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I was waiting on this question.
Mine is software, installs on your computer with updates, and it will be free.
It's not exactly the same thing but close.
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How is this different than Modaco's ROM kitchen?
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"The program will be free of charge and you can download it and install it directly on your computer."
Free (no need to be a paid member of somewhere) and it's not a web app.
AWESOME!!!! I have always wanted something like this... and its free!!!
it will run on linux ?
I'd love to test it for you when your looking for some beta testers
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it will run on linux ?
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Nope sorry =/
Funny because I use linux as my main OS but I have more experience writing software for Windows.
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I'd love to test it for you when your looking for some beta testers
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Okay, thanks. I'll let you know when I get to that point.
Thanks for you efforts. I Don agree with modaco charging for something that has been free to access. What if xda forum started charging to access this site? It would kill the spirit of what most Tom chefs do here. Smh.
Sheesh, you guys don't read, or something.
He doesnt charge for access to his ROMs. But he offers his subscribers the benefit of being able to customize their ROMs to their liking, pre-flash. The "base" install without customizations are, and always have been, available for free.
Wow!
Any idea of a release date?
I can see a new section of the cm website coming soon ..............
Will you already need to be rooted for this program to work or will this be a graphical program that will also root the phone? Thanks
Looking forward to this, i will definitely contribute to your cause.
I will also volunteer to beta test for you, as well as donate for a copy of the final product. I think its awesome you're doing this.
And, as a guy who tri-boots Fedora, OSX and Win7, I feel you on the "I only write Windows stuff".
However, you should check into this tool, to make what you're writing at least cross-platform for Mac. And, its totally free (and no, I don't work for them).
Appcelerator Titanium Desktop
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Will you already need to be rooted for this program to work or will this be a graphical program that will also root the phone? Thanks
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I thought about doing that but I think I might wait on that. Not sure yet.
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Wow!
Any idea of a release date?
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Not sure yet I'm trying to work on it whenever possible so I would say soon.
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I will also volunteer to beta test for you, as well as donate for a copy of the final product. I think its awesome you're doing this.
And, as a guy who tri-boots Fedora, OSX and Win7, I feel you on the "I only write Windows stuff".
However, you should check into this tool, to make what you're writing at least cross-platform for Mac. And, its totally free (and no, I don't work for them).
Appcelerator Titanium Desktop
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I'll look into it but I don't own a Mac lol.
dumbestcrayon said:
I'll look into it but I don't own a Mac lol.
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You don't need a Mac to deploy to one. This is basically an IDE with a Cocoa compiler as well as a .NET compiler.
Kind of similar to how Visual Studio translates whatever language you're writing in to MSIL before compiling, but on a broader scale.
Hi all,
re: App development.
I have some experience of JAVA and have a fair bit of experience with JS and PHP, so coding is not alien to me.
I have come across a few things where I have thought "an App would be great for that!" and would like to investigate App development. I have read through a couple of tutorials, but they all assume more Android experience than I have.
I'm not after specifics from board members here, but wondered if anyone knew of an 'Android Apps 101" or an Android App development alternative to the famous 'Hello World' intros there are for most languages.
Thanks for any leads people can give me.
I think the Android Developer's Guide is great http://developer.android.com/guide/index.html
Just started developing a small app myself a few days ago, and the biggest problem so far is Java itself. The android development itself is really easy. You can create UIs via drag & drop when using eclipse + android plugin and the rest is well documented in the guide I posted.
:/ how I managed to miss that I don't know...
thanks very much - exactly what I'm after
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Can you make a Remote Play app???????
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Like Playstation 3 remote play? Probably not, it'd be ridiculously difficult.
OK, got my gTablet, installed the Vegan rom after the OTA update. I'm new to Android/tablets, have been noodling around some. BUT: can someone point me to some basic intro to the user interface, Android OS, etc.? I'd like to learn how to do basics like remove apps (and which ones are bloatware), create folders/organize apps, customize the functionality further, etc. Most of what I've pulled up thru searching hasn't covered the basics for a new user. Thx!
Here is the link for the Advent Vega Manual, which tells a
lot about operating the Vegan Tab interface:
http://www.myadventvega.co.uk/manual.pdf
Hope this helps.
Rev
Thx! Any pointers to a guide to the general Android OS basics? (I haven't found one yet and I figure someone here might know a really good one.)
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Thx! Any pointers to a guide to the general Android OS basics? (I haven't found one yet and I figure someone here might know a really good one.)
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check out http://www.xda-developers.com/android/understanding-android-from-a-to-z/
I think you'll learn more just messing around with it.
Rumbleweed said:
check out http://www.xda-developers.com/android/understanding-android-from-a-to-z/
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Alas, the A-to-Z guide doesn't seem to actually exist!
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I think you'll learn more just messing around with it.
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Not necessarily. I get some random pop-up indicators, and can't figure out some basic stuff, or if apps remain running in the background, how to organize the desktop(s), hid/organize icons from the main screen, where to find things in the file sys, etc.
Call me oldschool, but I prefer to actually read a manual or guide (I hate videos--I want to read at MY pace!!) and see just how the system is organized, what can and can't be done, etc. You usually miss a whole lot with the 'just play around with it' approach--I've seen this to be generally true over the past few decades.
Hello,
I'm fairly new to developing in general and I am some what intimidated by what I've been told I may have to learn to develop for Android.
Here's what I've done so far by reading the threads:
I've downloaded the latest Android SDK and its tools
I read through the ADB man page and have created my path to my Device
I know how to push, pull, log and from Terminal.
I was told that I may need to learn Java to develop for Android. If this is the case, do any of you recommend specific books?
If so - could you put the Amazon link in a reply? Or maybe just the author's name?
Thank you in return.
Klonopin said:
Hello,
I'm fairly new to developing in general and I am some what intimidated by what I've been told I may have to learn to develop for Android.
Here's what I've done so far by reading the threads:
I've downloaded the latest Android SDK and its tools
I read through the ADB man page and have created my path to my Device
I know how to push, pull, log and from Terminal.
I was told that I may need to learn Java to develop for Android. If this is the case, do any of you recommend specific books?
If so - could you put the Amazon link in a reply? Or maybe just the author's name?
Thank you in return.
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Actually i would recommend you to start devving by making themes because it only involves editing xmls in apk and changing images...it will also help you understand how to decompile and recompile apk which is the most basic of modding!!!
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Actually i would recommend you to start devving by making themes because it only involves editing xmls in apk and changing images...it will also help you understand how to decompile and recompile apk which is the most basic of modding!!!
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Which is creating themes, not developing, they are two totally different things.
@OP
http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920023005.do
http://shop.oreilly.com/product/063...4aa42dc6a903&intcmp=af-mybuy-0636920010883.IP
http://www.amazon.com/Java-Programm...keywords=Java+Programming:+From+the+ground+up
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Actually i would recommend you to start devving by making themes because it only involves editing xmls in apk and changing images...it will also help you understand how to decompile and recompile apk which is the most basic of modding!!!
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I was thinking about making some themes for devices and what not. So if you have any resources PM me - I'd be interested in that as well.
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Which is creating themes, not developing, they are two totally different things.
@OP New user can't post links - had to remove them.
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Thank you thewadegeek - I'll be doing some researching. Ubuntu 12.04 is fine for developing right? or would I need something else?
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Ubuntu 12.04 is fine for developing right? or would I need something else?
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Hi There
Ubuntu is fine for development, You're going to want to install eclipse. You're really tackling 2 things here, Java Development and how that applies to Android.
If you're starting from the very beginning then some good resources are.
Android Developer web site [ developer.android.com ]
This should be the first place you go to for android development, it contains the documentation for the android framework as well as some additional howto's etc. The Installing the SDK [ developer.android.com/sdk/installing ] will guide you through getting eclipse setup and ready for Android Development. You should then be able to follow the Building Your First App [ developer.android.com/training/basics/firstapp ] guide, to create your first Android app.
For Java Development in General the Oracle website has some good resources.
Oracle Java Tutorials Index [ docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial ]
If you're completely new to software development then you'll want to read The Java Language Section [ docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java ] , this explains Object Oriented Programming and it's conecpts. I would probably look at the Get Started Section [ docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/getStarted ] also, although you maybe able to get by with the Android Stuff.
Hope That Helps and Good Luck!
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Hi There
Ubuntu is fine for development, You're going to want to install eclipse. You're really tackling 2 things here, Java Development and how that applies to Android.
If you're starting from the very beginning then some good resources are.
This should be the first place you go to for android development, it contains the documentation for the android framework as well as some additional howto's etc. The Installing the will guide you through getting eclipse setup and ready for Android Development. You should then be able to follow the Building Your First App guide, to create your first Android app.
For Java Development in General the Oracle website has some good resources.
If you're completely new to software development and then you'll want to read, this explains Object Oriented Programming and it's conecpts. I would probably look at the Get Started Section also, although you maybe able to get by with the Android Stuff.
Hope That Helps and Good Luck!
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Hi I've already gotten the Android SDK and as previous users have given me, I also have Java books and Android development books as well but I'm happy to try another thing out as well. Thanks for the informative articles.
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Hi I've already gotten the Android SDK and as previous users have given me, I also have Java books and Android development books as well but I'm happy to try another thing out as well. Thanks for the informative articles.
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You have what you need.
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Yep you'll be fine with 12.04.
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I just picked up a physical book of Learning Android 2 from my library. Is there a different framework between versions?
I would honestly say there is no starting point.
You can start developing kernels. Even I try to do a basic understanding of how they work. I do basic undervolting for my phone and few mods.
You can also try learning java and contribute to Android AOSP or CyanogenMod
Or yeah theming is also an option.
I would also like an answer to this...
I have ubuntu installed, I have Java experience, I have the Android SDK installed.
Are there any tutorials out there that give you a step by step guide on how to build a fully functioning Android ROM from scratch?
I've had a look around and different tutorials are telling me different things and they all seem to say "this will not make a full ROM". I have a phone that isn't widely supported (Galaxy S2 LTE i9210t Australia) and since Samsung have delayed ICS for our device for about the 100th time, I'd like to learn how to develop ICS for our handset.
Our handset doesn't even have a forum. We have one thread with quite a few people crying out for a decent, stable ROM 4.0+ and I'd like to help.
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I would also like an answer to this...
I have ubuntu installed, I have Java experience, I have the Android SDK installed.
Are there any tutorials out there that give you a step by step guide on how to build a fully functioning Android ROM from scratch?
I've had a look around and different tutorials are telling me different things and they all seem to say "this will not make a full ROM". I have a phone that isn't widely supported (Galaxy S2 LTE i9210t Australia) and since Samsung have delayed ICS for our device for about the 100th time, I'd like to learn how to develop ICS for our handset.
Our handset doesn't even have a forum. We have one thread with quite a few people crying out for a decent, stable ROM 4.0+ and I'd like to help.
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Im not going to link to them because they are common as muck on xda but look for guides for building from source. If you have the source, you can make any changes you like without having to patch stuff together.
I havent personally started doing this yet but ive been messing with android for about 2 years now and ive just started creating my own roms etc.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762641
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Hi I've already gotten the Android SDK and as previous users have given me, I also have Java books and Android development books as well but I'm happy to try another thing out as well. Thanks for the informative articles.
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I recommend you learn basic java then check out the hello world tutorial on developer android page.
focus more time on programming then reading, play around with the code.
and good luck.
So for my class I need to make a mobile app about the arctic fox. I no absolutely no coding at all and have been scouring the web for programs that will work. I've tried MIT/Google App creator but didn't have much luck with it. I'd like it so that when you press any one of the 5 images of the fox a text box will pop out with additional information. For the title page, I just want it to simply show it as a splash screen. If anyone can recommend a suitable program that would be amazing!
Umm seems that since I don't have 10 posts kindly look at this thread for the images: overclock.net/t/1347502/making-an-android-app-help/0_30
Warm regards
Dar_T said:
So for my class I need to make a mobile app about the arctic fox. I no absolutely no coding at all and have been scouring the web for programs that will work. I've tried MIT/Google App creator but didn't have much luck with it. I'd like it so that when you press any one of the 5 images of the fox a text box will pop out with additional information. For the title page, I just want it to simply show it as a splash screen. If anyone can recommend a suitable program that would be amazing!
Umm seems that since I don't have 10 posts kindly look at this thread for the images: overclock.net/t/1347502/making-an-android-app-help/0_30
Warm regards
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Surely your class wouldnt give you work to do that wasnt something you had already learnt or was meant to learn?
To answer your question there are a number of sites that offer this but most that I know of are paid for
i can help you with coding if you want... just write me a pn...
i not the best with the android sdk because i only developed some games with other engines for android but i think i can help you
Sorry for my bad englisch
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Surely your class wouldnt give you work to do that wasnt something you had already learnt or was meant to learn?
To answer your question there are a number of sites that offer this but most that I know of are paid for
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lol you'd think so right? Funny thing is this is a science course and all she did was link some free app builder (they are terrible btw). I have no idea why this assignment is here. I found MobinCube which has everything I need except the fact that it just smacks an ad right on the bottom of it and paying for an ad free one is 150$.
emyaz said:
i can help you with coding if you want... just write me a pn...
i not the best with the android sdk because i only developed some games with other engines for android but i think i can help you
Sorry for my bad englisch
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Thanks! I'll keep this in mind and if I can't find any other solution I'll definitely turn to you for help. Cheers.
So this is what the app should look like: overclock.net/t/1347502/making-an-android-app-help/0_30 I added a reply post to that thread. I just need it be ad free now!