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Hey I'm interested in Android Development but have very minimal knowledge. I've rooted and flashed custom roms to different phones and somewhat familiar with ADB but that's about it. Where can I start?
I suggest you to start from the main developer website: developer.android.com/
There you can find all the infos you need to develop.
Good luck!!!
try getting the books:
1.android cookbook 3.0
2.unlocking android
3.hello,android
and watch these videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/CornboyzAndroid
adicool said:
try getting the books:
1.android cookbook 3.0
2.unlocking android
3.hello,android
and watch these videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/CornboyzAndroid
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Thanx for the YouTube link..!!
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take a look at this and this, which i got from chef central
Do you have any Java programming experience? If not, you'll find that Java resources are helpful as well, but remember that there are some differences in the way Android handles things.
I personally think the free resources will take you quite a ways into programming - beyond the main Android developer site there are free tutorials and even the open source AndBook.
On the Ubuntu site it says that Ubuntu has unity's(the game engine) support however i was unsure if they meant for the desktop(Ubuntu on desktop just gained support) or for the touch version. Could some one please enlighten me?
It may change my decision on my next phone (i use a lot of unity based games)
Thanks in advance for any answer.
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minipot said:
On the Ubuntu site it says that Ubuntu has unity's(the game engine) support however i was unsure if they meant for the desktop(Ubuntu on desktop just gained support) or for the touch version. Could some one please enlighten me?
It may change my decision on my next phone (i use a lot of unity based games)
Thanks in advance for any answer.
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Are you sure you're not confusing it with this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unity_(user_interface)
minipot said:
On the Ubuntu site it says that Ubuntu has unity's(the game engine) support however i was unsure if they meant for the desktop(Ubuntu on desktop just gained support) or for the touch version. Could some one please enlighten me?
It may change my decision on my next phone (i use a lot of unity based games)
Thanks in advance for any answer.
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Well I would assume you have misunderstood, the environment in Ubuntu is called Unity.
But if you mean Unity the engine then yes, Unity has support for Linux.
No on the Ubuntu touch site it says: "But Ubuntu isn’t limited to HTML5. For rich applications with gorgeous movement and transitions, and graphics-heavy games, Ubuntu provides an amazing native developer environment. It uses QML to give you a really slick, easy development experience for native apps with engines in C or C++, and JavaScript for UI glue that isn’t performance critical. We also give you full native OpenGL, which the top games companies are using to make incredible games. That’s why developers like EA, Valve Software and Unity Technologies are committing to Ubuntu right now."
I wasn't sure if that meant Ubuntu touch or Ubuntu desktop.
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No on the Ubuntu touch site it says: "But Ubuntu isn’t limited to HTML5. For rich applications with gorgeous movement and transitions, and graphics-heavy games, Ubuntu provides an amazing native developer environment. It uses QML to give you a really slick, easy development experience for native apps with engines in C or C++, and JavaScript for UI glue that isn’t performance critical. We also give you full native OpenGL, which the top games companies are using to make incredible games. That’s why developers like EA, Valve Software and Unity Technologies are committing to Ubuntu right now."
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Actually, Unity Technologies refers to the game engine, yet it isn't supported on Linux yet (there isn't a version for Linux on Unity's website yet).
Here are links to several free online courses designed to help you learn mobile development. Reply here if you know of any good ones that I missed. If you have comments or experiences to share about any of these, please start a new thread to discuss.
“Computer Science 164: Mobile Software Engineering” is a Harvard University course using Javascript, HTML5, Objective-C, and PHP, and to teach you how to build mobile web apps (along with some native iOS development). The online course includes all video lectures, study sessions, slides, source code, etc. This is the follow-up to another Harvard class available online: “CS 50 – Introduction to Computer Science”.
“Computer Science E-76: Building Mobile Applications”, a Harvard University Extension course, covers Android and iOS, including writing native apps for Android using Eclipse and the Android SDK. Lecture 2 is a Java primer and lectures 3 – 6 cover aspects of Android development.
Google’s Android development training course includes ten modules covering everything from graphics and animation to security and monetization.
“Introduction to Programming in Java” is an MIT OpenCourseware class offering lecture notes and downloads of java programming assignments. You can see a full list of free MIT online comp sci courses here.
“Android Application Development” was taught at CalPoly in Summer 2010. Not as complete as some of the Harvard courses, the site offers basic instruction on building basic apps.
Neither Udacity or Coursera has a mobile-specific course yet, but both include amazing classes on web application development.
Codeacademy offers several courses on web and application (non-mobile) development. Topics include PHP, jQuery, JavaScript, Python, and Ruby.
"The Java Tutorials" on Oracle's site are about general Java development and are not Android-specific.
XDA’s “How to Build an Android App” series by Adam Outler.
Treehouse Library beginner courses teach you how to build simple apps.
For Android App development, I would strongly advise:
The New Boston - Android Tutorials
For Java basics:
The New Boston - Java Tutorials
The tutorials are done by Bucky and Travis and these guys are very good. They take you through the learning step by step.
Also. When you come across problems, the main Android Developers site is very good, but I've also found Stack Overflow very helpful.
I started using the tutorials with no Android or Java knowledge at all and I've used what I have learned to make a couple of basic soundboards so far and other bits and pieces, but what they teach you gives you the potential for a lot more.
You can see the apps I've made Here (Google Play) and Here.
This one's good for both C and C++
http://www.cprogramming.com/
And this one for C, pretty well explained and my favourite
http://www.howstuffworks.com/c.htm
How can I watch those Harvard lectures, they seems to be locked, are they free
Found this putzing around the internet at work. Very engaging lectures, never talks in monotone, and explains things in a simple to understand format.
From Stanford, almost all the material is provided (lectures, handouts, assignments, exams, etc), and all the videos are downloadable through iTunes or YouTube.
Not android specific, but gives a solid groundwork on the Java platform.
Best of all... FREE
http://see.stanford.edu/see/courseinfo.aspx?coll=824a47e1-135f-4508-a5aa-866adcae1111
I'm currently following Google’s Android development training course and came here looking for an ebook of these pages. I want to read these on my phone while I travel.
Does anyone know of such an ebook on Google books or any other 3rd party website?
Also, a tool that can convert these webpages into a static ebook will also do. I just need them to be available for offline reading.
Thank You
Guys try Barbara hecker on YouTube .excellent latest university level courses on android. Total 15 hours I guess.
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Kaiyes said:
Guys try Barbara hecker on YouTube .excellent latest university level courses on android. Total 15 hours I guess.
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+1 for Barbara Hecker's ITU lecture series all posted on YouTube. Its about 25 1hr lectures in Android Development all posted within the last few months so very current. Easily the best Android learning tool I've found so far on the web.
The new boston video series is good but way too out of date (2009). Android has come a long way in 3 years.
Ya that's the most recent I could find. The proprietary screen casts like Lynda.com, tutsplus, video2brain and others are also worth looking into. I certainly learned a lot from them. Also, its worth looking into phonegap. It let's us use javascript-css-html to create apps for all platform like iOS, android, blackberry and so on.
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please share links for
Minimum skills / sources required before writing android apps
Understanding android operating system
how to code some easiest android applications to boost confidence amongst new persons.
Thanks
Use jquery mobile and phonegap. You can make apps within 1 hour or even less. Just get some video tutorial from youtube or lynda.com or someplace similiar. There are a ton of them. Youtube jquery mobile , phonegap.
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Kaiyes said:
Use jquery mobile and phonegap. You can make apps within 1 hour or even less. Just get some video tutorial from youtube or lynda.com or someplace similiar. There are a ton of them. Youtube jquery mobile , phonegap.
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is it important to understand how operating system works ?
Kaiyes said:
Use jquery mobile and phonegap. You can make apps within 1 hour or even less. Just get some video tutorial from youtube or lynda.com or someplace similiar. There are a ton of them. Youtube jquery mobile , phonegap.
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that fine for basic apps but if you want to add any complexity you really need to know android programming (java/eclipse etc). i dont think sending people down this easy path is going to help them become android developers.
Coursera does now have a course for Android Programming. It uses the Processing 'language' and teaches fundamentals such as the accelorometer, basics of a physics engine ( BoxWrap2d) and image and sound manipulation. I have almost finished this run of the course, and its a good starter for people who are interested in learning how to develop for Android.
The downside to the course though, if you don't have any knowledge of programming at all, I think you might struggle a little bit. (Just my opinion.)
Search for 'Creative Programming for Digital Media & Mobile Apps'
Like i said, its good for simple informative type apps for most of the major platforms at once. But its not for complicated apps like games/kernel. However i do think there is a big untapped market for sector specific informative type apps. Take medical sector, most of the apps doctors need gotta help them remember & docs will buy em. I saw simple jquery mobile type apps selling for £15. Also, if you are good at JavaScript, then you can basically carry your "app" over to all platforms. That's the catchy bit I guess. Its also easier for web devs to hack at mobile software market without having to learn a whole new language. Having said all that, Java is still one of the top languages there.
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great android app developement youtube tutorial series
This guy is awesome!
His rapid for style allows us to learn more in a shorter amount of time, without dieing of boredom.
The tutorials were designed to familiarize us with the basics in the beginning, then to help us gain and retain a better understanding of how to develope apps.
You may feel overwhelmed by all of the information being shot of at you at such a rapid fire rate, but rest assured that as you progress through the series, things will make more and more sense to you.
I highly recommend that anybody that is new to developing Android apps, or that anyone who wants a refresher course, that doesn't feel like being bored out of their mind by long, drawn out, agonizing courses, check this out.!
Here's the link to the entire Android app developement tutorials.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boj0f_O3i88&list=PLGLfVvz_LVvQUjiCc8lUT9aO0GsWA4uNe
Enjoy!
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These Android tutorials by Vogella are also good.
http://www.vogella.com/android.html
As far as I get it, if you know Java well enough that you rate yourself > 6 out of 10 as a Java programmer, Android app development should be easy for you.
The ice is broken. On Coursera on 21-th January starts "Programming Mobile Applications for Android Handheld Systems".
Game Development Days
If you like game programming, I have started a guide a while ago:
Game Development Days
The guide walks you through the development of a 2D game engine, and covers side information around it.
Thought it could be useful here
Hey!
We know, that we can't run Android apps on Ubuntu Touch. The UT is a great operating system, but it has a big problem. It doesn't have any "neccessary" or "must have" applications NOW. These apps are the following by the community's opinion: FacebookMessenger, WhatsApp, Google Maps, a browser (like Chrome, Opera mini or Firefox), instagram, etc.
So, I want to know, that we are possible to port these (or any other) Android apps to UT, or not? If the answer is yes, i want to create a team. In this team i want to port Android apps, or create this apps alternatives.
Guess not much up in the forums
Request: Simyo Call Status App [Netherlands]
Hi there,
I haven't been on the xda forums a lot since the end of 2009 I believe but, since Canonical announced Ubuntu Touch this year, I have my reasons to pick up browsing the forums again. The Ubuntu Touch region, specifically.
Now, you were asking if there's any Android Apps to port to Ubuntu Touch.
I have a request that might not be of interest to a lot of people but will get pretty important to me once a 'user version' of Ubuntu Touch is released:
Simyo Netherlands provides an App to check your current "Belstatus" or call status.
This app provides me (on my iPhone) with the current remaining minutes/sms messages and remaining data (megabyte) for the current month within the contract.
Below the link to the Android equivalent in the Play Store, which might be portable to an Ubuntu Touch app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.simyo.mijnsimyo
Let me know if this is something you'd be interested in doing.
I might be of some help being a C# programmer, but I still need to check out the Ubuntu Touch SDK (my HTML5 and QML knowledge is poor) and that's something I won't be able to very soon....
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I might be of some help being a C# programmer, but I still need to check out the Ubuntu Touch SDK (my HTML5 and QML knowledge is poor) and that's something I won't be able to very soon....
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I have a little bit of C# knowledge, but i'm good in HTML5, so this is a good beginning i think.
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I have a little bit of C# knowledge, but i'm good in HTML5, so this is a good beginning i think.
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You can port any already existing apps that are found on Android, you just need the API from the app developers.
Google Maps
same here.. looking to port my android apps to ubuntu touch, developed using java..
is there some porting apps like Command Tools in Blackberry OS10
srdananjaya said:
same here.. looking to port my android apps to ubuntu touch, developed using java..
is there some porting apps like Command Tools in Blackberry OS10
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No, there's no tool like that for Ubuntu Touch (yet?).
I'd be willing to port my Android apps to Ubuntu touch. Does the work need to be done from scratch? Is there a simpler way to port a java, native, android app to Ubuntu?
I can't contribute anything app-wise, but this sounds like a really good idea; best of luck!
Ubuntu-Touch must LIVE! I have use it and it is cool system. Some problems with applications time to time appeares. And it is very hard find developers for apps. But I think if required apps appeares -- more people move to UT. And first of all that system must use NOT for games.
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Hey!
We know, that we can't run Android apps on Ubuntu Touch. The UT is a great operating system, but it has a big problem. It doesn't have any "neccessary" or "must have" applications NOW. These apps are the following by the community's opinion: FacebookMessenger, WhatsApp, Google Maps, a browser (like Chrome, Opera mini or Firefox), instagram, etc.
So, I want to know, that we are possible to port these (or any other) Android apps to UT, or not? If the answer is yes, i want to create a team. In this team i want to port Android apps, or create this apps alternatives.
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Till last some years UT has some changes. For example appears OpenVPN network manager in a base apps. But unfortunately that feature with unresolved bugs. Also I didn't find any browsers like QupZilla/Mozilla FireFox or Lynx. So As for me we required updated OS for first. And normal browser. Current versions of browsers are unusable. That i big part of work. For that required powerful developers group. I try to compile and run some examples to UT but unfortunately unsuccessful. But I try. Who also try do something but with successful result?
HarmonyOS is a future-proof distributed operating system open to you as part of the initiatives for the all-scenario strategy, adaptable to a mobile office, fitness and health, social communication, and media entertainment, to name a few. Unlike a legacy operating system that runs on a standalone device, HarmonyOS is built on a distributed architecture designed based on a set of system capabilities. It is able to run on a wide range of device forms.
More related to HarmonyOS ,please refer to:
https://www.reddit.com/r/HuaweiDevelopers/comments/lx9jqd
1. Get to know HarmonyOS
1）What is HarmonyOS：
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LINK https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/start/learn/oem_des_define-0000001055232642
What Is HarmonyOS? What ability? What does technical architecture look like?
HarmonyOS is a future-proof distributed operating system open to you as part of the initiatives for the all-scenario strategy, adaptable to a mobile office, fitness and health, social communication, and media entertainment, to name a few. Unlike a legacy operating system that runs on a standalone device, HarmonyOS is built on a distributed architecture designed based on a set of system capabilities. It is able to run on a wide range of device forms.
For application developers, HarmonyOS adopts distributed technologies to make application development possible on different device forms. With HarmonyOS, you have the choice to focus on upper-layer service logic and develop applications in a much easier and more efficient way.
For device developers, HarmonyOS uses a component-based software design to tailor itself to particular device forms based on their respective resource capabilities and service characteristics.
2） Security guide:
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What are the security mechanisms and recommended practices of HarmonyOS in terms of hardware, system, data, device interconnection, and application security?
Link：https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/sec-guides/oem_security_guide-0000001050032745
3）Obtain the source code.
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There are several methods for obtaining the source code. Select one based on the site requirements.
LINK：https://device.harmonyos.com/en/doc...EN_TOPIC_0000001050769927__section61172538310
4）Obtain the compilation toolchain, device development tool (HUAWEI DevEco Device Tool), application development tool (HUAWEI DevEco Studio), and tool usage guide.
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LINK：https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/start/get-tools/oem_tool-0000001055705774
5）API reference：
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https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/develop/apiref/abilitykit-0000001054598111
2. Develop WLAN connection products
a) Have general knowledge of the Hi3861 development board: WLAN module, which provides connection capabilities for various IoT devices.
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/start/introduce/oem_wifi_start_des-0000001050168548
b) Set up the Hi3861 environment, including preparing the software and hardware, and installing the compilation and development environment.
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/start/introduce/oem_quickstart_3861_build-0000001054781998
c) Develop the first example program of the Hi3861: Compile and burn the HarmonyOS to complete the first Hello World program.
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/start/introduce/oem_wifi_start_helloword-0000001051930719
d) Development example of LED peripheral control: Call the NDK interface of HarmonyOS to control the GPIO and implement LED blinking.
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/develop/demo/oem_wifi_sdk_des-0000001050059068
e) One-Hop scenario development guide: Develop WLAN connection products that provide the FA experience.
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/develop/demo/oem_device_wifi_touch_des-0000001054809169
f) Third-party SDK integration: Integrate vendor SDKs into HarmonyOS.
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/develop/demo/oem_device_wifi_sdk-0000001054412155
3. Develop camera products with screens.
[Device Software Development]
a) Understand the Hi3516 development board: It has the screen camera module and develops HarmonyOS applications based on the development board.
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/start/introduce/oem_camera_start_3516-0000001052670587
b) Set up the Hi3516 environment, including preparing the software and hardware, and installing the compilation and development environments.
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/doc..._quickstart_3516_environment-0000001054501981
c) Develop the first application of the Hi3516: Compile and burn the HarmonyOS to complete the first application Hello World.
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/start/introduce/oem_camera_start_first_example-0000001051610926
d) Example of developing the first Hi3516 driver: Develop a new driver using HarmonyOS and complete the first driver Hello World.
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/start/introduce/oem_camera_start_driveexample-0000001054448621
e) Screen and camera control development example: Use HarmonyOS to control the screen and camera.
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/develop/demo/oem_device_iotcamera_control_des-0000001055101239
[Application Software Development]
a) Set up the development environment: Install HUAWEI DevEco Studio.
https://developer.harmonyos.com/en/docs/documentation/doc-guides/tools_overview-0000001053582387
b) JavaScript application development interface: describes the framework, components, and interfaces of JavaScript application development.
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/develop/apiref/js-framework-file-0000000000611396
c) Visual application development example: Use HarmonyOS to develop vision applications.
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/develop/demo/oem_camera_fa_des-0000001050065839
4. Develop screenless camera products.
a) Have general knowledge of the Hi3518 development board: The camera module without a screen provides camera capabilities for various IoT devices.
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/start/introduce/oem_camera_start_hi3518-0000001050170473
b) Set up the Hi3518 environment, including preparing the software and hardware, and installing the compilation and development environments.
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/start/introduce/oem_camera_start_environment-0000001052450997
c) Develop the first example program of the Hi3518: Compile and burn the HarmonyOS to complete the first program Hello World.
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/start/introduce/oem_camera_start_example-0000001051610926
d) Camera control development example: Use HarmonyOS to control the camera.
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/develop/demo/oem_device_iotcamera_control_des-0000001054203800
5. Chip Adaptation Reference
a) Kernel development guide: describes the basic functions, file system, standard library, and commissioning functions of the HarmonyOS light kernel and provides development guidance.
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/develop/kernel/oem_kernal_user_process-0000001050032733
b) Driver usage guide: provides guidance for using the HDF driver framework, driver platform, and peripheral functions.
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/develop/drive/oem_drive_hdfdev-0000001051715456
6. Contribution component
a) Component development specifications: basic concepts of components and how to define components according to the specifications.
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/develop/bundles/oem_bundle_standard_des-0000001050129846
b) Component development guide: Develop HarmonyOS components and distributions.
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/develop/bundles/oem_bundle_guide_des-0000001050770981
7. Code cloud warehouse
Code cloud docs repository: OpenHarmony is an open-source version of HarmonyOS. It provides developer documents, such as quick start, development guide, and API reference. Welcome to the document open-source project and improve developer documents together.
All right, that’s all we’ve got so far. We will update the new resource editors here. Hope it is helpful for you. Welcome to post and leave a message.