Android Apps Development Talk at DLSU-Dasmariñas

The slides I used in my presentation to Computer Engineering students of De la Salle University-Dasmariñas on January 15, 2013

Transcript

1. Android Apps Development Jomar Tigcal De la Salle University Dasmarinas January 15, 2013
2. Who am I? Jomar Tigcal • Mobile Apps Developer/Software Engineer at Stratpoint Technologies, Inc. • Community Manager of GDG Philippines http://jomar.tigcal.com +Jomar Tigcal @jomartigcal
3. Why Mobile? • 9 of 10 phones sold are smartphones, tablet shipments grew 4x in 2011 • 89% of people use their mobile devices to access the web every day in Spain, 93% in the UK, 90% in France and 85% in Germany Image Source: http://socialmediatoday.com/gonzogonzo/495583/great-trends-mobile-infographic
4. By 2013, more people will access the web through a mobile device than through a computer Image Source: http://socialmediatoday.com/gonzogonzo/495583/great-trends-mobile-infographic Why Mobile?
5. What is Android? • Linux-based mobile operating system • World's most popular mobile platform • Open-source • Built-in Google apps
6. Image Source: http://thedailygoogle.blogspot.com/2012/04/techcrunc-stop-rooting-for-underdog.html What is Android? • Global hardware, software and carrier partners
7. What is Android? Android now has 72.4% of the Smartphone Market (Gartner Worldwide Mobile Device Sales to End Users by Operating System in 3Q12)
8. Android is growing • 25 billion app downloads • 675,000 apps and games • 1.3 million devices are activated worldwide daily Image Source: http://officialandroid.blogspot.com/2012/09/google-play-hits-25-billion-downloads.htmll
9. Why Android App Development? • Free • Open-source • Lots of resources • Apps for smartphones, tablets, TVs, etc • Powerful development framework ◦ SDK provided by Google ◦ Android Emulator • Fun and profit • Marketplace for distributing apps
10. Powerful development framework • SDK provided by Google • Android Developer Tools • Android Emulator for testing • Free to download and use • Great documentation
11. How do I develop apps? Image Sources: http://kevinpelgrims.com/blog/2012/05/24/android-development-tips-eclipse-crash-on-deploy http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/08/30/ and oracle_issues_patch_for_latest_java_security_flaw
12. What if I only know C#? http://monodroid.net/ Image Source: http://jentrinanes.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/develop-net-apps-for-android-with-monodroid/
13. What if I only know PHP? http://phpforandroid.net/ Image Source: http://phpforandroid.net/
14. What if I don't know Java, C# or PHP? Image Source: http://devlup.com/mobile/cross-platform-mobile-development-tools/2416/
15. How about Game Engines? Unity 3D http://docs.unity3d. com/Documentation/Manual/android- GettingStarted.html Image Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Unity_3D_logo.png
16. How do I start? 1. Download the Android SDK (http: //developer.android.com/sdk/installing/index. html) 2. Download the latest SDK tools and platforms using the SDK Manager. (http://developer. android.com/sdk/installing/adding-packages. html) 3. Install ADT plugin for Eclipse (http: //developer.android. com/sdk/installing/installing-adt.html)
17. How do I start? Image Source: http://www.cnx-software.com/2012/07/14/installing-android-sdk-on-ubuntu-12-04/
18. Development Resources • Android Developers Guide http://developer.android.com/develop/index. html • Android Training: http://developer.android.com/training/index. html • Android Design Guidelines: http://developer. android.com/design/index.html
19. Other Resources • http://android-developers.blogspot.com/ • https://plus.google.com/+AndroidDevelopers • http://stackoverflow. com/questions/tagged/android • http://www.youtube.com/androiddevelopers • https://twitter.com/AndroidDev
20. How can I be updated? • GDG Philippines: http://www.gdgph.org • MoMoManila (Mobile Monday Manila): http: //www.momomanila.org/ • Philippine Android Community: https://www. facebook.com/groups/PHLAndroid/
21. Questions? Image Source: http://www.talkandroid.com/35960-google-test-market-accidentally-released-reviewed-quickly-pulled/
22. Android Apps Development Jomar Tigcal De la Salle University Dasmarinas January 15, 2013