Jomar Tigcal GDG Philippines Community Manager Android Developer, Trainer, and Consultant Have personal Android apps on Google Play Store http://jomar.tigcal.com [email protected] +JomarTigcal @jomartigcal
Google Developer Group (GDG) Philippines is a group of enthusiastic Filipino developers interested to collaborate and learn more about new technologies. http://www.gdgph.org
Android is Everywhere ● Phones ● Tablets ● Smartwatches (Android Wear) ● Televisions (Android TV) ● Cars (Android Auto) ● even Google Glass ● and other devices (Brillo and Weave)
How to be an Android Developer Go to Settings >> About and Tap the Build Number seven times. Image Source: http://www.greenbot.com/article/2457986/how-to-enable-developer-options-on-your-android-phone-or-tablet.html
Powerful development framework ● SDK provided by Google ● Android Developer Tools ● Android Emulator for testing ● Free to download and use ● Great documentation
System Requirements ● JDK (Java Development Kit) 6+ ● 2 GB RAM minimum, 4 GB RAM recommended ● 400 MB hard disk space ● At least 1 GB for Android SDK, emulator system images, and caches
Getting Started ● Download Android Studio at http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html ● Open the SDK Manager ● Download the SDK packages ● Create Android Virtual Devices (AVDs)
Setup Android Studio (Mac OS X) ● Launch the .dmg file and drag and drop Android Studio into the Applications folder. Open Android Studio and follow the setup wizard to install any necessary SDK tools. ● To access the Android SDK tools from the command line, navigate to /Users/Library/Android/sdk/
Setup Android Studio (Windows) ● Launch the .exe file and follow the setup wizard to install Android Studio and any necessary SDK tools. ● To access the Android SDK tools from the command line, navigate to the location where they are installed, e.g. \Users\\sdk\
Setup Android Studio (Linux) ● Unpack the downloaded Android Studio ZIP file into your preferred location. ● To launch Android Studio, navigate to the android-studio/bin/ directory in a terminal and execute studio.sh. ● Follow the setup wizard to install the SDK and any necessary SDK tools.
Udacity-Google Android Courses ● Android Development for Beginners: http://udacity.com/course/ud837 ● Developing Android Apps: http://udacity.com/course/ud853 ● … and more at https://www.udacity.com/google