NETWORKS: Basics of Android

Slides I used in my talk about Basics of Android apps development at Nueva Ecija Technology @ Work (NETWORK): Student Dev Day in January 18., 2014

Transcript

1. The Basics of Android
   Jomar Tigcal
   January 18, 2014
   

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2. Jomar Tigcal
   ● GDG Philippines Community Manager
   ● Mobile Apps Developer
   ● Android Developer at Stratpoint
   Technologies, Inc.
   ● Have personal apps in the Google Play
   Store
   

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3. Google Developers Group (GDG) Philippines is
   a group of enthusiastic Filipino developers
   interested to collaborate and learn more about
   new technologies.
   http://www.gdgph.org
   gdgphilippines@gmail.com
   GDG Philippines
   @gdgphilippines
   

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4. What is Android?
   ● Linux-based mobile
   operating system
   ● World's most
   popular mobile
   platform
   ● Open-source
   

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5. Image Source: http://thedailygoogle.blogspot.com/2012/04/techcrunc-stop-rooting-for-underdog.html
   

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6. Android is everywhere
   ● Phones
   ● Tablets
   ● Smart TV
   ● Google Glass
   ● Smart Watches
   ● and in the coming days… in your appliances
   

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7. Android is growing
   *Android now has 75% of the Smartphone
   Market
   50 billion app downloads
   1 million apps and games
   1.5 million devices are activated worldwide daily
   70 million Android tablets activated last year
   Over 900 million total Android devices activated
   around the world
   

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8. Starting Android Apps
   Development
   

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9. Powerful development framework
   ● SDK provided by Google
   ● Android Developer Tools
   ● Android Emulator for testing
   ● Free to download and use
   ● Great documentation
   

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10. What to use?
    Image Sources:http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/08/30/oracle_issues_patch_for_latest_java_security_flaw and http:
    //devlup.com/mobile/cross-platform-mobile-development-tools/2416/
    

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11. 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
    

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12. Eclipse IDE
    

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13. Using Eclipse
    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)
    

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14. ADT Bundle
    ● Eclipse + ADT
    plugin
    ● Android SDK Tools
    ● Android Platform-
    tools
    ● The latest Android
    platform
    ● The latest Android
    system image for
    the emulator
    Image Source: http://portablelinuxapps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=357
    

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15. ADT Bundle
    ● Download the ADT
    Bundle (adt-
    bundle-
    .
    zip)
    ● Unpack the ZIP file
    into your chosen
    directory and open
    adt-bundle-
    /eclipse to launch
    Eclipse Image Source: http://portablelinuxapps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=357
    

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16. Android Studio
    

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17. Android Studio
    A new Android
    development
    environment based on
    IntelliJ IDEA
    Download at http:
    //developer.android.
    com/sdk/installing/stu
    dio.html
    Image Source: http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2013/05/android-studio-ide-built-for-android.html
    

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18. Android Studio
    Early Access Preview
    (Not yet in Beta)
    Download at http:
    //developer.android.
    com/sdk/installing/stu
    dio.html
    Image Source: http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2013/05/android-studio-ide-built-for-android.html
    

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19. Android SDK Manager
    ● Open the
    SDK manager
    ● Select the
    packages,
    ● Click the
    Install button
    Image Source: http://www.cnx-software.com/2012/07/14/installing-android-sdk-on-ubuntu-12-04/
    

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20. 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
    

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21. Publishing on Play Store
    Google Play Developer Console: https://play.
    google.com/apps/publish/
    $25 one-time registration fee
    Publishing:
    http://developer.android.
    com/distribute/googleplay/publish/index.html
    

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22. 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
    

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23. Questions?
    Image Source: http://www.talkandroid.com/35960-google-test-market-accidentally-released-reviewed-quickly-pulled/
    

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24. Thank you very much!
    http://jomar.tigcal.com
    jomar@tigcal.com
    http://google.com/+JomarTigcal
    @jomartigcal
    

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