Getting Started with Android

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1. Getting Started
   with Android
   Loveleen Kaur
   Software Engineer (Android)
   Android
   

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2. Agenda
   ● Android
   ● Components of Android
   ● Kotlin
   ● Java vs Kotlin
   ● Installation and Setup - Android Studio
   ● Hands on Session
   ● Q n A
   

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3. 3
   What?
   Why?
   How?
   

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4. Android
   ● Linux Based OS
   ● Open Source
   ● Officially Launched in 2007
   ● Initially Developed by Android inc. and subsequently purchased by Google
   ● Its Version name is mainly based on Sweets treats or Desserts and now number
   ● Latest version 13
   ● Android owns around 75% of the market
   

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5. Power of Android
   ● Android has over 2.8 billion active users, it has a global market share of 75
   percent
   ● Android holds over 85% market share in Brazil, India, Indonesia, Turkey and
   Vietnam
   ● Over one billion Android smartphones were shipped last year (2021)
   ● Samsung is the largest Android smartphone manufacturer, followed by
   Huawei and Xiaomi
   

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6. Android Studio build apps for
   ● Android phones
   ● Tablets
   ● Android Wear
   ● Android TV
   ● Android Auto
   

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7. Components of Android
   ● Activity/Fragment
   ● Content Providers
   ● Broadcast Receivers
   ● Services
   

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8. “A modern
   Programing language
   that makes
   Developers happier.”
   Kotlin
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9. Kotlin
   ● Kotlin is a Open Source, general purpose, statically typed programming
   language for the JVM and Android.
   ● It is a modern, trending programming language.
   ● It is easy to learn, especially if you already know Java (it is 100%
   compatible with Java).
   ● It is used to develop Android apps, server side apps, and much more.
   

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10. Who uses Kotlin
    

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11. Java vs Kotlin
    // Hello world in java
    Class Helloworld
    {
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
    System.out.print(“Hello World”);
    }
    }
    // Hello world in Kotlin
    fun main(array : Array)
    {
    print(“Hello World”)
    }
    

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12. Android Studio
    The official Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for developing
    Android Apps is Android Studio, which Google supports.
    Java was replaced by kotlin on May 7, 2019, as a preferred language for
    developing Android Apps. But still, Java is being used for developing Android
    Apps.
    

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13. System Requirements
    Before downloading and installing Android Studio, the following requirements are
    essential.
    ● Operating System Version - Microsoft Windows 7/8/10 (32-bit or 64-bit).
    ● Random Access Memory (RAM) - Minimum 4 GB RAM and 8 GB RAM
    recommended.
    ● Free Disk Space - Minimum 2 GB and 4 GB recommended.
    ● Minimum Required JDK Version - Java Development Kit (JDK) 8.
    ● Minimum Screen Resolution - 1280 * 800.resolution
    

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14. Installation Guide
    ● To download the Android Studio, visit the official Android Studio website in
    your web browser.
    

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15. ● Click on the "Download Android Studio" option.
    Installation Guide
    

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16. ● Double click on the downloaded "Android Studio-ide.exe" file.
    Installation Guide
    

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17. ● "Android Studio Setup" will appear on the screen and click "Next" to proceed.
    Installation Guide
    

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18. Resources
    ● https://www.android.com/
    ● https://developer.android.com/guide
    ● https://developer.android.com/courses/fundamentals-training/toc-v2
    ● https://developer.android.com/courses/android-basics-kotlin/course
    

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19. Thank you
    Loveleen Kaur
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/loveleen-kaur/
    https://twitter.com/loveleen_nancy
    

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