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Android Apps Development
Jomar Tigcal
GDG Philippines | UMAK
February 18, 2016
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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
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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
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Women Techmakers Manila 2016
Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium, De La Salle
University Manila
March 19, 2016
http://womentechmakers.gdgph.org
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Android
● Linux-based mobile operating system
● World's most popular mobile platform
● Open-source
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Android is Everywhere
● Phones
● Tablets
● Smartwatches (Android Wear)
● Televisions (Android TV)
● Cars (Android Auto)
● even Google Glass
● and other devices (Brillo and Weave)
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Getting Started with
Android App Development
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Do you want to be
an Android developer?
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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
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developer.android.com
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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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Android OS Distribution
Source: https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html
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Android Studio
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Android Studio
● Official IDE for Android apps development
● Based on IntelliJ Community Edition
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Android Studio
Android Studio IDE
Android SDK tools
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Platform
Android 6.0 emulator system image with Google APIs
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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
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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)
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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/
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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\
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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.
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SDK Manager
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Publishing Your Apps
● Google Play Developer Console: https://play.google.com/apps/publish/
● $25 one-time registration fee
● Resource: http://developer.android.
com/distribute/googleplay/publish/index.html
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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
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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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Communities
● Android Development Google+ Community: https://plus.google.
com/communities/105153134372062985968
● GDG Philippines: http://gdgph.org
● Philippine Android Developers Group: https://www.facebook.
com/groups/padc.you/
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Opportunities
● Admob Student App Challenge: https://www.google.
com/admob/challenge.html
● Android Masters 2016 (coming soon!): http://androidmasters.gdgph.org
● GDG HackFair Philippines 2016 (coming soon!): http://hackfair.gdgph.org
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Hands-on Activity
android-codelab.tigcal.com
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Questions?
Image Source: http://www.talkandroid.com/35960-google-test-market-accidentally-released-reviewed-quickly-pulled/
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Thank you!
Build something awesome!
Provide feedback: talkback.tigcal.com
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Android Apps Development
Jomar Tigcal
GDG Philippines | UMAK
February 18, 2016