hi, im new to the android programming. can anyone help me how to start? what apps do i need and is it compatible with win7?
ben_chin_co said:
hi, im new to the android programming. can anyone help me how to start? what apps do i need and is it compatible with win7?
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Android SDK and Eclipse. That's about what you need.
You would probably need java knowledge too...
If you know any other programming language it should be really easy.
Try the guide here:
http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/eclipse-adt.html
I'm lost with the installation part. (have some background with other prog lang. but none with java) can anyone help me with this part? what is the needed apps and/or how to start this apps?
What part are you having trouble with? What OS are you running? I never could get windows7 to work right with java and eclipse.
Oh. Maybe thats why. Coz. Im using win7
ben_chin_co said:
Oh. Maybe thats why. Coz. Im using win7
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What is Coz? Cousin?
Anyway, I set up a linux virtual machine using VMWare's VMPlayer--a scaled down free version of VM's Workstation. This runs pretty well under Win7 on my laptop. I still use my main linux box for development when available.
I recommend you use Linux 9.10
And download Android SDK android for Linux.
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Hi .. Wanted to learn a bit about development .. Can anyone please help me set up an avd for DHD?? I tried it but I keep getting error loading preferences
Thanks
EDIT: Can someone please also point me to some good links from where I can learn about cooking a ROM. I have done a search and seen lots of tutorials but I cant find one which starts from the basics. Thanks again
Just wanted to bump this topic .. I have searched and searched and even tried with a ROM file , but I cannot seem to get this working. Can anyone please help me setup AVD??
Mods please delete this thread. I dont think am gonna get replies on this one. Time for some trial and error. :-(
irteza_h said:
Mods please delete this thread. I dont think am gonna get replies on this one. Time for some trial and error. :-(
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I'm facing the same nooby issue - creating an optimal avd for the HTC Desire HD. Did you have any luck with your research/experimentation?
what's a avd ???
Android virtual device I think...
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What's an avd
daedric said:
what's a avd ???
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AVD stands for 'android virtual device'. AVDs are is used by the Eclipse IDE for developing apps for the Android system. Essentially, when developing an app it is very useful to check it against the AVDs of different android devices to ensure that the app will perform properly on each device.
When I asked for help, I thought that this forum - namely xda-developers - would be able to point me to sources of the AVD's of various android devices. I'm surprised that no-one seems to have heard of them - are there any andriod app developers that read this forum?
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Will
Hi,
I'm trying to experiment with making my own build, but for the first instance I'm trying to gain an understanding of how everything is working by working with a current build.
I'm using eclipse in linux with the android sdk etc.
My question relates to running already prepared builds in the emulator. From what I understand in the sdk/platform folder I should be able to place the system.img file from a current build and run it on the emulator, however when I try this the emulator appears to freeze.
What am I doing wrong or missing?
Thanks in advance.
I think i"ll follow this thread pretty closely, i've been wanting to run android on win xp sp3, thru my sdk setup, and would like to know how to as well. Maybe somebody with the proper know-how will be generous enough to post a brief guide, enough to point us noobs in the right direction to get builds running on our pc's. I'd like to be able to use the sdk to troubleshoot, fiddle around, and test a few things out, among other things.
If some kind soul would be willing to post a couple of good links, i'd be willing to read up, give it a go, and do my best at making a guide/tut for running android in the sdk
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huggs said:
I think i"ll follow this thread pretty closely, i've been wanting to run android on win xp sp3, thru my sdk setup, and would like to know how to as well. Maybe somebody with the proper know-how will be generous enough to post a brief guide, enough to point us noobs in the right direction to get builds running on our pc's. I'd like to be able to use the sdk to troubleshoot, fiddle around, and test a few things out, among other things.
If some kind soul would be willing to post a couple of good links, i'd be willing to read up, give it a go, and do my best at making a guide/tut for running android in the sdk
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Have you downloaded Eclipse? I can manage to run the SDK platform in the Android Emulator, but for some reason I'm having trouble with modified/custom Roms.
http://developer.android.com/index.html
http://www.eclipse.org/
No, i havent. I thought you could just run android from the sdk. I'll check it out when i get home. Thanks, i'll let u know how it goes as soon as i get it all set up
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huggs said:
No, i havent. I thought you could just run android from the sdk. I'll check it out when i get home. Thanks, i'll let u know how it goes as soon as i get it all set up
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You want to download eclipse, then install the ADT, you'll find instructions on the android developers site under the SDK tab, enjoy.
Guys I have Nexus S i9020T runnig Android version 2.3.4, Baseband version I9020XXKD1, Build number GRJ22. I have looked around a lot and am confused on how to root my phone, is there any simple way of rooting my phone with super user? I run a very old PC so installing the sdk is pretty hard, so could anyone give me a step by step simple tutorial? This is my first Android phone and am a complete noob at this
Did you read the sticky yet?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1007782
It's a step-by-step tutorial and exactly how you should do it.
The SDK shouldn't really be a strain for your PC.
Good luck,
Greetz
You don't need the entire SDK. Grab PDAnet USB divers and then choose to download just the 2.3.3 SDK and Google USB drivers from the SDK. Worked fine for me this way. You don't need all the stuff the SDK wants to install by default.
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frutelaken said:
Did you read the sticky yet?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1007782
It's a step-by-step tutorial and exactly how you should do it.
The SDK shouldn't really be a strain for your PC.
Good luck,
Greetz
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You dont know how crappy my PC is , its a 384 MB ram and only 30 GB memory, its too slow, is there any other way to root? Btw, I have i9020T.
Gaurav.Stallion said:
You dont know how crappy my PC is , its a 384 MB ram and only 30 GB memory, its too slow, is there any other way to root?
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No man, you need to use a pc... i guess you will need to be patient...
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thiagodark said:
No man, you need to use a pc... i guess you will need to be patient...
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Will I be able to use this method for my Nexus S running 2.3.4?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895545
Is there any way to root without the SDK? I heard there was some problem with the fast boot oem? People were getting stuck at the Google screen?
Gaurav.Stallion said:
Will I be able to use this method for my Nexus S running 2.3.4?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895545
Is there any way to root without the SDK? I heard there was some problem with the fast boot oem? People were getting stuck at the Google screen?
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Yes that guide works regardless of what Android version you're using because Android version is not a factor. It's the bootloader.
No, it is impossible to root without the SDK because you have to unlock the bootloader using the SDK. You won't get stuck at the Google screen. People are messing up because they're unable to follow instructions.
zephiK said:
Yes that guide works regardless of what Android version you're using because Android version is not a factor. It's the bootloader.
No, it is impossible to root without the SDK because you have to unlock the bootloader using the SDK. You won't get stuck at the Google screen. People are messing up because they're unable to follow instructions.
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Dude can you please come on an IM and give me step by step guidance? I'm a total noob, and I reall dont wanna screw up my Nexus cos i cant get it fixed here, i got my nexus sent from U.S.
Gaurav.Stallion said:
Dude can you please come on an IM and give me step by step guidance? I'm a total noob, and I reall dont wanna screw up my Nexus cos i cant get it fixed here, i got my nexus sent from U.S.
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Everything that you need to know is in that step-by-step guide. What are you having troubles with?
zephiK said:
Everything that you need to know is in that step-by-step guide. What are you having troubles with?
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I just dont want to make any mistakes, thats why i wanted someone to guide me, I'm very new to this stuff.
Gaurav.Stallion said:
I just dont want to make any mistakes, thats why i wanted someone to guide me, I'm very new to this stuff.
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I've helped people in this topic many times.
The easiest way I can say is to first download the Android SDK listed in that step-by-step thread. It's not that difficult and you shouldn't be scared to do it. Unless you're flashing something for another model of the phone (such as NS4G) everything should be fixable.
Download http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html to your respective OS. If its for windows, I know it says recommended for exe but I prefer using the .zip version of it. So download that first if you haven't already.
zephiK said:
I've helped people in this topic many times.
The easiest way I can say is to first download the Android SDK listed in that step-by-step thread. It's not that difficult and you shouldn't be scared to do it. Unless you're flashing something for another model of the phone (such as NS4G) everything should be fixable.
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Okie I have i9020T, I'll install the SDK tonight, before that i will have to install the JDK, can I PM you if I have any doubts?
Gaurav.Stallion said:
Okie I have i9020T, I'll install the SDK tonight, before that i will have to install the JDK, can I PM you if I have any doubts?
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Sure, but I can't guarantee that I can respond right away. But if you're able to do it now, that would be the best and I can help you step-by-step to achieve this. It shouldn't take more than ten minutes.
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Sure, but I can't guarantee that I can respond right away. But if you're able to do it now, that would be the best and I can help you step-by-step to achieve this. It shouldn't take more than ten minutes.
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I downloaded the one which said Recommended, I'll download the other one, I'll be able to install the SDK tonight, anytime you'll be online tomorrow?
Gaurav.Stallion said:
I downloaded the one which said Recommended, I'll download the other one, I'll be able to install the SDK tonight, anytime you'll be online tomorrow?
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It's afternoon here. I'll be on but I can't promise anything being on XDA because I may be busy. Like I said, right now is the best time if its possible. The exe is fine, you don't have to re-download it but I have no idea where the exe is installing the SDK to.
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It's afternoon here. I'll be on but I can't promise anything being on XDA because I may be busy. Like I said, right now is the best time if its possible. The exe is fine, you don't have to re-download it but I have no idea where the exe is installing the SDK to.
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I'll post here whenever I'm done installing the sdk, cos my comp and net are really slow, could you just post a reply when you are on? I'll be right back when you post
Gaurav.Stallion said:
I'll post here whenever I'm done installing the sdk, cos my comp and net are really slow, could you just post a reply when you are on? I'll be right back when you post
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I'm on.. like I said, I don't browse XDA 24/7. You want my help, I'm not going to come looking for you.
If your internet is really slow and you have to download ROMs after rooting. It might be rough on your end because ROMs are at least ~80MB+
zephiK said:
I'm on.. like I said, I don't browse XDA 24/7. You want my help, I'm not going to come looking for you.
If your internet is really slow and you have to download ROMs after rooting. It might be rough on your end because ROMs are at least ~80MB+
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I'm done downloading the SDK, I am downloading the JDK right now, will install both immediately. I will try the guide, can I PM you if I have any problem, reply whenever you are free, I will wait and could you give me a link or names to the roms I will need? I will keep them on download while I install the SDK.
Gaurav.Stallion said:
I'm done downloading the SDK, I am downloading the JDK right now, will install both immediately. I will try the guide, can I PM you if I have any problem, reply whenever you are free, I will wait
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Don't know why you're downloading the JDK but okay. Extract it and rename the folder android-sdk-windows-r12 to /sdk/ and place it on the root of your C drive. So it'd be located in C:\sdk\
You need to put your phone into bootloader mode (while phone is off; VOL UP + Power) while plugged in. Do what the instructions say and set up the drivers.
The step-by-step guide is self-explanatory. I don't really want to paraphrase what the guide says because it's pretty simple. Follow the guide you linked earlier and tell me if you experience any problems or have problems understanding what is being asked.
Edit: In part 2, where it says:
switch to the directory where you downloaded & unzipped the ..\android-sdk-windows\tools
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It'll be cd C:\sdk\tools\
(I rename it to sdk because its easier to type than android-sdk-windows-
Edit 2: In part 2 where it tells you to get clockwork 3.0.0.5, disregard that
download: http://www.mediafire.com/?y3is5c9n5fi1sd6 instead
when you finish downloading it, place it in C:\sdk\tools\
and type:
fastboot flash recovery 4002-orange.img
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This is a newer version of the Recovery and it should function better.
zephiK said:
Don't know why you're downloading the JDK but okay. Extract it and rename the folder android-sdk-windows-r12 to /sdk/ and place it on the root of your C drive. So it'd be located in C:\sdk\
You need to put your phone into bootloader mode (while phone is off; VOL UP + Power) while plugged in. Do what the instructions say and set up the drivers.
The step-by-step guide is self-explanatory. I don't really want to paraphrase what the guide says because it's pretty simple. Follow the guide you linked earlier and tell me if you experience any problems or have problems understanding what is being asked.
Edit: In part 2, where it says:
It'll be cd C:\sdk\tools\
(I rename it to sdk because its easier to type than android-sdk-windows-
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I'm downloading the JDK cos when I open the SDK Manager.exe, it gives me an error saying java not found and asks to download the JDK
DELETE ME
this is pretty cool do you have an ISO fo this, ive been trying to get an android tv setup for PC for a while now, I would love to test this
foxtrotdragon said:
this is pretty cool do you have an ISO fo this, ive been trying to get an android tv setup for PC for a while now, I would love to test this
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Sorry But i'm not that experienced to compile a custom ROM
brandonlee96 said:
Sorry But i'm not that experienced to compile a custom ROM
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I see, do you happen to have any documentation on how you accomplished this then? or could you write down the rough steps so I could attempt to replicate this? Would be much appreciated
foxtrotdragon said:
I see, do you happen to have any documentation on how you accomplished this then? or could you write down the rough steps so I could attempt to replicate this? Would be much appreciated
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the guide is at the main post now with the files to download
I did this on Bliss OS, it works aside for the fact that in my VM the settings wont open now, but I didnt test it to see if they did before so whether or not that is an issue due to the steps provided is unknown
EDIT: The VM I use is Hyper-V