I was wondering, how hard is it to take make an app for Android based on one that is currently on the iPhone? I'm not trying to make any money or anything, but would like help making a version of this app available on the Android platform that I could use:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/daily-readings/id384687969?mt=8
Thank you.
There is no way to copy the app so it will work on Android, if that's what you mean.
The app would have to be written from the ground up.
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Is it possible to get an app that is the iPhone app store as a .cab to run on my TP2? Words with friends is the app I am wanting from the app store. It is not in the Win MP. Is there a place where I can request this app be made into a .cab? May be a good idea for someone smart enough to figure out how to do such a thing.
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Um, the iPhone is a COMPLETELY different programming environment from Windows Mobile. It is simply not possible for an iPhone app to run on a Windows Mobile device.
In some cases a developer will target multiple platforms (e.g. "porting" the app between platforms), for example Beejive is available as a paid product for BlackBerry and iPhone and unsupported permanent beta (more like discontinued product) for WM, but only the original auther of the application can do this, and only if they want to. It takes planning to develop a cross-platform app in the first place, and if an app was not initially designed to be cross-platform, porting is a painful process. (Usually it simply doesn't get done.)
Entropy512 said:
Um, the iPhone is a COMPLETELY different programming environment from Windows Mobile. It is simply not possible for an iPhone app to run on a Windows Mobile device.
In some cases a developer will target multiple platforms (e.g. "porting" the app between platforms), for example Beejive is available as a paid product for BlackBerry and iPhone and unsupported permanent beta (more like discontinued product) for WM, but only the original auther of the application can do this, and only if they want to. It takes planning to develop a cross-platform app in the first place, and if an app was not initially designed to be cross-platform, porting is a painful process. (Usually it simply doesn't get done.)
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That makes sense I thought I would ask .
Thanks
Hi,
I had a quick look through the forums but couldn't see a topic for this.
I am wanting to get started with android development and programming and am looking for a decent book to help me get started. I have went through the tutorials on the android site but I found them not to be at my level having no java experience.
I do however have programming experience through microsoft visual basic and vba and do understand the basics. i just want a book to take me from scratch with android and eclipse that starts at a fairly easy level but that is still useful once I have progressed.
Does anyone have any recommendations or even know of solid online resources?
Many thanks
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I heard positive things about this: wrox.com/WileyCDA/WroxTitle/Professional-Android-Application-Development.productCd-0470565527.html
Note that I do not have this book myself so I cannot tell you anything more about.
Hi,
Thanks for this, will have a look at that one and see what its like!
Cheers
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http://www.amazon.com/Teach-Yoursel...=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1293644514&sr=1-9
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http://www.amazon.com/Teach-Yoursel...=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1293644514&sr=1-9
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I'm working through that book at the minute, and it is perfect!
Since you've got previous programming experience (it would be good if you had .Net experience) then it's just a case of translating what you know into a different language.
Admittedly, I'm finding it quite easy, coming from a strong C# and .Net background. I think it's probably the easiest transition going, but I'd recommend the book regardless.
Thanks for that as well! It also looks very helpful, i would expect coming from a .net environment to take to Android programming easy enough once i understand how the basics of eclipse and the coding syntax works for it!
I have bought the Wrox programmer to programmer book but i am also going to bear in mind the Teach Yourself Android book as well, had a flick through it there on amazon preview and it looks very easy to use, i like that it is split into hours so you know where you should be and how long it will take.
Thanks for the replies!
I would recommend Commonsware's books. You get a full year's access to 3 books.
http://commonsware.com/
However, I would start with some Java book first. I heard that Head First Java is good.
I second the Commonwares books. The weekly chats alone are worth the price!
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I heard positive things about this: wrox.com/WileyCDA/WroxTitle/Professional-Android-Application-Development.productCd-0470565527.html
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Yep, I have this book and find it great. One thing is nice is that he uses the same program for all his examples, thus building up one app. His writing style is very fluid too. I recommend it.
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i would love to start learning java myself, ive been playing with appinventor, i have graphic design skills but im far from a programmer, playing with appinventor has really spark a fire for me to actually learn real code, i know its a far stretch from appinventor but ive been playing with tools like eclipse for android sdk, i would love to find a good book on a certain way to go about using all these tools together, much research to be done!
Not a book but google for "Android App Course", those labs are a good introduction to android...
Hey guys i am new to xda but not to android so basically i am trying to learn on how to build application to make for honeycomb etc.. but i would like a little how to guide on how to get this started and going hoping someone has a video link of some sort, it will be worth it in the end i promise
I would recommend starting here with the android SDK, then install eclipse (an IDE), and then get the android plug-in for eclipse, and off you go
there are tons of tutorials about how to get your first hello, world program going. they all involve using Eclipse. I would say skip Eclipse and get the Community Edition of IntelliJ IDEA. it is the best Java ide, hands down. and they have integrated Android Dev to the heart of it, not just a plugin. Just one mans opinion. im sure others will disagree.
I agree IDEA, is a better ide imho, for android then eclipse, it just feels better.
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Let me preface that I am familiar with developing Java web apps in both Linux and Windows, but I am just starting to delve into developing Android applications. Forgive me if this has been addressed somewhere else - I couldn't find anything on this subject.
How viable would it be to use a tablet for development, specifically for developing Android applications? To be clear, I'm not talking about writing apps for the tablet - I'm talking about setting up a development environment on the tablet and using it to develop stuff with. Has anyone successfully done this? It seems like something like the Transformer Prime would be a good candidate for this. Are there IDEs for Android, or anything that could be ported over?
The IDE used by most Android developers is eclipse, which isn't available in Android. Not sure if it's possible on the Prime yet, but you would need to install a full blown OS (like Ubuntu). Once that was done it could be used for development.
EDIT: check out javaIDEdroid in the market. I haven't used it, but it claims to allow exactly what you're looking for.
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The IDE used by most Android developers is eclipse, which isn't available in Android. Not sure if it's possible on the Prime yet, but you would need to install a full blown OS (like Ubuntu). Once that was done it could be used for development.
EDIT: check out javaIDEdroid in the market. I haven't used it, but it claims to allow exactly what you're looking for.
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That's cool, I'll check it out.
I primarily use Eclipse. I wonder if it could be recompiled to run in Android? Or maybe the best solution is just to dual boot the thing with Android and Ubuntu.
This post is a question about the feasability of using prerendered live wallpapers on android 1.5/1.6, as they do not, in the stock version at least, currently support live wallpapers/backrounds.
This is just an idea, and I have no idea if it would work; but what if, instead of trying to actually render live wallpapers,
would it be possible to have an app that runs in the backround and just changes the wallpaper at a set interval to the next image in a folder on the sd card? The reason I'm posting this is because I don't have the knowledge or time to actually develop it; nor do I have the hardware that is needed to set up a productive environment for android development.
Does anyone who has viewed this have any knowledge of whether it is plausible? If it is, it would be great if someone were to develop it as an open source project/mod/possibly even an app.
Something like this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739512
Haven't ran donut or cupcake in a long while so I can't recall what its like
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The links seem to be dead, but it seems to be similar to what I want.