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I know a little about rooting but I would love to learn how to develop ROMs. I understand that is something that I can not just jump into. Can anyone point me to all of the information that I will need to learn how to do this.
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rllong1 said:
I know a little about rooting but I would love to learn how to develop ROMs. I understand that is something that I can not just jump into. Can anyone point me to all of the information that I will need to learn how to do this.
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google is the best place.

Try these as a start, but I recommend Google also. And reading through the 'Android Development' forum posts here and for other devices (G1, in particular).
http://www.kandroid.org/android_pdk/index.html
http://blog.coralic.nl/2010/01/28/bu...o-from-source/
http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.ph...ck_Boot_Images
http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-...ge-source.html
http://adrianvintu.com/blogengine/post/Colored-Logcat-Script-for-Windows.aspx
And the ones in my sig...

A couple of things not to do:
Copy someone else's work or ROM, make a few minor changes, and call it your own.
Include applications that don't allow others to re-distribute. Just because they're free doesn't mean people can include them.
One thing you really should do:
Give others credit for any small tweaks or fixes that they provide.

hallstevenson said:
A couple of things not to do:
Give others credit for any small tweaks or fixes that they provide.
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So you saying not to give ppl credit for when they help out?

droidkevlar said:
So you saying not to give ppl credit for when they help out?
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lol. was thinking the same thing.

There, fixed

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=667298
From the great Cyanogen himself.

Thanks for all the info guys. I will check it out.
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Newbie here (well somewhat)

First things first, I will go ahead and introduce myself to the world of xda. I am 24 years old, stable job and steady income. I'm currently in the beginning stages of what may formulate into my future career. Android developement. I have so many questions to ask. But first things first. Do I need to know java? I seem to discourage myself from making any real progress with programming mostly because I feel out of touch with the community.
I have never been one to stick with forums. Though now I intend to truly participate within this community now. I already use eclipse with the android sdk. But my real question here is, do I need to know Java? Thanks. I hope that I can become a great addition to the community and hope to participate and contribute as well.
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Learn as many languages as you can...
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I know enough about c++ to grasp a lot of other langs. But I am rusty. Can't believe that was the only reply... lol
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Java is a Major part of Android Development... I'd get as used to it as possible.

well, i cant be of much help in terms of telling you what to learn/do, but i will say a pre-thanks. I love these forums and they wouldnt be possible without all the developers. so good job
as for developing.. well.. i bet there's probably an app for it lol. or an e-book
good luck!

ecooce said:
Learn as many languages as you can...
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as long as one of them is java.
other than that have fun and think outside the box.

Thank you guys, btw I work for sprint ( plz dont bash me ) I am one of the top agents in my dept. alrea dy have my hello world app running on emulator, cant wait to make some progress, my god I believe I have the worst spelling on my phone
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nandroide said:
Thank you guys, btw I work for sprint ( plz dont bash me ) I am one of the top agents in my dept. alrea dy have my hello world app running on emulator, cant wait to make some progress, my god I believe I have the worst spelling on my phone
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We do have a keyboard lag fix for that...

Thanks will look into it
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Developers Wanted!!

Okay, I am putting together a team of developers to work on MIUI for our Epic. I have a few dev's already on board and we would like as many as possible to work on it! If you are interested PLEASE reply to this thread or PM me. I've got an IRC set up and we'll make sure to make it a team effort!

First. Sorry iSaint...

is ahmgsk not working on it anymore?
I thought that there was one being worked on still is all.
... Edited: Sorry I went to his old thread on sense and someone said he moved on to another phone perhaps.

Im so willing to test if that helps
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darkierawr said:
First. Sorry iSaint...
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Damn you !!
... Sorry me knows nothing about development but i am a hell of a tester

darkierawr said:
First. Sorry iSaint...
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Too funny
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I'm also no good at coding, but I can test as well if need be.

Is there a android dev. For dummys book i would help lol
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That's always been the problem. Lots of testers, but not enough devs. Is there a good how to?
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Id gladly be a tester also. If u want a tester pm me. I have plenty of time for testing and reporting issues

MiUi is built from source, right? If it wasn't, I might actually be able to help

readingkeeper said:
MiUi is built from source, right? If it wasn't, I might actually be able to help
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No. There is no MIUI source.

marcusant said:
No. There is no MIUI source.
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Well, I meant AOSP source. Like how CM7 is.

notsosmrtgeek said:
Is there a android dev. For dummys book i would help lol
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Java and C++ for dummies?
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Learning to be a dev takes a while because you need to develop skills that are necessary to code and such. Habits such as writing clean code and commenting out parts of code also need to be formed. I took an introductory comp. science course in college, but i haven't really practiced nor even attempted to look at developing for android as i know its a whole new world and i simply do not have the time to do it. But ladies and gentlemen, if you want to do it, nothing is stopping you, but just be sure that it is NOT easy and will take a couple of years or more until you are able to help with more than just bug testing unfortunately. And before anyone says that i am flaming or trolling, i am not, i am simply stating the truth and on top of that, I am in the same boat as you are, helpless to the devs. All I can do is donate some of my paycheck every now and then for exceptional work. I and we all owe it to these devs for making our phone work well and, as far as I'm concerned, they deserve it.

I would also love to help, but I just now started learning code on my "free" free time, its hard to remeber the format of the code,just that alone is a nightmare...
DOS was childs play compared to writing anything for android, I'm a pc guy,used to using windows UI or DOS back in the day when I was 14...
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Will u be working on a GB miui or froyo
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Going to school for programming over here, I'll be self teaching myself java, and reading up on android books here shortly. Once i've the money to purchase the necessary books.

XtaC318 said:
Going to school for programming over here, I'll be self teaching myself java, and reading up on android books here shortly. Once i've the money to purchase the necessary books.
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while we're on the topic, to what books are you referring ??
I'm definitely interested in some reading material.. while I can't help w/ coding and such (right now) I think it's a good time for me to get started reading and playing (on my device anyway)

I have tried MIUI
I honestly just dont care much for it it is built from its own source originally built in asia it is coded in I believe chinese and ported over to english and thus has been ported to different devices it was first ported to the og droid it is not built from aosp or any other android released source it is a ui built all its own.

Need a tester for a ROM? PM me

Hello everyone,
After lurking around XDA for a while, I've decided I'm tired of just flashing ROMs and would like to become more active in learning Android development. In that pursuit I have acquired a second OG EVO for development purposes, and figured helping others will probably help me out as well. So if any devs need a ROM(or anything related) tested, please feel free to PM me. Thanks!
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chrisstl said:
Hello everyone,
After lurking around XDA for a while, I've decided I'm tired of just flashing ROMs and would like to become more active in learning Android development. In that pursuit I have acquired a second OG EVO for development purposes, and figured helping others will probably help me out as well. So if any devs need a ROM(or anything related) tested, please feel free to PM me. Thanks!
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Not too long ago I made this same decision, and I've been learning so much and getting into it: Two people you will want to contact are Wambo_Bomb and Jlmancuso. Both are extremely helpful.
If you want to try to build, there are two really good guides I'd recommend. Also, I would use both of them together, each have details you'll probably want.
Guide 1
Guide 2

Yes sir I can send you some test subjects and always more than willing to help out people wanting to learn.
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nate234 said:
Not too long ago I made this same decision, and I've been learning so much and getting into it: Two people you will want to contact are Wambo_Bomb and Jlmancuso. Both are extremely helpful.
If you want to try to build, there are two really good guides I'd recommend. Also, I would use both of them together, each have details you'll probably want.
Guide 1
Guide 2
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Thank you for the info and the guides! :good:
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Yes sir I can send you some test subjects and always more than willing to help out people wanting to learn.
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Thanks! I'm rooting the new device now and will be able to test anything for you later today. :good:

Atrix 4G kernel appreciation thread

I felt I needed to put up this thread due to the confusion of what can and cannot be posted in the other kernel threads. I would like to say a HUGE thank you to all the devs involved and the kernel testers. I am finally making use of the kernel thanks to epinters 10.1 ROM. Woah what a difference its like a new phone and still only alpha!!!! So to all the devs and the testers you are achieving things that I have seen go stagnant or fail on other projects for other platforms so many many many times. I hope this thread will help you all feel valued. This has to be one of the more hardcore coding projects and you are achieving milestones and a great rate. So if everyone would like to give thanks to those involved please use this thread so the devs will get the pats on the backs they deserve.
If a mod could add a complete list of the devs that would be great or if Kristian or epinter can send me a complete list I'll add it to the post, complete with their roles would be nice.
So once again your achievements truly are great may your success continue
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I'll try not to be pessimistic on an optimistic thread, nor sarcastic at all. But another good way to show some love for the devs is donating

jhonnyx said:
I'll try not to be pessimistic on an optimistic thread, nor sarcastic at all. But another good way to show some love for the devs is donating
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Oh make no mistakes I'll will be making a donation, had I been working I would have already. I just think its important for the devs to read words of thanks, encouragement and praise for their efforts. I've posted in other threads before showing my admiration for what the devs have achieved only to have it deleted and my post I believed help give some idea to other users how difficult a task had been taken on. So please people if you feel the devs should receive a pat on the back then please post in this thread
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i've been using the new kernel for a while now and i definitely notice a difference. thanks again for the work, glad there are people still dedicated to this phone.

Its really an amazing experience to become a witness of the rebirth of an official abandoned device. Thanks a lot.
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I too greatly appreciate the effort of these devs. I'm running the CM10.1 build by epinter and company, and it's really incredible.
I just wish I had the rights to post my bugs/tweaks/comments directly in the dev forum...

OK been on epinters 10.1 7-12-13 version for about 24 hrs. All I can say is the development has been fantastic and this version is very stable for me. Just keeps getting better and better. Fantastic results guys please keep up the amazing work
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Just made a small donation will do the same next month. The gurus are getting closer all the time *80)
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