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TOTAL NOOB, Sorry in advance but im lost.

Where to begin learning about developing... im really interested but all i can find is like how to use stuff ppl have already done... like how-to's on boot animations or seriously over my head stuff like how metamorph works. i need to find some relevant info on the android system and how it works and what i apk vs adb vs xml is. can anyone be of assistance? pls.

I'd also be interested.

Come on man it says on the forum no noobs. I'm trying not to be a **** but all of your questions could be answered with 10 minutes of searching on google.

I am also interested in trying to know a little more about this so that I can help people instead of always being the one that needs help.

drew16 said:
Come on man it says on the forum no noobs. I'm trying not to be a **** but all of your questions could be answered with 10 minutes of searching on google.
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dude ur totally not a ****. i was just not thinkin. developer.android.com has soooo much good stuff to start. ty tho.

I'm a little confused as to what you want to know.
But actually I would check out http://developer.android.com/ and read through their Guide and learn about Android first, and then watch some of their Videos. After that, you could read through some of the tutorials on XDA regarding Android and just Google some of the terms used, such as SPL, Fastboot, ADB, Root, etc. You're right, most guides on here tell you how to do something and not particularly what it all means. So unfortunately, a lot of it, you will have to search for.

Stable Android to run on my Touch HD

Hi there I have looked and I know there are lots of different ways to have Android but I would like to know the best most stable ROM...
Thanks,
Craig.

craigrobertson said:
Hi there I have looked and I know there are lots of different ways to have Android but I would like to know the best most stable ROM...
Thanks,
Craig.
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How good are your skills.. maybe you can contribute in some way.. ?
Have you even read *some* of the other threads..

oNNoZeLe said:
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Have you even read *some* of the other threads..
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craigrobertson said:
Hi there I have looked and I know there are lots of different ways to have Android but I would like to know the best most stable ROM...
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He has not!!!
Use search!!!

wow, friendly people....

suge_e said:
wow, friendly people....
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Exactly, it doesnt take much to be nice really does it...
The best release I have tried is the xdandroid 2.2
link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=732362
To be fair though, there hasn't been a properly stable release yet on the touch hd yet but the developers are working on it!

Thanks for the nice replies...
Just because some of us are not on the forums all the time doesn't mean we ask totally stupid questions. Just because you can search doesn't mean it finds the relevant information.
I was only looking for some help/advice...

Use this:
willk22 said:
The best release I have tried is the xdandroid 2.2
link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=732362
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in combination with the work by Camro.
Then you'll have a decent version with some small bugs.
That's (as far as i know) the best out there atm for our Touch HD.

craigrobertson said:
Thanks for the nice replies...
Just because some of us are not on the forums all the time doesn't mean we ask totally stupid questions. Just because you can search doesn't mean it finds the relevant information.
I was only looking for some help/advice...
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That may be true, but you have to take into account that your first post was a bit of a "drive-by shooting" kind of thing.
The developers here aren't unfriendly, but years of people posting "Hey what's the best X thanks" will make most people a bit weary.
In other words, there is a lot of information here but the best way to get help is to ask with a bit of knowledge beforehand. For example:
"I have a Touch HD and want to run android. I know about HaRET and how to install an android build on my SD-card, but am unsure which build to use. I've seen build X, Y and Z and am wondering whether someone has tried any or even better all of them, and could tell me which one seems the most stable.
I'm thinking of trying X, but if Y is a lot better I'd prefer to get that on my first try."
Also, you can't find "the best most stable ROM" using search because, well, that's up to a lot of different factors.
Often, the only way to make sure is by trying a lot of them yourself and see what works best for you.
Finding what works for you takes time and effort.
If you can show that you're willing to spend both, people here will be nothing but helpful. And I'm not saying you're not willing, I'm just saying that maybe that wasn't very clear from your first post. Know what I mean?
Good luck with setting up Android on your HD.

experts
the developers here has been a great help and made my diamond and HD awesome! You should pay attention to what Polar Bear writes in the previous post. 2.2 Xdandroid is almost reliable I'm waiting for a new release, but keep in mind the long wait for X10 users...

Holy Bear said:
That may be true, but you have to take into account that your first post was a bit of a "drive-by shooting" kind of thing.
The developers here aren't unfriendly, but years of people posting "Hey what's the best X thanks" will make most people a bit weary.
In other words, there is a lot of information here but the best way to get help is to ask with a bit of knowledge beforehand. For example:
"I have a Touch HD and want to run android. I know about HaRET and how to install an android build on my SD-card, but am unsure which build to use. I've seen build X, Y and Z and am wondering whether someone has tried any or even better all of them, and could tell me which one seems the most stable.
I'm thinking of trying X, but if Y is a lot better I'd prefer to get that on my first try."
Also, you can't find "the best most stable ROM" using search because, well, that's up to a lot of different factors.
Often, the only way to make sure is by trying a lot of them yourself and see what works best for you.
Finding what works for you takes time and effort.
If you can show that you're willing to spend both, people here will be nothing but helpful. And I'm not saying you're not willing, I'm just saying that maybe that wasn't very clear from your first post. Know what I mean?
Good luck with setting up Android on your HD.
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Wow..... good answer : )

HTC HD2 Android Development.What Kind Of Stuff Do I Need?

Hey guys,I want to start creating an android roms for HTC HD2.whats the software I need to start doing that?I have plenty of time and I Love my HD2.I tried many rom by many developers as mdeejay and darkstone and I decided to try to vreate my own.How can I do that and whats the equipment I need to do that?

Well yeah you definitely need lots of stuff. Yes, stuff is very important and without stuff you will not be able to make your stuff.
Hope that helps.

yeah but what kind of stuff?what programms tools etc do I need?

nkos719 said:
yeah but what kind of stuff?what programms tools etc do I need?
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the very basic ones "Programming and linux Knowledge"....if you got these, you are already 90% success....
Then,Linux operating system in your PC such as ubuntu,fedora or opensuse....
Kitchen...such as coffee shop....................
Again, Knowledge is important...It is not easy as you think,if you don't any Linux stuffs

well,I know that its not easy.
But I have plenty of time and I would like to have a try.so where can I find caffee shop for hd2 updated software?

nkos719 said:
well,I know that its not easy.
But I have plenty of time and I would like to have a try.so where can I find caffee shop for hd2 updated software?
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Here you go...Try to search next time...LOL
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=738770&highlight=coffee+shop
All the best...wish someone can teach you...But please don't open another thread to ask for help....
This kind of threads already repeated many times...

the others are kinda saying that if you have to ask, then you just aren't ready to do it
its like asking someone about how to repair cars or build your first computer...no simple set of tools and a tutorial will get you anywhere

bravo261 said:
the others are kinda saying that if you have to ask, then you just aren't ready to do it
its like asking someone about how to repair cars or build your first computer...no simple set of tools and a tutorial will get you anywhere
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Agree with you...If I provide you all the tools and ask you to repair a sport car. It seems impossible...

bravo261 said:
the others are kinda saying that if you have to ask, then you just aren't ready to do it
its like asking someone about how to repair cars or build your first computer...no simple set of tools and a tutorial will get you anywhere
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Hmm, I built my first computer by looking inside another one, wasn't hard at all.

nkos719, knowing how to search for information fast and efficiently is one of the most important assets of a developer. Make the search function your most important tool and you will progress fast.

I looked everywhere but the only tool I found was the Coffee Shop kitchen v1 but I cannot open the files included in the rar file.

That's because it only works on Linux systems..
If you do not have access to an Linux environment, better forget ROM development for Android.

AmpJack said:
Hmm, I built my first computer by looking inside another one, wasn't hard at all.
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Putting the hardware is the easy part! I was doing that for my father when I was 7/8! Only now than Im turning 18 have I learnt to make a flawlessly working computer!
I agree with everyone else here...
Noone can give you the answer you want.
It took me months of hard work, with no help from anyone else but text books to be able to write java for android.
Thats your best hope.
Good luck though, Keep at it! Its worth it in the end.

lonelykatana said:
Putting the hardware is the easy part! I was doing that for my father when I was 7/8! Only now than Im turning 18 have I learnt to make a flawlessly working computer!
I agree with everyone else here...
Noone can give you the answer you want.
It took me months of hard work, with no help from anyone else but text books to be able to write java for android.
Thats your best hope.
Good luck though, Keep at it! Its worth it in the end.
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Hey, mate...I have looked at your photos, great shots...Keep it up....Cheers.

Source to learn java for android apps?

Outside the official java tutorial site. I know that is the best site to learn java, but Ive tried and I cant keep up. It looked messy for me. So anyone got a site or a book which covers some moderate stuff? Im not looking for game development. Also, I've managed to make my own simple notepad app, from the exercise at google. So no "hello world" tutorials, please.
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First head java very good book for learning java, I learned from there
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Paulius7 said:
First head java very good book for learning java, I learned from there
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Me, too.
It's a great book.

If you're new to Java, I would highly recommend at least learning the basics of Java and OO before launching into Android dev. Mainly because with Android dev there are a lot more moving parts than just pure Java.
Haven't taken this course myself, but looking through the contents of the course it looks quite good. At the price of 'FREE' you can't go wrong! https://www.udemy.com/java-tutorial/
Once you're more familiar with Java, this is a good reference book: http://www.amazon.com/Effective-Java-Edition-Joshua-Bloch/dp/0321356683

ArigatoLowLife said:
Outside the official java tutorial site. ...
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What is the official java tutorial site?

javapimp said:
What is the official java tutorial site?
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Here you go: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/
Welcome to the forum by the way.

nikwen said:
Here you go: [link removed 'cause I'm a noob]
Welcome to the forum by the way.
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Oh yeah, that makes sense! Seems like a stupid question now. I've always tended to avoid the tutorials from the actual vendors since they are typically the worst. I guess I sometimes forget they even exist...

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javapimp said:
Oh yeah, that makes sense! Seems like a stupid question now. I've always tended to avoid the tutorials from the actual vendors since they are typically the worst. I guess I sometimes forget they even exist...
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i think if u have better foundation of c or c++ the learning lava will hardly take one month...
i will give my example i learnt c++ in my 12th standard...
then for developing android app i learnt java by myself without any tutorials or guides ,just used eclipse IDE and source codes of sample android app...
and now my android app is in playstore... and i made my app opensource and u can see my app in this thread..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2547427

javapimp said:
Oh yeah, that makes sense! Seems like a stupid question now. I've always tended to avoid the tutorials from the actual vendors since they are typically the worst. I guess I sometimes forget they even exist...
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I haven't used them, too. The Head First Java book did the job.

nikwen said:
I haven't used them, too. The Head First Java book did the job.
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Paulius7 said:
First head java very good book for learning java, I learned from there
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Since you both recommend this book, I'll give it a try. I found 'Head First Java Second Edition' on Amazon. Seems like there are two different versions. Which did you guys read? Thanks for the help

I have Head First Java, 2nd Edition This book amazing because it's explain like in life events or something like that then you very easy to learn it.

ArigatoLowLife said:
Since you both recommend this book, I'll give it a try. I found 'Head First Java Second Edition' on Amazon. Seems like there are two different versions. Which did you guys read? Thanks for the help
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I used the German edition of the book. I recommend to choose the second edition as it should contain information that is more up to date.

More about Android Wear

I am curious about android wear and I want to learn more about it. I think this OS is pretty useful and interesting. I was hoping my question will get answered here. Thank you so much.

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Samantha022 said:
I am curious about android wear and I want to learn more about it. I think this OS is pretty useful and interesting. I was hoping my question will get answered here. Thank you so much.
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good
so go to thread below to learn more;
AndroidWear Source & App
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