I'm looking to start my first Android but I'm not sure where to start. I want to make a launcher app. Is that a little over the top for someone who has never written in this language before?
Have you done any programming before?
A little bit of Java not much though and some Python but that doesn't seem to matter much.
Check out this thread I just made:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814908
It could be a valuable experience for you. If we find the right people, you could learn a lot AND still work on a Homescreen-app. I don't now about your current ideas, but I'd be excited to hear them.
Check out Resources in Android Developer website.
You can start with a simple Hello World app, and move on from there.
Hello Android!
There are more examples in the left navigation.
Have fun
Actually Python helps a lot. Try to learn C#, it's structure is very similar to Java but easier to learn.
I want to develop games for android, but the problem is that I'm totally clueless about how to do it, so if anyone would give me the name of books, site, anything that would point a beginner like me to how to start developing for android, I would be very grateful !!!
thanks in advance
Professional Android 2 Application Development by Reto Meier is a decent book for learning general application programming. It goes over the basics and includes chapters on how to read data from the various sensors, accelerometer, access the camera and whatnot.. Pretty handy if you want to make a robust game.
It doesn't go over OpenGL, so you'll have to find a separate book for that. I'm pretty sure there are some tutorials on http://developer.android.com, but I've never been interested enough to read through it.
Hope that helps, good luck.
thnx a lot, I'll be sure to go over that book, read reviews to see if it's good before diving in
Hi i need help!!!! lol i am new to develepment and i believe i have a great idea for an app, but i dont have any expirence writing code. if anyone knows of a great preferably free tutorial on how to write code i will be using eclipse im all ready to write. but i dont know where to start. my app will be changing something in the internal workings of android.....therefore probably will require superuser permissions......im so lost i dont even have a clue.....lol
if you have NO programming experience what so ever than you should start by learning Java first (get an ebook or find an online webiste that teaches it to beginners or get a physical book on it, I got one last year called "Java: in easy steps" and it really helped me). Once you know enough about java, you should get a book on programming android (I got the "for dummies" one) ... make sure its a new edition (i.e., covers upto android 2.1/2.2 at least). the developers.android site that google set up is confusing and not overly helpful I found, but the books written by other people provide good insight into the theory as well as provide many examples on almost every kind of program.
Good luck!
ok thanks for the input.....i would like to learn for free as much as possible if anyone else has any input it would be greatly appreaciated.
Hello everybody, long time lurker, first time poster. I'm posting to ask about where to get started in developing Android applications? I have half a degree in computer science, am familiar with coding, and work in Android software QA, but I'm trying to get my skillset up to the next level and actually start developing applications on Android. Is there any specific books or literature I should read to get me started on my journey? I'm also a long time IT guy on both Windows and Unix-based systems, so I'm by no means computer illiterate. I'm also a long time phone modder as I've been tweaking Android phones since the original G1 running 1.0. Thanks in advance!
Take a look at the Android Developer guide. It has samples and tutorials. If you google, there are also several free PDFs on the subject.
A good Java book will also help a lot. Just start to write a few trial apps and you will get there quickly!
The best place to learn for me, is android web page:
Here you have everything to start:
http://developer.android.com/guide/index.html
And to set up the environment for developing:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
If you want to learn from the scratch, the links I posted are your point. You can also take a look to the tutorials:
http://developer.android.com/intl/es...llo-world.html
You can also start with java, if you want.. I reccomend you take a look to this:
http://download.oracle.com/javase/tu...ava/index.html
http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/
and start from Java SE 6 (http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/ja...sp-135888.html
I don't know what your college classes are like for CS, but you should have the basics of programming, why not start writing some Android apps?
Start with the basic "Hello World". Get used to working with main.xml and TextViews, EditViews, ListViews, Buttons and Listeners. Android is mostly JAVA, some Android-specific operations and your xml files.
Take some of your CS 101 type programs and try to write them on Android. The more programs you write, the more you learn.
Try to learn something new everyday and in no time at all you'll be impressed with how far you have come.
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I don't know what your college classes are like for CS, but you should have the basics of programming, why not start writing some Android apps?
Start with the basic "Hello World". Get used to working with main.xml and TextViews, EditViews, ListViews, Buttons and Listeners. Android is mostly JAVA, some Android-specific operations and your xml files.
Take some of your CS 101 type programs and try to write them on Android. The more programs you write, the more you learn.
Try to learn something new everyday and in no time at all you'll be impressed with how far you have come.
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Yes this is really a good advice
Just start writting little programs and you will go up soon
You could use the sample code that comes with the sdk, and start with different things: First, layout, xml and the like. You could then start with some othe things, like services, broadcast receivers, content providers, to get the feel of them. And finally, work with the hardware: Internet (wifi or 3g), bluetooth..
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At Barnes and Noble there is a book called Android App Development in 24 Hours. It is a freaking great book. Helped me a lot when I started. It breaks down the chapters in to hours with exercises and explanations. Being familiar with Java fundamentals would be good, but not necessary. The first couple hours(chapters) explains the a general overview of the history of the OS and helps you build your first app. My favorite part of the book is how it teaches you to build and app piece by piece over the rest of the chapters adding new features each hour. So, by the end you have and app with quite a bit of features that work and you actually understand how and why. At the end, you have an app that has a lot of Android features as well as knowledge of how they work and can be used. It doesn't go into the more advanced features, but it is well worth the money for beginners. I still use it as a reference because of the easy to understand instructions. Sometimes, the Internet guides assume you have been using Java for 10 years and skip how and why they are doing something. And even then I doubt every veteran Java programmer remembers everything. I am half asleep so forgive any grammar errors.
Ken
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVZ1P35xgNQ
Really good tutorial for the first basic steps. In terms of installing eclipse/java and hello world. He continues with his tutorial in part 2, part 3 and so on.
Android/fruItphone app. idea needs help...
If there is anyone who has knowledge on building apps for Android, I would be extremely interested to share with them an idea for an app. I'd hope this app would be able to work on that other fruIt based dumbphone, too.
Well, there is planty of developers out here I'm one of them (thought not the smartest ) so, if you want to share the knowledge, feel free to PM me
Hi guys. I want to develop applications for mobile devices (mostly android). I have several ideas for useful apps. But I know little about programming. In what language do I start? I need tips, please.
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Hi guys. I want to develop applications for mobile devices (mostly android). I have several ideas for useful apps. But I know little about programming. In what language do I start? I need tips, please.
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It doesn't really matter what approach you take if you're new to programming, as there is no easy method. It will all take time and learning on your part, but can be a great journey if you're truly interested in it.
Since you're starting from scratch, I'd say learn Java as that's the language used for native Android apps. There are alternatives, but that will always be the most sensible approach.
Here's a good place to start, and great for valuable resources further down the line...
http://developer.android.com/training/index.html
Good luck, and have fun
Learning Android
AnyoneBR said:
Hi guys. I want to develop applications for mobile devices (mostly android). I have several ideas for useful apps. But I know little about programming. In what language do I start? I need tips, please.
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Hi,
Since you are preferring android development, start up with learning Java. There are tons of good books and tutorials available to learn Java.
Learn those concepts and then head over to developers.android.com to start up with android. You might be able to start with it instantly without learning much in Java but you might have a hard time understanding the workaround. So I suggest you learn Java then android development.
For Java:
Books: The complete Reference Java 2 by Herbert Schildt.
Tutorials: You can try , docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java
For Android:
Tutorials and reference: developers.android.com
For books I mainly followed books from wrox publication. But developers.android.com is a great start