Android Boot camp| Tanzania

INTRODUCTION TO ANDROID

Android Boot Camp | TanzaniaDenis Minja

• Android at a glance1• Setting up IDE2• Our first android project3• Building block of android

apps 4• Best way to learn

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Today’s Overview

Android at glance

•How it was started

•Android Versions

•Why android as a developer?

How it was started• Google Acquires Android Inc. in 2005

• Open Handset Alliance formed in 2007

• First android SDK released in 2008

Android VersionsAndroid version API level NicknameAndroid 1.0 1Android 1.1 2Android 1.5 3 CupcakeAndroid 1.6 4 DonutAndroid 2.0,2.01,2.1 5 ,6,7 EclairAndroid 2.2 8 Froyo (frozen yogurt)Android 2.3,2.3.3 9,10 GingerbreadAndroid 3.0 ,3.1,3.2 11,12,13 HoneycombAndroid 4.0,4.03 14,15 Ice cream SandwichAndroid 4.1,4.2 16,17 Jelly Bean

Android Versions

Name of the next Version…..?

Why Android platform as a mobile app developer?

• Open source platform

• Cost free development

• Contains built-in libraries which makes developer's life easy

• We can develop and test our app without owning a physical device

Setting up your IDE

• Download Android Bundle• Use Existing IDE

Download Android Bundle

1.Go to http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html2.Extract 3.Run Android SDK Manager4.Selet and install Latest SDK

Eclipse + ADT(Android Development Tool) + Android SDK Manager

Use Existing IDE

Download android SDK from http://dl.google.com/android/installer_r21.1-windows.exe

Start Eclipse, then select Help→Install New Software In the Available Software dialog, click Add. In the Add Site dialog that appears, enter a name for the

remote site (for example, “Android Plugin”) in the “Name” field. In the “Location” field, enter this URL:

https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/

Use Existing IDE

Click OK. Back in the Available Software view, you should now see “Developer Tools” added

To the list. Select the checkbox next to Developer Tools, which will automatically

Select the nested tools Android DDMS and Android Development Tools. Click Next.

In the resulting Install Details dialog, the Android DDMS and Android Development

Tools features are listed. Click Next to read and accept the license agreement and install any dependencies, then click Finish.

Restart Eclipse.

1. Run Android SDK manager2. Select Latest SDK and install

To Finalize your preparation

ANDROID APPLICATION BUILDING BLOCK