My talk at the PUP Google Fest last December 10, 2012

1. It's more fun in Android!
Jomar Tigcal
December 10, 2012

2. Jomar Tigcal
● Community Manager of GDG Philippines
● Mobile Apps (Android) Developer
● Software Engineer at Stratpoint
Technologies, Inc.
http://jomar.tigcal.com
jomar@tigcal.com
@jomartigcal

3. Android is more fun

4. What is Android?
● Linux-based mobile
operating system
● World's most popular
mobile platform
● Open-source

5. The power of choice
● Choose your own manufacturer
(http://www.android.com/devices/)
● Choose your own hardware specs
● Choose default apps for browsing, emails,
and others
● Change default keyboard etc

6. Integration with Google Services
● Gmail
● Google Calendar
● Google Drive
● Google Maps
● Google Talk
● Google Chrome
● Youtube

7. Wider app selection
● Google Play (formerly Android Market)
● Amazon App Store
● Other market place

8. Notifications
● Expandable, actionable notifications
● Swipe to dismiss notifications
Image Source: http://www.android.com/about/

9. Home Screen and Widgets
As you place widgets on the screen, everything
else automatically moves to make room. When
they're too big, widgets resize on their own.
Image Source: http://www.android.com/about/

10. NFC and Android Beam
NFC = Near-field communication
Android Beam
Share apps, contacts, music, videos via NFC
Just touch two NFC-enabled Android devices
back-to-back, then tap to beam whatever's on
the screen to your friend.

11. Google Now and Knowledge Graph
Google Now brings you the information you
need, when and where you need it, before you
even ask.
The Knowledge Graph enables you to search
for things, people or places that Google knows
about—landmarks, celebrities, cities, sports
teams, buildings, geographical features,
movies, celestial objects, works of art and
more—and instantly get information that’s
relevant to your query.

12. Hadware
● External storage
● Standard USB cables

13. Other features
Multi-tasking
Face Unlock
Screen-lock option that lets you unlock your
device with your face
Voice typing and Voice search

14. It's more fun in Android
Apps Development

15. Android is growing
Android now has 72.4% of the Smartphone
Market
(Gartner Worldwide Mobile Device Sales to End
Users by Operating System in 3Q12)
25 billion app downloads
675,000 apps and games
1.3 million devices are activated worldwide daily
(http://officialandroid.blogspot.com/2012/09/google-
play-hits-25-billion-downloads.html)

16. Powerful development framework
● SDK provided by Google
● Android Developer Tools
● Android Emulator for testing
● Free to download and use
● Great documentation

17. Low learning curve
Image Sources:http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/08/30/oracle_issues_patch_for_latest_java_security_flaw and http:
//devlup.com/mobile/cross-platform-mobile-development-tools/2416/

18. Where to start?
1. Download the Android SDK (http:
//developer.android.com/sdk/installing/index.
html)
2. Download the latest SDK tools and platforms
using the SDK Manager. (http://developer.
android.com/sdk/installing/adding-packages.
html)
3. Install ADT plugin for Eclipse (http:
//developer.android.
com/sdk/installing/installing-adt.html)

19. Development Resources
● Android Developers Guide
http://developer.android.com/develop/index.
html
● Android Training:
http://developer.android.com/training/index.
html
● Android Design Guidelines: http://developer.
android.com/design/index.html

20. Other Resources
● http://android-developers.blogspot.com/
● https://plus.google.com/+AndroidDevelopers
● http://stackoverflow.
com/questions/tagged/android
● http://www.youtube.com/androiddevelopers
● https://twitter.com/AndroidDev

21. Questions?
Image Source: http://www.talkandroid.com/35960-google-test-market-accidentally-released-reviewed-quickly-pulled/

22. Thank you very much!

23. It's more fun in Android!
Jomar Tigcal
December 10, 2012