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Android App Development
Webinar
March 18, 2012
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2. Goals of Webinar
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 Help you understand what Android is
 Learn about the Tools to develop Android
applications
 Walkthrough of developing a simple Android
application
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3. 3
What is Android ?
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4. What is Android?
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 A software stack for mobile devices
 Includes Linux Kernel, OS Middleware, Application
Framework & Applications.
 Provides SDK for developers
 From Google
 Open Source and provided to Handset
manufacturers
 http://www.android.com
 http://developer.android.com
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5. Android - History
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OS Version Name API Level Date
Beta, 1.0 , 1.1 - -, 1 , 2 Nov 2007, Sep 2008,
Feb 2009
1.5 Cupcake 3 April 2009
1.6 Donut 4 September 2009
2.1 Eclair 7 October 2009
2.2 Froyo 8 May 2010
2.3 Gingerbread 10 December 2010
3.0 Honeycomb 11 February 2011
3.1.x, 3.2 Honeycomb 12,13
4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2 Icecream Sandwich 14 October 2011
4.0.3 Icecream Sandwich 15 December 2011
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6. Android Device Dashboard
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~
94%
March 5, 2012 : http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html
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7. Why Android?
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 Android has garnered more than 40% of the
current marketshare in Smartphones
 Android by its nature is available across various
devices (Phone, Tablet, TV, Navigation Devices, etc)
 Support from major Handset manufacturers. Open
Handset Alliance > 50 vendors
 Open Source (http://git.android.com)
 Good set of Developer Tools
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8. Android Features
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9. Android Market
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 http://play.google.com
 Single marketplace for eBooks, Music, Videos and
Android Applications
 Website + Android application
 Developers pay a one-time registration fee of $25
and can list their free & paid applications
 Consumers can download/purchase applications
directly
 Market features –
Buy/Sell/Rate/Comment/Publish/Search
 400,000+ applications
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10. Android Market (Google Play)
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Android Development
Tools
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12. Android Developer Tools
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 Java SDK
 Eclipse
 Android SDK
 Android Emulator
 Command Line Tools
 Documentation + Samples
 Platform Libraries
 Android Development Tools (ADT) for Eclipse
(Recommended to begin with)
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13. Tools Needed
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 Java SDK
 Download from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
 Eclipse
 Download from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads
 Android SDK
 Download from http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
 Android Development Tools (ADT) for Eclipse
(Recommended to begin with)
 Download from http://developer.android.com/sdk/eclipse-adt.html
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14. Android Virtual Device
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 SDK includes an Emulator - a virtual mobile device
 Emulator helps you test your applications without a
physical device
 It mirrors the System Image and functionality as
closely as possible
 You need to create an Android Virtual Device for
the Android OS that you wish to target. E.g. 2.2 ,
2.3, etc.
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15. Android Emulator
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 Mimics a Normal
Android Device
 Use it to get
familiar with the
functions
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Your First Android App
Hello World
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17. Hello World In Android
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18. Dictionary Application
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 Call an external Dictionary Service (
http://www.wordnik.com)
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19. Next Steps
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 Refer to http://developer.android.com
 Developer Resources:
http://developer.android.com/resources/index.html
 Google Marketplace Account
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 Q&A
 Website : http://www.mindstormsoftware.com
 Email : romin.irani@mindstormsoftware.com
 2-Day Android Training:
http://www.mindstormsoftware.com/android-training.html
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21. Android 2-Day Developer Workshop
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 http://www.mindstormsoftware.com/android-training.html
 More than 100+ students
 Covers a wide range of Android topics that will get
you started with developing most Android
applications
 Completely hands-on with more than 20+ hands on
exercises
 Typically occurs over a weekend in Mumbai.
 If sufficient numbers are present, can be done in a
city/location of your choice
 Just write to romin.irani@mindstormsoftware.com
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