Just downloaded the Android SDK.
So, I'm going to make a launcher that looks JUST LIKE Windows 7. It's going to be completely free.
Where should I start? I have very limited coding knowledge (basics of Java and C++ and almost all of Visual Basic)
I know what things look like in my mind, it's just a matter of putting it together.
Any help is much appreciated and a thanks is guaranteed.
There is actually a thread somewhere on XDA that teaches you how to make a basic launcher
rootSU said:
There is actually a thread somewhere on XDA that teaches you how to make a basic launcher
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I found one, but it does youtube and the library computer I'm using doesn't do youtube
Here's my situation: I have no home computer so I downloaded the SDK and Eclipse and am running the software (as well as Chrome) off of my phone's SDcard. I searched and found no decent tutorials that were not confusing.
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I am really wanting to become a developer and build android apps and possibly get into Kernel tweaking, ROMs, etc. What would I need get to learn Java and Coding and such. The closest I've done before is App Inventor.
Books, Web Guides, Even paid books are good suggestions.
I want to give back to XDA
Same Here
It'd be interesting and I got the summer ahead so it's perfect timing to start preparing.
my advice, just start trying to have fun and play around. If you make it a very formal approach, IE. taking classes first, reading a ton of books without ever coding, you will lose interest. I would get android programming for dumbies and just start making small stuff.
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my advice, just start trying to have fun and play around. If you make it a very formal approach, IE. taking classes first, reading a ton of books without ever coding, you will lose interest. I would get android programming for dumbies and just start making small stuff.
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That sounds good to me, I was thinking about getting a book and just following around with it and like you said. Should I set this all up in OSX or would Windows or Linux be the best environment for this? I have 2 Lappys to use for this
If you are planning to use Eclipse, you can install it on OSX, linux and windows. I have personally programmed in both windows XP and 7, and linux. I had some minor problems with W7, but nothing I could not fix with a bit of googling ;D
My advice:
Start here
http://developer.android.com/guide/basics/what-is-android.html
And go through all the framework topics
You also have sample code (http://developer.android.com/resources/browser.html?tag=sample) and some basic tutorials (http://developer.android.com/resources/browser.html?tag=tutorial)
Hope it helps!
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If you are planning to use Eclipse, you can install it on OSX, linux and windows. I have personally programmed in both windows XP and 7, and linux. I had some minor problems with W7, but nothing I could not fix with a bit of googling ;D
My advice:
Start here
http://developer.android.com/guide/basics/what-is-android.html
And go through all the framework topics
You also have sample code (http://developer.android.com/resources/browser.html?tag=sample) and some basic tutorials (http://developer.android.com/resources/browser.html?tag=tutorial)
Hope it helps!
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Thanks! I heard there are some things that work flawlessly on Linux and won't work on OSX or Windows. I'll probably be using Linux and OSX because 1 lappy is a macbook and the other is vista so il put Ubuntu on it. Thanks
I'm sorry for this question, but: How difficult is create an app, when my knowledge of programing languages (C#, C++) is very very very low? I want create something like xda app for forum, when I must get informations from another server. Like curl in PHP.
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Well it's not easy unless you have experience of C#/VB.NET and the .NET Framework to be honest.
I can see what you're trying to do but there isn't a simple way of going about it (yet).
I would recommend downloading the Microsoft Visual Studio Express tools (http://www.microsoft.com/express).
Then you will need the software development kit (SDK):
http://create.msdn.com/en-gb?WT.mc-id=src-c-gb-Non-wp7-F1-
Download the free tools which includes projects that let you build Windows Phone 7 apps and run them on a WP7 emulator on your PC (not sure if this SDK works with the Express version of Visual Studio as I have Visual Studio 2010 Premium).
Finally check out some forums, search on google for some tutorials...You will want to learn about Silverlight and WPF for sure if you want to build anything productive on WP7 OS.
Good luck.
Visual studio and SDK tools already have. I watched many videos and read many tutorials, but something, like curl function not found it. Or I find with bad question. Or source code with this function maybe help me. Anyway, thanks for respond. I appreciate it.
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i been googling watching vids and reading tuts trying to enlighten myself. im also interested in creating apps ill send u some links to what ever i find that is useful.
I have coding experience in C++ and windows programming languages, but I haven't a clue about android. I tried searching google and this forum for a good master thread or even a book, but haven't had much luck.
Can anyone help me out?
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I have coding experience in C++ and windows programming languages, but I haven't a clue about android. I tried searching google and this forum for a good master thread or even a book, but haven't had much luck.
Can anyone help me out?
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same here
Hello I am new to xda and I would like to start developing new custom roms and kernels however I do not know where to start.
Just some background info about me:
I am 15 yrs old
I am have programmed in the following:
c++
visual basic
c#
asm
Java
javascript
html
android 2.2 framework
window phone 7 framework
xml
ios
XNA
I have done computer repair for people along with console repair
Tools I have used:
visual studio
android sdk
eclipse
dreamweaver
dev c++
Photoshop
appmobi xdk
phonegap xda
xcode iphone sdk
and some more
Phone I currently have:
evo 3d
I am a noob to making roms and I do not know how to start if someone could help me or point me into the right direction that would great. Thanks
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that was my post and still no replys
First of all, learn and become comfortable with Java. If you're not comfortable with Java you're going to have some problems since besides the c libraries/kernel the android source is Java/XML.
Second, you need to decide if you're going to be messing with pre-built ROMs (or RUUs or whatever) or the actual AOSP. Actual AOSP is the actual source code but if you're modding a pre-built ROM you're going to have to also learn how to deal with smali code (which as far as I know is basically machine code [if you know what that is]).. Eris has a pretty good guide-in-progress which I'll find and post here later if I can.
It's a lot of work and a lot of looking and learning and not very clear. I have a lot of respect for the people who do it a lot I'm thinking of dabbling soon...
Edit:
here: http://teambamf.net/showthread.php/2793-Guide-Eris-s-Ultimate-Guide-to-ROM-ing-and-Porting
Recently I've been trying to teach myself how to develop for our phone, but I'm using a Mac. I have a Windows Partition, and can run Windows on my Mac, but it's a pain to have to restart just to use a single program for whatever it is that I need done. So I've done some research and thought it would be nice to share all the programs that I've found that help in Android Development.
It would also be nice if other Mac Users would share what they have found as well or what they use when trying to accomplish certain tasks when working with android. So here goes:
--Android SDK--
This is rather obvious…that being said you can download this from android.com. However, if you chose to install Eclipse I find installing the SDK from Android to be rather Redundant, if you agree go on and read the part about Eclipse.
--Wine/MacPorts/xCode--
First, sometimes it's useful to use Windows programs on Mac, and an one quick way to do that without having to reboot is with Wine. It takes a while to set up, but it is useful for running MOST executables. The last two programs you install as part of the tutorial, so follow on:
So here is the website I used to set up Wine: http://www.davidbaumgold.com/tutorials/wine-mac/
All of his instructions are accurate excluding where he talks about installing xCode. It is OK to install xCode through the App Store, all you have to do afterwards is install Command Line Tools. To do this:
1. Open xCode
2. Open Preferences (cmd+,)
3. Click the Downloads tab
4. Use the link to create an Apple Dev account
5. Click Command Line Tools
Now you can continue to follow the rest of the Tutorial
--Eclipse--
This program is useful for creating Android Applications on your phone. If you choose to install Eclipse I would follow this guide once you're done. I realize it is for creating Android Applications but it also explains how to set up a working environment.
So here is the website I used to set up Eclipse: http://www.vogella.de/articles/Android/article.html
I would start at section 5.1
Also Eclipse can be used for compiling .9.png files…I found a good tutorial for this on XDA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=487001
Go hit damnitpud's thank meter if you find his thread useful
--APK Manager--
I found this tool extremely useful for pulling APK's and pushing them to your phone. This app can be used for Themeing apks, or editing the XML files.
I found this application on XDA as well: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285130
Go hit s0niq3's thanks button, maybe it'll convince her that people actually care about her program.
--android-utility or AU--
This little program looks to be extremely useful, I found it while searching for a way to compile .9.png files without having to use Eclipse. But it also has a host of other applications and uses. Make sure you read the thread thoroughly and follow all instructions.
I found this application on XDA as well: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1167623
Go hit tommytomatoe's thanks button as well, he gave us a marvelous little program. There is also a version for windows now, well at least part of it.
[For windows, and Linux Users: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1272513]
Go hit kakomalo's thanks button
If you download the version 1.0.1 and you try to compile a .9.png file, and you receive an error telling you that aapt is missing, all you have to do is drag and drop the aapt from the Android SDK into /android-utility/utility/
--xUlitimate--
I'm not sure if this one is worth mentioning for Mac, but it would be kinda cool if someone figured out how to get this to work with Wine…so here it is:
So here is its link: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/xeudoxus/47283-release-xultimate.html
This one has some theme tools. I found it specifically for the Draw9Patch Compiler, but I could not get it to work nicely with wine.
--Gimp--
This one is well known, so I don't think it needs much explanation…but it is image editing software.
Here is the download link if you don't already have it: http://gimp.lisanet.de/Website/Download.html
---Finally
After spending hours searching, downloading, and finding out what works I thought I would share to save someone else the expense of having to go through the trial and error. I would love it if other Mac Users, or any one else would share their knowledge on programs they use when working with Android; to theme, compile ROMs, or any other activity related to Android while pertaining to Mac.
Also, if you mess up your computer while doing this it is your own responsibility
Don't know why you haven't got any thanks for this, here's one from me for a very detailed and informative post. I am not a Mac user but thanks for your contribution.
Well I guess I just gave you your first thanks!
This post should be a little useful for Mac users... especially those that don't understand Unix.
Developing on Mac can be very similar to developing on Linux. Mac is just slightly more GUI oriented. Unix commands are the same, though.
So Linux users could use this guide as well!
EDIT: After I posted... I noticed 4 more users had thanked you as well... o-o that was fast
Haha oh thanks guys! After the first couple of days I thought my thread was going to get swallowed up. I'm starting to think that Mac Users are rare amongst Android developers. I do realize that other Unix OSs like Ubuntu are favored more, but sometimes it's a pain to run these back and forth. I've even tried to VM UBUNTU, but I had a problem getting the USB to interface with the program, whether it was how I sent it up, or the program itself I have no idea. So I went out looking for alternatives. There is always triple booting I suppose.
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I'm use a Mac at my office, and not by choice. Thank you for this extremely helpful post!
Great guide for anyone who is looking to start developing for Android. Better yet, for people who need to get the jist of what is going on in UNIX!
Hey,
I have done some research on Developing Java on my TF700. I have found Terminal IDE to be pretty close to what Im looking for.
My problem is that I want to create console-applications which would be fine if I System.console().readLine(); wouldnt result in an exception error.
Is there any other App that works similar to Terminal IDE or does anybody know a workarround?
Thanks in advance
Your syntax looks almost like .net, for java read is System.out.read() give that a try.
System.console().readLine() works on Windows and probably on Linux aswell but ill give System.out.read() a try :
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I use AIDE, but that's mostly for app development. I especially like the ability to sync via Dropbox so I can work on the same project on any device, including Eclipse on my Ubuntu box. Not sure how it would be for your needs, but may be worth looking at?
Yah, AIDE is for small android project (In my opinion). I think OP is doing Java development in general not android app development.
So OP, how did that go? I never used Terminal IDE so I can't really help you test it out.
Cheers