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Android SDK

Android SDK. How to make it work?. Doncho Minkov. Telerik Academy. academy.telerik.com. Technical Trainer. http://www.minkov.it. Table of Contents. The Android SDK Installation of Android SDK Eclipse Android SDK Android ADT Installation of PhoneGap "Hello PhoneGap" project.

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Android SDK

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  1. Android SDK How to make it work? Doncho Minkov Telerik Academy academy.telerik.com Technical Trainer http://www.minkov.it

  2. Table of Contents • The Android SDK • Installation of Android SDK • Eclipse • Android SDK • Android ADT • Installation of PhoneGap • "Hello PhoneGap" project

  3. The Android SDK

  4. The Android SDK • Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes • An operating system • Middleware • Key applications • The Android SDK provides necessary tools and APIs to develop applications • Using Java programming language

  5. Installation of Android SDK How to start Android development?

  6. Steps for Installing Android SDK • Installing Eclipse IDE • Install Android SDK • Install the ADT plugin for eclipse • Add components needed for development

  7. Eclipse • What is Eclipse? • A multi-language software development environment comprising • An integrated development environment (IDE) • Mostly written in Java • Eclipse is used to develop applications • In Java, C, C++, Perl, PHP, Python, R, etc. • For Android (using Java) • Download at http://bit.ly/EclipseClassic

  8. Android SDK • For the Android SDK to be installed • The machine should have at least jdk 1.6 • Version 1.7 is also ok • Then download the installer file from • http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

  9. Android SDK (2) • * There is a known bug during installation of the SDK • The installer cannot locate the jdk • Just click the "Back" button and then "Next" • It should work

  10. The Android SDK Manager • After the installation of Android SDK • Some components should be installed • Packages for Android versions: 2.1, 2.2, 3.2, etc. • Some other tools like a couple of Google APIs • Start the Android SDK Manager and wait for fetching of packages • This may take a while • Took me two / thirds of a day for all packages

  11. Installation of ADT Plugin • Use the Update Manager feature of Eclipse • To install the latest revision of ADT on your development computer • How to download it? • Start Eclipse, then select Help > Install New Software-> Add, in the top-right corner • In the Add Repository • Enter "ADT Plugin" for the Name • Copy for location https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/

  12. Installation of ADT Plugin • In the Available Software dialog • Select the checkbox next to Developer Tools and click Next • In the next window, you'll see a list of the tools to be downloaded • Click Next • Read and accept the license agreements • Then click Finish • Restart Eclipse

  13. Installation of Android SDK Live Demo

  14. Android Virtual Device How to Create a AVD?

  15. Android Virtual Device • To create virtual device • Open Eclipse -> Window -> ADV Manager • Open the Android Virtual Device manager • Add new device • With the Android OS version needed • Why need AVD? • To test your app before deployment to a phone • To test on different versions of Android OS • To find and correct simple mistakes

  16. AVD Manager - Example • Create new AVD

  17. AVD Manager - Example • Give it some name • Better add the OS version • Add SD card sieze • Select OS version • You are done!

  18. New PhoneGap Project Two ways of creating

  19. PhoneGap Project • How to create a PhoneGap Project? • Create an android project • File -> New -> Android Project • In the root directory of the project, create two new directories • /libs and /assets/www • Copy phonegap.js from your PhoneGap download earlier to /assets/www • Create an index.html file in /assets/www • Copy phonegap.jar from your PhoneGap download earlier to /libs

  20. New PhoneGap Project • Copy xml folder from your PhoneGap download to /res • Set the build path of the phonegap.jar • Right click on the /libs folder • Go to Build Paths/ -> Configure Build Paths. • In the Libraries tab, add phonegap-1.0.0.jar to the Project

  21. New PhoneGap Project (2) • Make a few adjustments to the project's main Java file • Change the class's extend from Activity to DroidGap • Replace the setContentView() line with super.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/www/index.html"); • Add import com.phonegap.* • Remove import android.app.Activity

  22. New PhoneGap Project (3) • Right click on AndroidManifest.xml and select Open With > Text Editor • You should edit the xml • By adding new elements • By editing existing elements • You can see how the final AndroidManifest.xml file should look like • http://phonegap.com/assets/guide/manifest.jpg

  23. New PhoneGap Project -Alternative Way • This is not so pleasing, right? • Hopefully there is an easier way • Using MDS AppLaud PhoneGap Eclipse Plugin • How to install it? • Open Eclipse • Go to Help -> Install New Software -> Click Add • Like with the ADT plugin • For location type: https://svn.codespot.com/a/eclipselabs.org/mobile-web-development-with-phonegap/tags/r1.2/download

  24. New PhoneGap Project –Alternative Way (2) • After the plugin is installed and ready to go • A PhoneGap icon should be displayed in the toolbar • After than the creation of new project is straight-forward • With AppLaud plugin you can select to include jQuery or Sencha

  25. New PhoneGap Project Live Demo

  26. Hello World PhoneGap

  27. Hello World PhoneGap • Lets make our "Hello World, PhoneGap!" application • Till now we have an empty PhoneGap project • All we need to do is to edit the index.html file • Created by us • Located in /assets/www • This is the Entry point of our Application

  28. Hello World PhoneGap – Example • Hello World, PhoneGap! • Open the index.html and copy the following <!Doctype html> <html> <head> <title> First PhoneGap Application </title> <head> <body> <h1>Hello PhoneGap</h1> </body> </html> • Go to Build -> Run as Android Application • The emulator should start • And the app run!

  29. Hello World PhoneGap Live Demo

  30. Android SDK and PhoneGap

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