Android development

[SSMayNV]

Is anyone else here into Android (GB/ICS) development? It's a hobby of mine.

[iamthesgt]

I've got an Android project I'm going to work on over the summer, but I haven't really done anything yet with it.

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[Pakman3000]

Is this terribly hard? Are there free tools to help you create and put it to market or do you have to pay for dev software? Do you have to know how to code?

[iamthesgt]

Is this terribly hard? Are there free tools to help you create and put it to market or do you have to pay for dev software? Do you have to know how to code?

No, its free - just download the Android SDK. But you do have to know how to code - a lot is written in C++ & Java.

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[SSMayNV]

It's not that difficult once you get the hang of it. The best way is to take an APK (Android App), decompile it and tweak it. I started that way with the BF3 Battlelog app. It's now customized for USMG on my phone. Here are the links to software you'll need to get started. Let me know if you have any questions.

Base environment:

Android SDK r18 - http://dl.google.com/android/installer_r18-windows.exe

Java SDK r7 - http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/7u3-b05/jdk-7u3-windows-i586.exe

Jave SE Runtime - http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/7u3-b05/jre-7u3-windows-i586.exe

Programming Tools:

Eclipse IDE - http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.7.2-201202080800/eclipse-SDK-3.7.2-win32.zip

Motorola Dev Studio for Android - http://developer.motorola.com/tools/motodevstudio/download/MOTODEV_Studio_for_Android_3.1.0_win32_x86.exe/

Essential Tools:

APKMultiTool - http://apkmultitool.com/downloads/APKMultiToolv1.0.2.exe

Paint.NET - http://www.getpaint.net/download.html#download

[Rickety Rob]

Is anyone else here into Android (GB/ICS) development? It's a hobby of mine.

I like Google if that counts :p

[iamthesgt]

It's not that difficult once you get the hang of it. The best way is to take an APK (Android App), decompile it and tweak it. I started that way with the BF3 Battlelog app. It's now customized for USMG on my phone. Here are the links to software you'll need to get started. Let me know if you have any questions.

Base environment:

Android SDK r18 - http://dl.google.com/android/installer_r18-windows.exe

Java SDK r7 - http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/7u3-b05/jdk-7u3-windows-i586.exe

Jave SE Runtime - http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/7u3-b05/jre-7u3-windows-i586.exe

Programming Tools:

Eclipse IDE - http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.7.2-201202080800/eclipse-SDK-3.7.2-win32.zip

Motorola Dev Studio for Android - http://developer.motorola.com/tools/motodevstudio/download/MOTODEV_Studio_for_Android_3.1.0_win32_x86.exe/

Essential Tools:

APKMultiTool - http://apkmultitool.com/downloads/APKMultiToolv1.0.2.exe

Paint.NET - http://www.getpaint.net/download.html#download

I would recommend GIMP too...and run it on Linux. But that's my $0.02 USD

[David_3033]

I have an app idea that I have been wanting to make and sell. I just don't know how to program..:confusion:

[iamthesgt]

I have an app idea that I have been wanting to make and sell. I just don't know how to program..:confusion:

Honestly, its not that bad. My boss always says that a programmer's ability is determined by his ability to do a good Google search. I've found that this is pretty true. You modify other peoples code more than writing original code

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[David_3033]

Honestly, its not that bad. My boss always says that a programmer's ability is determined by his ability to do a good Google search. I've found that this is pretty true. You modify other peoples code more than writing original code

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Cool I will give it a shot. Do you know where to view previously made apps codes are stored at then? Or is all the Google too. I figure most would try hide their stuff.


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[SSMayNV]

Google for the most part plus the SDK has a lot of examples. I use Basic 4 Android as well because of all their tutorials. I usually download a free app from the market, decompile it and modify it until it's unrecognizable.

[saviger]

Google for the most part plus the SDK has a lot of examples. I use Basic 4 Android as well because of all their tutorials. I usually download a free app from the market, decompile it and modify it until it's unrecognizable.

A developer on xda just ported Android kitchen to the skyrocket. I will be porting custom roms and tearing apart the vanilla ICS very soon.

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[SSMayNV]

I saw that. I've been to the kitchen but am not sure how it works. Now that the RAZR soak is over, it's time to go back to ICS. Let me know if you need a tester. I flash my phone at least twice a week.

[iamthesgt]

I saw that. I've been to the kitchen but am not sure how it works. Now that the RAZR soak is over, it's time to go back to ICS. Let me know if you need a tester. I flash my phone at least twice a week.

Twice a week? You have to reinstall all your apps that often? I can't imagine doing that...too much of a pain.

[saviger]

Twice a week? You have to reinstall all your apps that often? I can't imagine doing that...too much of a pain.

Titanium backup

[iamthesgt]

Titanium backup

Hmmm...will have to try that out. Thanks for the tip. Does it work when changing phones?

[Indiobeltran]

I wish I knew how to do this stuff. but I'm a tard.

[SSMayNV]

I use TiBu and ROM Toolbox Pro. Re-flashing/restoring only takes about 40 minutes.