Hi, I'm planning to learn android app development, but I don't have any Android device. Can I still learn it using my Windows machine?
If so, how to check the output? And can any one suggest me a good tutorial for beginners.
Yes you can develop android application.
You will require....
A IDE like Eclipse.
Android SDK --- This includes an android emulator.
Note:-- Some functionalities are not supported by android emulator and for that you will require android phone.
Yes you can use windows, and there is a simulator that shows a "virtual" android device thats part of the SDK
http://developer.android.com/guide/basics/what-is-android.html
The Android Guide has everything you need to know to get started. If you want to test on a real device (and you probably should if at all possible financially), you can either purchase a developer phone from Google or you can buy a cheap (relatively) used one on eBay.
you will need Eclipse and SDK for android
http://developer.android.com/index.html from this you will get lots of help
http://www.deviceanywhere.com/Test-Automation
visit the link above. This site lets you test through the web on real devices. It is a paid service though so you might have to decide which one would be cheaper, buying an android
phone or testing through this site.
Hope this helps.
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I want to develop a Meteor app that will be deployed for web and mobile app (Android & iOS). I will use Windows on my dev machine. I will use WebStorm as my IDE.
What are the easiest ways to get my app deployed into the app stores?
I want to minimise extra configuration effort and duplicate code.
=== Supporting info ===
Some possible solutions I've come across are:
nitrous.io - but costs money
Vagrant - but looks complicated
When I run >meteor install-sdk android I get This command is not yet available on Windows. since it's not supported.
I'm asking this questions in March 2015, when official Meteor for Windows is still a release candidate and there are no plans to for mobile support on Windows in the near future. (See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/27698104/1369798)
Buy a Mac.
As much I loathe, them, I got a bottom of the range Mac Mini. I discovered there are many aspects of Meteor that don't work on Windows. Another one is their testing framework, Velocity.
Testing? Who needs that... :/
I am using http://www.macincloud.com since a couple of days, you can pay per hour. Those remote desktoped Macs have almost everything pre-installed you need for developing (besides the actual meteor stuff).
Definitely not a good idea if you want to check weather your app runs smooth in the ios emulator. But good enough for building and deploying iOS & Android apps!
I am using Nitrous.io for anything not compatible with Meteor Windows. When you register you get enough credits to run a small VPS like the one you can have at Digital Ocean for 5$. You can also refer friends and do some other stuff to get extra credits.
They also have a great desktop tool to synchronize files between the Nitrous.io and your computer.
So, I think it is a good choice and definitely easier than the Vagrant option!
In December 2015, the situation is still the same. I had a hard time today deploying my Meteor app on Android. I wrote down my findings, I hope it helps you too. It's here: https://geekycarrot.blogspot.com/2015/12/deploying-meteor-app-on-android.html
In a nutshell: It is possible without buying a Mac, but you need a Linux operating system, at least in a virtual box. You need to install an Android SDK on the Linux system. Building the app from the Linux console is somewhat tricky, but it can be done by the steps I described. Deployment can be simplified to one click with a short Linux-side and a Windows-side script.
I have a running app on fox pro which is developed using DOS. And its working very fine on the computer system. But due to the requirement of the users, now they want it to run on the android device.
So
1. Can you please tell me whether any plugin or bridge is already there in the market or should I have to develop one. I am basically looking for the bridge which can make communication between Android and fox pro. I don't know whether this is possible or not.
2. Any solution to open console in the android device where I can execute DOS commands in Android device like I do in the computer system.
Specifically I don't want for redevelopment, but if there is no way to achieve then let's see.
Apparently, you can run DOSbox under Android:
http://androiddosbox.appspot.com/
I've never tried this, but maybe it will provide what you're looking for.
Between a combination of psgsdk and Appery.io and software that helps convert screens from SCX files into Appery, this is a lot easier now. I've done this several times and have apps in both Google play and IOS app store that are FoxPro apps. The back end and all code is Visual FoxPro and the front end is Appery. #abigdreamer on twitter gets ahold of me -- let me know if I can help -- Know this post is years old but others might need the same.
I don't have an Android phone, is there still a way I can learn Android? How can I learn and what do I need?
Yes, absolutely ... the android SDK comes with an emulator, which, while quirky in some ways, does a pretty good job of letting you at least start learning and running most sample projects.
edit: This thread is somewhat old, but in recent times a new emulator has been released that is quite nice. Check out Genymotion :)
To add to Joel Martinezs answer,
Yes you can learn android dev without having a device, although it is really good to have one if you are into dev.
I started 3 months back and this is what i did
Downloaded the sdk and tools
Created a hello world app
Read about android sdk best practices in the developers site.
Looked at a lot of sample apps to know how they work
Started creating our app.
If I could do it, I am sure you could do it too. Android development is very easy to get started. You have all the info you need in the android developers site. If you need any help we are here at StackOVerFlow :-)
You need to fulfill the following requirements
Java knowledge
Android sdk
Android simulator
working knowledge of android OS(you can get it using emulator)
creativity and logics
Finally, a video tutorial(I suggest lynda.com)
Also take a look into android developer official site
Hey in addition to the above answers,
u should actually test on ur device when u r making an app that uses one of the following :
GPS, or wi-fi to get user location
when u want to use any phone sensor in ur app
when u r trying to integrate camera/ camcorder in your app
also u might need to actually test phone call/sms functionality integrated in an app
otherwise the emulator just works fine
As Joel puts it, you can use the emulator. Here is the developer website, and here is the page specific to the emulator.
Sure. Just get an android emulator and use that for your development. there are free emulators available online as well as tutorials and lots of books available for android OS development.
for demonstration purpose of a developed Android App I would like to distribute a "Self running android emulator" with my App installed to some people. It should be simple for them to start the emulator on their computer and work with my App.
Currently I have to prepare their computer with the "Android SDK and AVD Manager" and my prepared virtual device (in their home directory). I wonder if there is a smarter solution.
Thanks for any response.
I am not aware of anything that offers this today. If you build such a thing from the Android SDK components, spread the word of the recipe!
Here is a complete packaged solution. I am going to see if I can update the version it is running. http://www.redmondpie.com/android-emulator-for-windows/
Seems that the BlueStacks App Player is that what I am looking for. Did not test it yet but will give it a try if needed.
I am an ANDROID app developer,
i just need to know, that what are the conditions and things ,to create app for android tablets.
Is there any registration fees apart from the $25, where should i register and how to develop, is it different from android mobile app development.
Plz suggest.
Regards
No there are no significant changes as of yet. However, the 3.0 SDK will add several new features we haven't used before as well as hardware acceleration. sweet! :) good luck!