Can the TTS Extended library be installed on the Android Emulator?
If the answer is positive, how do I accomplish that?
OK, that proved easier than I thought. Just did it via:
http://www.appbrain.com/app/text-to-speech-extended/com.google.tts
However, it should be noted that "TTS Extended" is no longer needed for Android 2.2 and up.
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I've recently started android programming, and I'm extremely frustrated to say the least with a lot of things that to me seem simple but are totally holding me back from making any progress. The first of which is the "my first app" hello world that I started a tutorial from http://developer.android.com/training/basics/firstapp/creating-project.html
This tutorial worked fine when I was originally looking into android a while ago. Then when I came back after learning a bunch of java this program will no longer work unless I change the target-sdk to version 10 (I found that solution after extensive searching on this site).
Then I moved on to starting tutorials by thenewboston
All of these work fine as long as I didn't use any new targetsdkversion, so I'm wondering what happened that everywhere I go looking for tutorials I can't find anything that will actually work on the current ADT(4.4W and L are what my eclipse automatically set up) and eclipse (indigo). I'll also get issues saying lint isn't working, or trouble with android SDK content loader when I'm not even doing anything.
I've also found snippets of code example on the developer website that I linked earlier that don't work when implemented either
So, am I missing something, is that just old documentation, or is something up with eclipse and ADT? I'm just so frustrated that everything wants to bug out on me when I'm just trying to follow simple introductory tutorials and I don't even know where to turn for tutorials that I can trust to work..
edit:removed code because it wasn't needed.
To not get blocked What you can do is continue to set "targetVersion as '19'" instead of setting it to 20 or so. Ensure that you've downloaded API19 through SDK Manager and create the AVDs with that targetSDK version for checking you apps.
That way you can proceed ahead with your coding and later when things get resolved by google for API20...you can always comeback to that new version. This way you can follow 'TheNewBoston' and start coding in Android.
I also recommend 'Slidenerd' tutorials over youtube as well for the beginner.
BTW, I've also selected 'Blank Activity / Empty Activity" during the project creation with API19 and been able to move ahead with my coding.
The Google Bug thread about this latest version issue can be tracked here : The google bug
As a beginning developer, I suggest you use API 19. It has been out for a while and is more stable than L or Google Wear.
I am making application with target SDK set to 17 and min to 8.
So for some features I have to use Support library v4
Question is how can I test it works on older devices?
I am testing on my phone - which has 4.2.2; and I don't have others with older ones
Will creating emulator with 2.3.3 be true test?
tnx
Update
Just for example: I use Fragment in my code (from android.app, not from support library) - even if my minSDK is 4 - I don't see any warnings...should I?
Yes. It is an emulator (not a simulator) so it is very similar to running your code on the corresponding phone.
Another good practice is to run the Lint tests from times to times, they can detect many common mistakes in your code (including compatibility).
Your ide (both Eclipse & Android Studio plugins do this) will also display warning for obvious calls to functions that don't exist at your chosen min API level.
Most of the time emulator behave same if we consider layout view and
other stuff like look and feel performance , but that can be
difference in case of speed performance and sound quality
.
I found one online tool which are providing that service please go through that link , https://appthwack.com
apache lint (from tools) is the answer - shows all problems
I am a android beginner. I am going through the book listed in the title. I haven't even made it past the first chapter without running into problems. I have installed the latest version of Eclipse. However, the examples shown in the book are not much like my version. For instance, this main.xml file that's supposed to be in the layout folder is not there. The "New Android Project" dialog box is arranged very differently and the package explorer is called project explorer. Is there a way to get this kind of eclipse in the book? Or do I just have to interpret it best I can? Any help would be much appreciated! This question has been down voted and closed by another user. Could someone please tell me why? I am just trying to get some help.
As different Android APIs(ICS, JB, etc.) are released, they sometimes change the ADT (Android Development Tools) for Eclipse. The ADT is plugin for Eclipse. This plugin is what gives you all those neat buttons in the toolbar and the XML layout interaction.
The book you are reading was designed for Android 4.0(Ice Cream Sandwhich). As of right now, Google has released up to Android 4.2.2(JB 4.2). There has been some significant changes to the ADT going from ICS to JB, but in my opinion, they are for the good. Lots of really neat and new features. Here is a Google resource explaining the different API releases for Android: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels
I would say continue reading the book as it will teachs you the basics of Android, but when you want to do some in depth coding, that book isn't going to be very useful and you may have to do a little research online. Reason is, Google releases at least two new versions of Android every year. Every version changes, and adds new features. In other words, the book you are reading is already out of date. Android OS development moves way to fast for authors to keep updating their books.
To answer your question, your probably going to have to interpret it the best you can since, most likely, by June/July, Key Lime Pie is going to out, and the ADT your using NOW will be outdated. You should really learn the fundamentals of Android OS and how it works in the background and how processes things. After that, everything else should be easier to learn.
An alternative to the book you are reading is this: http://developer.android.com/training/basics/firstapp/index.html. This is straight from Google and is constantly updated and tweeked. This will be the most updated and useful information on how to write Android apps.
Hope that helps!
Hello I have developed my first application for Android using the Ice Cream Sandwich SDK and I was wondering if there was a way to make this compatible for devices also running Gingerbread without having to re-do the entire program. I have tried to find the answer to this from other sources but haven't found anything yet. Thank you for your time.
Congratulations for the development of your first application ;)
It's difficult to answer to your questions without knowing what your application is using. If your application use new features of the Android ICS API, you have to implements some compatibility code (see Support package). If not, you just need to add this in your AndroidManifest.xml :
<uses-sdk
android:targetSdkVersion="14"
android:minSdkVersion="7"
/>
Note that 7 is for Android 2.1
The best way to know if you use specific API of Android 4 (ICS) is to try to launch your project on an emulator under a lower version. If this give you error(s), it's because you have compatibility problems.
Just set your build target in Eclipse to Android 2.3. If you get any compilation errors in Eclipse, than this means that you are using APIs that are not available in 2.3 and your application will crash when it is going to reach at those lines when running on 2.3> .
Just make sure youre using APIs that are there on older versions of Android. Try to read the wahts new for ICS and avoid those :) which pretty much beats the purpose of using a newer SDK that changes alot and breaks lots of things. Beware of the new layouts....
Note: Not sure if this is the right stack, please tell if I should migrate. (Linux Stack may be the appropriate location).
I am really looking to buy an Android tablet and currently the only thing holding me back is, I want to develop on my device. Does anyone know if Eclipse can be installed on an Android tablet? If not is Eclipse working on a port?
There is currently no Android port for Eclipse. Even if there was, you would still need the Java SDK to run on Android which is not possible (yet).
And this is the best I've seen now
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aide.ui&hl=en
Its in early stages of development, but looks promising: java-ide-droid
Use SL4A to do scripting on android
or use Java IDE droid to create native Android applications. It has the Eclipse compiler by the way.
You can use DroidDevelop. It is JavaIDEDroid-shell for more comfortable programing.
http://en.assoft.ru/droiddevelop
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.assoft.DroidDevelop