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Android Programming This document provides an overview of Android programming including: what Android is, why one would teach Android, and what is needed to teach Android. Android is an open source operating system intended for mobile devices that includes Java APIs for application development. Teaching Android engages students and teaches useful skills like Java, XML, user interfaces, and networking. To teach Android, students should already know Java and have access to the Android SDK, emulator, and developer tools. The document concludes with instructions for creating a simple "Hello World" Android app.

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Android Programming

Android Programming This document provides an overview of Android programming including: what Android is, why one would teach Android, and what is needed to teach Android. Android is an open source operating system intended for mobile devices that includes Java APIs for application development. Teaching Android engages students and teaches useful skills like Java, XML, user interfaces, and networking. To teach Android, students should already know Java and have access to the Android SDK, emulator, and developer tools. The document concludes with instructions for creating a simple "Hello World" Android app.

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Android Programming

Overview

What is Android?

Why teach Android?

What do you need in order to teach Android?

Hello, Android

Links for android beginners: https://www.udacity.com/courses/android


Andriod Basics: (1) User Interface, (2) Multicscreen Apps, (3) User Input, (4)
Data Storage, (5) Networking
What is Android?
Android


Includes a Java API for developing applications


It is not a device or product
The Android Open Source Project
(AOSP)
 An open source Linux-based operating system intended for
mobile computing platforms
 An initiative led by Google
– Makes the source code of the Android OS available for all
Read, review, and modify the code to your liking
 The main goals of the AOSP
– Provide a set of compatibility guidelines—for OEMs (Original
Equipment Manufacturers) and device manufacturers—for
porting Android to custom devices
– Build accessories that comply with Android’s open accessory
standard Allows OEMs and manufacturers to deliver a
standard experience
 Making radical changes to that experience introduces
fragmentation in the marketplace and in competing Android
distributions.
The Open Handset Alliance
 Android, Inc
Created by Andy Rubin, Acquired by Google in 2005.
 Open Handset Alliance (OHA)
– Formed in November 2007
– Business alliance composed of mobile players
• Chip makers
• Handset manufacturers
• Software developers
• Service providers
 OHA began developing open standards based on Android,
Inc. technologies. The result is the Android project.
 Google provided the initial code, online documentation, tools,
forums, and SDK.
Manufacturers: Designing Android
Devices
 Samsung
 Motorola
 Dell
 Sony Ericsson
 HTC
 LG
 Amazon
 Intel
 Texas Instruments
 ARM
 NVIDIA
 Qualcomm
Why teach Android?
Engaging Students with Android
 Android has a lot of “buzz” now
– Newness
– Coolness
– Googleness

 UI and graphics made simple(r)

 Advanced Java skills


What Skills Will Students Learn?
 Reinforce the basics: OOP, decomposition, etc.
 Separation of UI design and functionality
 XML and resource files
 Events and Listeners
 Callback methods
 Threads
Android vs. iPhone
 Java vs. Objective-C

 Direct install vs. Marketplace vs. App Store

 Open source?
What do you need in order
to teach Android?
What Should Students Already Know?
 Java!
– inheritance, method overriding
– interfaces, casting
– exceptions
– debugging
– reading API documentation

 Eclipse
– easy to pick up quickly, though
Do I Need Phones?
 The emulator that is part of the Android toolset for
Eclipse is quite good (though a bit slow)

 You may be able to get free “developer phones”


from Google
Online Resources
 developer.android.com

 code.google.com/p/apps-for-android/

 stackoverflow.com

 videos from Google I/O conferences


“Hello, Android”
Creating Your First(?) Android App
1. Set up your development environment

2. Create a new Android project in Eclipse

3. Run it in the emulator

4. Hilarity ensues
1. Set Up Your Android Environment
 http://developer.android.com/sdk
Install Android Studio with Android SDK
(Android libraries)
 Install JDK if it is not in your computer
 Create AVD (Android virtual device)
2. Create an Android Project
 File → New → Project

 Select “Android Project”

 Fill in Project details...


Directory
name

Android
version

Java package
Name that appears
on device

Class to
automatically
create
Source
code

Auto-generated
code

String
constants

UI
layout

Configuration
3. Run the Android Application
 Run → Run (or click the “Run” button)
 Select “Android Application”

 The emulator may take a few minutes to start, so


be patient!

 You don't need to restart the emulator when you


have a new version of your application
HelloAndroid.java

1 public class HelloAndroid extends Activity {


2 /** Called when the activity is first created. */
3 @Override
4 public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
5 {
6 super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
7 setContentView(R.layout.main);
8 }
9 }
main.xml

1 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>


2 <LinearLayout
3 xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
4 android:orientation="vertical"
5 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
6 android:layout_height="fill_parent"
7 >
8 <TextView
9 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
10 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
11 android:text="@string/hello "
12 />
13 </LinearLayout>
strings.xml

1 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>


2 <resources>
3 <string name="hello">Hello World, HelloAndroid!
4 </string>
5 <string name="app_name">Hello, Android</string>
6 </resources>
AndroidManifest.xml
1 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
2 <manifest
3 xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
4 package="edu.upenn.cis542"
5 android:versionCode="1"
6 android:versionName="1.0">
7 <application android:icon="@drawable/icon"
8 android:label="@string/app_name">
9 <activity android:name=".HelloAndroid"
10 android:label="@string/app_name">
11 <intent-filter>
12 <action
13 android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
14 <category
15 android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
16 </intent-filter>
17 </activity>
18 </application>
19 </manifest>

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