Lecture 1

Lecture Slides

• Lecture slides

Installing the Android SDK

Here are some useful resources for the installation:

• Android SDK download.
• Installing the Android SDK.
• Eclipse download. I advise to download the Eclipse IDE for Java Developers (the version for Java EE Developers also works).
• Android Plugin for Eclipse download and installation.

Developing for Android

In addition to the textbook, these Android sites contains a wealth of information, and are very highly recommended.

• Android Developers Dev Guide.
• Developer Resources, including tutorials and sample code.

Homework 1

You need to write a Hello World program that displays on the device (or emulator) screen:

Hello from <your_first_and_last_name>

Follow this Android Developers tutorial, including the part on upgrading the UI to an XML layout. Once you have done that, all you need to do is change the string that is displayed.

You need to submit in ecommons:

• The .apk file (the Android package file generated by the SDK)
• A .zip of the entire project directory.

Please name these files as lastname_firstname.(apk|zip) .

Sounds easy? It should be -- but it requires you to correctly install all the above development tools and environments, so it will still take you some time, likely some hours.