Android Development Tutorial

Nikhil Yadav CSE40816/60816 - erva!ive "ealth #all $011

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Settin& up the Android Development Environment '(indo)!*

Starter! Android +"ello (orld, empt- pro.e/t Android pro.e/t /omponent! E0ample1 Ta22ed appli/ation pro.e/t

A//e!!in& Sen!or! on an Android Devi/e1 3 S4 a//elerometer! and the 3oo&le A 5

Data2a!e /onne/tion! 6 7o/al S87ite and remote a//e!!

Android Development Environment

Do)nload the late!t 9D: '9ava di!tri2ution*

Do)nload the E/lip!e 5DE 'e;&; 3alileo* <rom1 )));e/lip!e;or&/do)nload!/

5n!tall the Android SD: !tarter pa/ka&e <rom1 http1//developer;android;/om/!dk/inde0;html

5n E/lip!e4 in!tall the ADT 'Android Developer Tool!* plu&in1 http1//developer;android;/om/!dk/e/lip!e-adt;html

5n!tru/tion! on !ettin& up the SD: and development Environment /an 2e <ound on1 http1//developer;android;/om/!dk/in!tallin&;html

The Android SD: !tarter pa/ka&e

Not the <ull development environment4 in/lude! the /ore SD: tool!

:eep tra/k o< )here -ou have do)nloaded thi! it i! re=uired <or the ADT plu&in !etup4 e;&; C1> ro&ram #ile!>android-!dk-)indo)!>plat<ormtool!?

@!e<ul <or +ad2, /ommand!

The ADT plu&in

3ive! a//e!! to Android development tool! <rom )ithin the E/lip!e 5DE

Automate! the pro/e!! o< 2uildin& a ne) Android pro.e/t 2- !ettin& up all the 2a!i/ <ile! needed <or development

Allo)! /ode !i&nin& o< -our app !o it /an 2e di!tri2uted

5n!tallin& the ADT plu&in

'7ink1 http1//developer;android;/om/!dk/e/lip!e-adt;htmlAin!tallin&*
To simplify ADT setup, it is recommend installing the Android SDK prior to installing ADT .Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo) and 3.6 (Helios)

1.Start Eclipse, then select Help>Install New Software.... .!lic" #dd, in the top$ri%ht corner. 3.In the Add Repository dialo% that appears, enter &#'( )l*%in& for the Name and the followin% +,- for the Location. https.//dl$ssl.%oo%le.co0/android/eclipse/ Note. If 1o* ha2e tro*3les tr1 *sin% &http& instead of &https4!lic" 56. 7.In the Available Software dialo%, select the chec"3o8 ne8t to Developer Tools and clic" Ne8t. 5.In the ne8t window, 1o*9ll see a list of the tools to 3e downloaded. !lic" Ne8t. 6.,ead and accept the license a%ree0ents, then clic" :inish. ;.<hen the installation co0pletes, restart Eclipse.

Con<i&urin& the ADT plu&in

1;Sele/t <indow ?)references...to open the re<eren/e! panel 'Ba/ %S C1Eclipse?)references*; $;Sele/t #ndroid <rom the le<t panel; D;#or the SDK Location in the main panel4 /li/k =rowse...and lo/ate -our do)nloaded SD: dire/tor- 'e;&; C1> ro&ram #ile!>android-!dk-)indo)!>* 4;Cli/k #ppl14 then 56

Android SD: and AED mana&er

Add -our virtual development devi/e! u!in& thi! AED i! a tar&et devi/e !imulator1 no !en!or!

Android SD: and AED Bana&er

@!ed <or updatin& Android SD: tool! et/;

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@pdate the !-!temF! AT" varia2le to re/o&niGe t)o <older! in!ide -our android$sd"$winwows; The <ir!t i!1 tools and the !e/ond i! platfor0$ tools; 1;(indo)! ? Start ? Control anel ? S-!tem ? Advan/ed ? Environment Earia2le! ? S-!tem Earia2le! ? AT" ? Edit $;Add re<eren/e! to the !u2-<older! mentioned a2ove; 5n thi! e0ample1 /1>android-!dk-)indo)!>tool!HC1>android-!dk-)indo)!>plat<orm-tool!H D;%: Bake !ure 9ava and E/lip!e Environment! and path varia2le! are !etup /orre/tl-1
So0e interestin% t*torials on #ndroid pro>ects can 3e fo*nd on.

http1//)));hometutorial!;/om/&oo&le-android;html

Starter!1 +"ello (orld,

Android ro.e/t Component!

%n/e -ou /omplete the Ne) ro.e/t (iGard4 ADT /reate! the <ollo)in& <older! and <ile! in -our ne) pro.e/t1 Isrc/ 5n/lude! -our !tu2 A/tivit- 9ava <ile; All other 9ava <ile! <or -our appli/ation &o here; I<Android Version>/ 'e;&;4 Android 1;J/* 5n/lude! the android;.ar <ile that -our appli/ation )ill 2uild a&ain!t; I%en/ Thi! /ontain! the 9ava <ile! &enerated 2- ADT4 !u/h a! -our K;.ava <ile and inter<a/e! /reated <rom A5D7 <ile!; Iassets/Thi! i! empt-; You /an u!e it to !tore ra) a!!et <ile!; Ires/A <older <or -our appli/ation re!our/e!4 !u/h a! drawable <ile!4 layout <ile!4 string value!4 et/; I#ndroid?anifest.80l The Android Bani<e!t <or -our pro.e/t; Idefa*lt.propertiesThi! <ile /ontain! pro.e/t !ettin&!4 !u/h a! the 2uild tar&et;

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A//e!!in& Sen!or!
There are variou! !en!or! on the Android phone!4 e;&; 3 S4 /amera4 a//elerometer

Cannot 2e te!ted on Simulator

Tutorial and !ample !our/e /ode to u!e 3 S and a//elerometer !en!or! availa2le !oon

@!in& the (i-#i and Lluetooth 5nter<a/e! in!tru/tion! on1

http1//)));tutorial<orandroid;/om/$00M/10/turn-o<<-turn-on-)i<i-in-android-u!in&;html http1//developer;android;/om/&uide/topi/!/)irele!!/2luetooth;html

3 S Sen!or A//e!!
To u!e 3 S <un/tionalit- in -our Android appli/ation4 -ouNll need to add the ACCESSO#5NEO7%CAT5%N permi!!ion to the AndroidBani<e!t;0ml <ile;

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACC SS!"#$ !L%CAT#%$" />

5n Android4 lo/ation-2a!ed !ervi/e! are provided 2- the 7o/ationBana&er /la!! lo/ated in the android;lo/ation pa/ka&e;

@!in& the 7o/ationBana&er /la!!4 -our appli/ation /an o2tain periodi/ update! o< the devi/eN! &eo&raphi/al lo/ation! a! )ell a! <ire an intent )hen it enter! the pro0imit- o< a /ertain lo/ation;

A//elerometer and A//e!! to other Sen!or!

An in!tan/e o< the Sen!orBana&er i! re=uired in order to retrieve in<ormation! a2out the !upported !en!or!;

No permi!!ion i! re=uired to a//e!! the !en!or !ervi/e; 5t i! then po!!i2le to retrieve the li!t o< availa2le !en!or! o< a /ertain t-pe;

#or an a//elerometer !en!or4 the t-pe to u!e i! &iven 2- the Sen!or;TY EOACCE7EK%BETEK /on!tant;

5< at lea!t one Sen!or e0i!t!4 it i! po!!i2le to re&i!ter a Sen!orEvent7i!tener <or a Sen!or o< the li!t;

5t i! po!!i2le to !pe/i<- the deliverin& rate <or !en!or event!; Spe/i<ied rate mu!t 2e one o< 1

Sen!orBana&er;SENS%KODE7AYO#ASTEST 1 a! <a!t a! po!!i2le Sen!orBana&er;SENS%KODE7AYO3ABE 1 rate !uita2le <or &ame Sen!orBana&er;SENS%KODE7AYON%KBA7 1 normal rate Sen!orBana&er;SENS%KODE7AYO@5 1 rate !uita2le <or @5 Thread

Android and Data2a!e!

A//e!! to remote data2a!e e;&; B-S87 /an o//ur u!in& a " !/ript ho!ted on the !erver per<ormin& the =uer- and 9S%N <ormattin& <or data e0/han&e <or re<eren/e /he/k out the e0ample at1

http1//)));helloandroid;/om/tutorial!//onne/tin&m-!=l-data2a!e

7o/al li&ht )ei&ht data2a!e !-!tem;

http1//developer;android;/om/re<eren/e/android/d ata2a!e/!=lite/S87iteData2a!e;html

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http1//developer;android;/om/inde0;html