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[NatalieM]

Anyone developping apps for Google Android?

I've started learning Java because I have started developping apps for Google Android, the open source mobile phone platform, and I was curious to see if any of you are also developping for Google Android too.

I'm working on my first app, using Eclipse as my IDE, and I'm loving the Google Android framework, it seems so simple and efficient to me, and I'd like to hear your thoughts on developing for Google Android, whether positive or negative.

Edited by Roger, 23 July 2011 - 02:49 PM.

[Turk4n]

I really like the SDK and I have to say sometimes, coding with the Android framework seems simpler than Javas own...(then I am talking about making GUI apps). For instance, I like the whole idea behind the SDK.
Latest work was connectivity between, two Android units.(In my part...)

[NatalieM]

Cool :)

I've just finished my first app, which is a vocabulary builder for those learning French. It's very simple but next, I'm planning a game, which will test more fully Android features...

[Turk4n]

NatalieM said:

Cool :)

I've just finished my first app, which is a vocabulary builder for those learning French. It's very simple but next, I'm planning a game, which will test more fully Android features...

Great, hard effort always pay well !

[NatalieM]

Thanks :)

I'm currently working on the game and I'm pleased with the progress, I'm hoping to get v1.0 finished by next Monday or Tuesday... It is certainly testing me as a programmer as I'm not only new to Google Android but also to Java, and I don't know how I would do it without the internet - such a great place to find info when I'm stuck on something!

How's the connectivity between 2 Android units going Turk4n? Good luck with that, it does sound very cool :thumbup1:

[Turk4n]

NatalieM said:

Thanks :)

I'm currently working on the game and I'm pleased with the progress, I'm hoping to get v1.0 finished by next Monday or Tuesday... It is certainly testing me as a programmer as I'm not only new to Google Android but also to Java, and I don't know how I would do it without the internet - such a great place to find info when I'm stuck on something!

How's the connectivity between 2 Android units going Turk4n? Good luck with that, it does sound very cool :thumbup1:

It's going great !
I have also a question, to you as a fellow android developer :)
Do you if there is a possibility to import Delphi C layers?

[NatalieM]

I'm under the impression that you can't but I haven't had a need to properly look into it so I'm not entirely sure.

[Turk4n]

NatalieM said:

I'm under the impression that you can't but I haven't had a need to properly look into it so I'm not entirely sure.

Oh okay :(

[docesam]

thank you

[Turk4n]

docesam said:

thank you

What?

[flipz]

Hey all. I have literally just started developing for Android despite not having coded a single thing since VB 3.0 and some minor html. :thumbup1:

I have been doing a lot of reading on developer.android.com but I definitely learn a lot more by example than reading core fundamentals. Does anyone have some sites or blogs that have examples?

I'm looking at you NatalieM since you also said you were new to Android and java. Thanks!

[NatalieM]

I'm actually probably not the best person to ask because I personally learn a lot from reading the core documentation, which I find very useful, but having said that, I do use some outside sources too.

Board :: anddev.org - Android Development Community | Android Tutorials is a very useful forum with tutorials and various other help sub-forums.

I have also learnt a lot from going through the code of the Lunar Lander app on Android dev website.

I haven't found one blog that has got a lot of great examples but I have easily found examples for specific topics/method/class when doing a Google search.

As for Java, I'm learning using the "Learning Java, 3rd Edition" book by Patrick Niemeyer and Jonathan Knudsen (O'Reilly).