1. Android
Course
Amira Elsayed Ismail
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2. Agenda
 Install Android SDK.
 Create Hello World Application.
 Testing your application on emulator.
 Testing your application on real device.
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3. Install Android SDK
 Make sure you have Java JDK installed in your
computer check : C:Program Files
(x86)Java
 Download Eclipse IDE check :
https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
 Download Android SDK check :
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
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4. Install Android SDK (Cont’d)
 After you finish downloading, unzip them
to have the following :
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5. Open Eclipse
and try to
create new
Android project.
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6. You will not be able to
create Android project as
you didn’t integrate Android
SDK with Eclipse IDE yet.
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7. You will need to install new software to add Android ADT Plugin to Eclipse IDE
please check : http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/installing-
adt.html
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After installation complete you will have to restart eclipse.
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In the SDK
folder we will
find SDK
Manager, run
it to open SDK
installer, you
will find a list
with all
available
Android API
Android 4.4 is
Kitkat
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Her I have
installed
difference
versions to be
able to test
my
application
on different
OS version like
(2.1, 2.2, 3.2
and 4.2.2)
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Return back
to eclipse to
add the
preference
of our
android SDK
installation
folder.
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In Android Preferences Tab  Browse for SDK location  choose “sdk” inside
“adt-bundle-……” and apply your changes
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15. You can always be able to update your Android SDk and
download latest Android API either from the SDK folder on
your hard disk, or by accessing the following icon in eclipse
toolbar.
You can also copy this folder that contains (eclipse , Android
SDK) to any other Windows PC and just update the
references and work again without need to reinstall and do
all these steps again.
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17. Create Hello World
Application
 We will create a small application that
print “Hello World” on mobile screen.
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Open Eclipse
and try to
create new
Android project.

19. You will find a new tab for
Android projects.
You have 4 options :
Android Application Project
: to create new android
project
Android Project from Existing
Code: Will let you
open/import a project that
already exist
Android Sample Project: if
you download Sample
projects that came with
SDK, you will be able to
open them.
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20. 1- Enter application
name that will be
shown when you install
application on your
device.
2- Enter project name
and package name.
3- Choose Minimum
SDk : The Android
system will prevent the
user from installing the
application if the
system's API Level is
lower than min SDK.
4- Choose Target SDK:
This attribute informs
the system that you
have tested against
the target version and
all versions after it.
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21. 1- Select create
launcher icon to create
app icon, and you can
change it later.
2- Select create activity
to create the first
activity in your project.
3- Press next.
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22. 1- Here you can browse
and choose
application icon, or just
use default android
icon, you can change
it later.
2- You can also choose
the background color
of the first activity that
you have created.
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23. 1- Here you can
choose the type of
your activity (Blank, Full
Screen in case of
games OR
Master/Details Flow)
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24. 1-Now enter the
activity layout name
and activity class
name.
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25. 1- Congratulation, you
have just finish creating
your first android
application (Hello
World!!)
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26. Testing your application on
emulator
 Now we will show how to define Virtual
Device Emulator to be able to test our
application.
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27. You can access AVD Manager from SDK folder, or using
Android Virtual Device Manager from eclipse toolbar
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28. You will find list of all virtual devices that you have already
define, and by pressing NEW you will be able to define a new
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29. Enter required data like (Name, Device, Target SDK, etc…) and
press OK
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30. You will have a confirmation message with the virtual device
details.
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31. Result of running your first application, You have did a great
job.
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32. Testing your application on
real device.
 To be able to run your application on your
mobile device:
 Connect your device using USB cabel.
 Make sure you have installed your device
drivers.
 Follow the instructions in the next slide 
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