Lec004 - Setting Up for Development

1. Lecture 4: Setting Up for
Development
Eyad M. Almassri
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2. Overview
• Learn how to set up our Android development
environment
• Look at many of the tools provided with the
Android SDK
• Review the Android SDK License Agreement
• Learn about many important SDK packages
• Look at the sample applications available with
the SDK
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3. Configuring Your
Development Environment
• Android SDK compatible with Windows,
Macintosh, or Linux systems
• Installation requirements for using this book:
– Java Development Kit (JDK), Version 13
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/java
se/downloads/index.html
– Android Studio (includes the Android SDK)
• http://d.android.com/sdk/index.html
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4. Included with Android Studio
• Android Studio
– SDK tools
– Platform tools
– The latest Android platform
– The latest Android system image for the
emulator
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5. Basic Installation Process
1. Download and install the appropriate JDK.
2. Download and install or unzip the appropriate
Android Studio package for your Operating
System.
3. Launch Android Studio and use the Android
SDK Manager to download and install
specific Android platform versions and other
components.
4. Install appropriate USB drivers for device
debugging, if necessary.
5. Configure your device(s) for debugging.
6. Start developing.5

6. Basic Installation Process
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7. Upgrading Android Studio
and the Android SDK
• To stay up-to-date with the latest
advancements:
– Upgrade from time to time
• Updates include:
– New, updated, or removed features
– Package name changes
– Updated tools
– Essential documents
• Overview of Changes
• API Diff Report
• Release Notes
– See http://d.android.com/sdk/installing/adding-
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8. Exploring the Android SDK
• Android SDK major components:
– Android SDK Platform by version
– Platform tools
– SDK Build Tools
– System images
– Google APIs
– Sources for Android SDK
– Extras
– Sample applications
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9. The Android SDK License
Agreement
• Before downloading the SDK, you must
agree to the Android SDK License
Agreement.
– This agreement is between you and
Google.
– Make sure that you understand this
license even if someone else has
accepted the agreement on your behalf!
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10. Popular Third-Party Android
APIs
• Available outside the core Android SDK
• Installed separately
• Some are from Google, others from device
manufacturers and other providers
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11. Popular Third-Party Android
APIs (Cont’d)
• Android Support Library
• Google Mobile Ads SDK
(com.google.android.gms.ads.*)
• Google Analytics SDK for Android
(com.google.android.gms.analytics.*)
 Android Cloud Messaging for Android (GCM)
(com.google.android.gms.gcm)
 Google App Indexing
(com.google.android.gms.appindexing)
• Google App Invites
(com.google.android.gms.appinvite)
• Google Play Game Services
(com.google.android.gms.games)
• Google Fit (com.google.android.gms.fitness)
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12. Exploring the Core
Android Tools
• Android Studio
– Where you spend most of your time
developing your apps
– Provides wizards for creating, debugging,
and deploying Android apps
– Several buttons available on the toolbar for
performing helpful actions
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13. Android Studio
• Launch the Android Virtual Device Manager
• Launch the Android SDK Manager
• Launch the Android Device Monitor
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14. Android Studio (Cont’d)
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15. Android SDK and AVD
Managers
• The first Android toolbar icon launches the
Android Virtual Device Manager.
• The second Android toolbar icon launches
the Android SDK Manager.
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16. Android SDK and AVD
Managers (Cont’d)
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17. Android SDK and AVD
Managers (Cont’d)
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18. Android SDK and AVD
Managers (Cont’d)
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19. Android Emulator
• Helpful tool used for designing and
developing Android applications
• Runs on your computer
• Behaves like a real device
• Load Android applications into the emulator
to test and debug them
• Generic device, not tied to any one specific
configuration
• Valuable, but should not be used as a
replacement for testing on actual target
devices
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20. Android Emulator (Cont’d)
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21. Android Emulator (Cont’d)
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