Hello World Example
Let us start actual programming with Android Framework. Before you start writing your first example using Android SDK, you have to make sure that you have setup your Android development environment properly as explained in Android – Environment Setup tutorial. I also assume that you have a little bit working knowledge with Eclipse IDE. So
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Android Application Components
Application components are the essential building blocks of an Android application. These components are loosely coupled by the application manifest file AndroidManifest.xml that describes each component of the application and how they interact. There are following four main components that can be used within an Android application: Activities An activity represents a single screen with
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Android Architecture
Android operating system is a stack of software components which is roughly divided into five sections and four main layers as shown below in the architecture diagram. Linux kernel At the bottom of the layers is Linux – Linux 2.6 with approximately 115 patches. This provides basic system functionality like process management, memory management, device
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What is ANDROID?
What is Android? Android is an open source and Linux-based Operating System for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. Android was developed by the Open Handset Alliance, led by Google, and other companies. Android offers a unified approach to application development for mobile devices which means developers need only develop for Android, and
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Android Environment Setup
You will be glad to know that you can start your Android application development on either of the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows XP or later version. Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later version with Intel chip. Linux including GNU C Library 2.7 or later. Second point is that all the required tools to develop
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