Getting Started with Android Programming: An Overview of Android App Development, Study notes of Computer Science

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Topic: Getting Started with Android

Programming

National Mobile Application

Trainer

and Innovative Application

Development Program

Overview

❑ (^) Introduction to Android ❑ (^) App Store and Business Model ❑ (^) Apps Publication Process ❑ (^) Environment Setup and SDK Overview ❑ (^) Project Creation & Components ❑ (^) Apps Execution and Debugging

Phones

HTC Nexus (^) Samsung

Tablets

Walton Primo Nexus 7 Walpad 7 Samsung Galaxy Tab

Brief History

Honeycomb Android 3.0-3. Gingerbread Android 2. Kitkat Android 4. (^2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 ) 2011 Ice cream Sandwich Android 4. 2013 2012

Why Android?

• (^) Supported by Google.
• (^) It is simple and powerful SDK.
• (^) Licensing, Distribution or Development fee is not required. Easy to Import third party Java library.
• (^) Supporting platforms are – Linux, Mac Os, Windows.
• (^) Innovative products like the location-aware services, location of a nearby convenience store etc., are some of the additive facilities in Android.

Categories of Mobile Apps (Cont.)

❑ Games

➢Temple Run ➢Fruit Ninja ➢Candy Crush Saga

Categories of Mobile Apps (Cont.)

❑Communication

➢Skype ➢Voip Applications ➢Facebook

App Store and Business Model

• (^) An application store (sometimes also referred to as an app store , app marketplace , or variations) is a type of digital distribution platform for application software, often provided as a component of an operating system on a personal computer, smartphone, or tablet.
• (^) Application stores typically take the form of an online store, where users can browse through different categories and genres of applications (such as for example, productivity, multimedia, and games), view information and reviews of then, purchase it (if necessary), and then automatically

App Store

Popular App Stores:

➢Google Play (Android Based) ➢Apple Store (iOS Based) ➢Market Place (Windows Based) ➢Opera (Android, iOS, Windows, Blackberry, Java) ➢ EATL Apps (Android) – The First ever in Bangladesh

EATL Apps Store Website

App Store and Business Model

The Mobile network is the world’s largest distribution & communication platform, with more than

(six billion) subscribers worldwide. By 2015 it will exceed more than world population (7 billion) and Bangladesh!

App Store and Business Model

The apps developer program provides you with the ability to distribute your apps on the appstore. Offer your free or commercial apps to millions of android phone customers around the world. Extend the ability to generate revenue from your apps on the appstore. Revenue Sharing For applications and all in-app products that you choose to sell on EATLAPPS, the transaction fee is equivalent to 30% of the price. You receive 70% of the payment and the remaining 30% goes to

Apps Publication Process

Publishing is the general process that makes your Android applications available to users. When you publish an Android application you perform two main tasks:

• (^) You prepare the application for release. During the preparation step you build a release version of your application, which users can download and install on their Android-powered devices.
• (^) You release the application to users. During the release step you publicize, sell, and distribute the