The document discusses how the Google Plugin for Eclipse version 2.4 makes it easy for developers to build Android applications that connect to Google App Engine. Some key points covered include how App Engine provides cost-effective and scalable hosting, built-in security and user authentication via Google accounts, and an easy development experience through features like local testing and push-button deployment. The plugin now includes support for developing both App Engine and Android applications in a single integrated environment. An example task management application demonstrates how to architect an app that connects an Android client to App Engine in the cloud.

2. Android + App Engine:
A Developer's Dream Combination
Chris Ramsdale
Product Manager, Developer Tools
Twitter: @cramsdale

3. Why Are We Here?
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4. Questions with the cloud
•Cost
•Scalability
•Security and Identity
•Ease of Use

5. Google App Engine to the Rescue
• Cost
o Free to get started
pay for only what you use
• Scalability
o Simple and Built in
• Security and Identity
o Google Accounts built in
• Ease of Use
• Java Eclipse plugin

6. Google Plugin for Eclipse Overview
• Java development with App Engine
o Local debugging and test environment
o Integrated push to production
o Easy Google API Access
o GWT based web application development
 Including a great visual designer
• Widely used
o over 150K deployments to App engine every month

7. Task Demo Application Architecture

8. Task Demo Application Architecture

9. Announcing....
Google Plugin for Eclipse 2.4 Beta
• Now includes support for android Applications
• RPC Tooling Support
• Seamless C2DM support
Download it today
o http://code.google.com/eclipse

10. The Demo

11. Summary
• Increase your customer-love by cloud connecting your Android Apps
• Google App Engine is the ideal platform for many applications
• GPE 2.4 makes it very easy

12. Resources
• Demo
• Starter Project: http://bigdaddy-io.appspot.com/
• Source code: https://code.google.com/p/cloud-tasks-io
• Running App: http://cloudtasksio.appspot.com/
• More: http://bradabrams.com
• Android and the Android Developer Tools (ADT)
o developer.android.com
o Other IO Sessions
 Android Development Tools
 Best Practices for Accessing Google APIs on Android
• App Engine and the Google Plugin for Eclipse (GPE)
o code.google.com/appengine/
o Other IO Sessions

13. Questions?