This document outlines the major project of building a web app. It discusses that a web app is an app that runs in a web browser and acts like a native mobile app. It then discusses features of Android studio, the differences between web and native apps, requirements for building the app like hardware, software and SDK requirements. It also discusses key attributes like activities, layouts and views used in building the app. Finally, it provides screenshots of the installation, user interface and references used.

1. MAJOR PROJECT
Building Web App

2. Contents
 Introduction
 Why Android…
 Introduction to Android Studio
 Web Apps Vs. Native Apps
 Features
 Requirements
 Attributes
 Screenshots
 References

3. Introduction
A web app is an app which runs in the web browser of
your device, it is essentially a website which is made to
act as though it is an app for your phone. Using methods
to make the size of the website the same as the screen
on the phone and some clever techniques for page
transitions you can get a surprisingly similar looking app
to native apps. Web apps are generally built with the
combination of HTML5 and CSS, using JavaScript and
other scripting languages to do some of the more
complicated tasks. There are also many other alternatives
to this though and there is no standard way to build a
web app.
a good mobile
web app

4. Why Android…
 Android is an open source, it gives Android Programmer greater freedom to
program/customize mobile apps right from beginning of apps development,
for better mobile application performance and user experience.
 Android Popularity
 Smart Notification Center
 Better Multi-tasking
 Security and Privacy
 Network Connectivity
 Memory Management System
 Open Source Community
 Application privacy

5. Android Studio
Android Studio is the new integrated development
environment (IDE) fast replacing Eclipse. Android
Studio is based on the IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition,
a Java IDE by JetBrains, for developing for the Android
mobile platform. It provides access to the Android
developers' tools for development & debugging,
helping you to design, test and monetize your Android
apps. It was introduced at the Google I/O 2013
conference; the stable build (v1.0) being released in
August 2015. Android Studio 1.3.1 is now available for
download on various OS like Windows, Mac, OS X and
Linux.

6. Web Apps vs. Native Apps
Web Apps Native Apps
Web apps can be manipulated so as to
be made compatible with any older
mobile device.
Native apps tend to be a more
expensive proposition to the developer.
Web apps do not require developers to
submit their app to any app store for
approval.
The cost of app maintenance and app
updation is also higher for native apps.
Users need not bother with visiting an
app store to download Web apps or
updating the same on their mobile
devices.
The process of getting the app
approved at the app store can prove to
be long and tedious for the developer
and need not always result in success.

7. Features
 Create posts: Since the purpose of a blog is to be able to post new text or
information to the site frequently, creating posts is usually quick and easy.
 Upload or embed pictures and multimedia: Pretty much all blogs allow you
to upload pictures to your posts. Some will also enable you to upload video
and audio/mp3/podcasts.
 Moderate: You will want to remove some of comments left by readers and
you will eventually have to fight comment spam. Different platforms provide
varying degrees of spam protection and moderation features to weed out
unwanted contributions.
 Configure the appearance and layout: Tools vary widely in the degree to
which they allow you to configure your blog

8. Requirements
 Hardware
• 2 GB RAM minimum, 4 GB RAM recommended
• 400 MB hard disk space
• At least 1 GB for Android SDK.
• Graphic Accelerator Card.
• Desktop with 1280 x 800 minimum screen resolution

9. Requirements(Contd..)
 Software
• Microsoft® Windows® 8/7/Vista/2003 (32 or 64-bit)
• Java Development Kit (JDK) 7
• Android Studio Development kit (V 1.0)
• Intel® Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or Above (VS 2005, 2008, 2010) installed.

10. Attributes
 Activities

11.  Layout and Views
Attributes(Contd..)

12. Attributes(Contd..)
. Sources
. library
. Resources
. Animations
. Drawalble
. Layout
. Values
. AndroidManifest.xml

13. Screenshots
 Installation:

14. Screenshots
 User Interface

15. Screenshots
 User Interface

16. References
Articles:
 The Android GUI Framework, Java User Group Switzerland May 2008, Markus Pilz and
Peter Wlodarczak.
 Android: The Open Handset Alliance Project, Dr.Thanachart Numnonda.
 Google Android Multimedia Programming, Einopekka Laurikainen.
BOOKS :
 Professional Android Application Development, Wrox Publication Edition 2008.
Uniform Resource Locater (URL) :
 www.developer.android.com
 www.android.com

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