Android is a new version of Java that has seen tremendous growth. It now commands nearly 50% of the worldwide mobile market. For developers, this means there is a huge opportunity to build the next big app. Android development can be done natively using Java and the Android SDK or via HTML5. Promoting an app involves testing it on emulators and devices and then submitting it to the Google Play store or hosting it on a web server.

1. Why should you
Android?Buddhika Siddhisena
Co-Founder & CTO, thinkCube

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3. Smart Appliances “were” the
future...
Java was developed as a new technology for
programming next generation smart appliances,
which Sun expected to be a major new
opportunity.

4. Android is the “new” Java

5. The revolution has begun
✓Over 100M Android
devices activated
worldwide
✓400K activations added
every day
✓300% - 400% growth
✓Gartner estimates
Android to command
nearly 50% world wide

6. So what does it mean for you?

7. Build the next BIG App
Be creative, innovative, expressive
think Different

8. think Different
Back facing camera, LED flash
Front facing camera, proximity / ambiance
Multi-touch AMOLED
Front Mic
Rear Mic Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetic field, Flash
storage, SD Card Reader, USB
WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth, NFC

9. think Different

10. Android 101

11. What you don’t need to know

12. What you really need to know

13. What you really need to know
Version Key features Screen Res.
Cupcake
Bluetooth A2DP,AVRCP support
Soft-keyboard with text-prediction
Record/watch videos
320x480
Eclair
HTML, Digital zoom, Microsoft Exchange
Bluetooth 2.1, Live Wallpapers, Updated UI 800x480
Froyo
JIT, USB Tethering,Applications installation to
SD Card, Upload file in browser,Animated
GIFs
800x480
Gingerbread
Improved copy/paste, Social networking
features, NFC,NativeVoIP/SIP,Video call 1366x768
Honeycomb
Open Accessory/USB host API,
Mice, joysticks, gamepads support
Resizable Home screen widgets
1366x768
Ice Cream
Sandwich
Face Unlock, UI use Hardware acceleration
Better voice recognition, 16 tabs in browser
Updated launcher,Android Beam app to
exchange data through NFC, Resizeable
widgets
1366x768

14. Getting Started with
Development
Native HTML5

15. Native
➡ Learn Java
➡ Get Android SDK
➡ Get Eclipse (recommended)
➡ Develop App
➡Test on Emulator
➡Test on Device (recommended)
➡ Sign & submit to Google Market Place

16. HTML5
➡ Learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript
➡Test on Webkit browser
➡Test on Emulator
➡Test on Device
➡ Host on a web server
or ...
➡ Convert to a native App via PhoneGAP
➡ Sign & submit to Google Market Place

17. Promoting your App

18. AndroidPorts

19. http://android-x86.org
Android x86 Cyanogenmod
http://cyanogenmod.com

20. Thank you
E : bud@thinkcube.com
W: www.geekaholic.org
T: twitter.com/geekaholic