Why go into Android Apps Development?

Jomar TigcalLCCM - October 06, 2012

Who am I?

Jomar Tigcal● Mobile Apps Developer● Software Engineer at Stratpoint

Technologies, Inc.● Community Manager of GDG Philippines

http://jomar.tigcal.com+Jomar Tigcal@jomartigcal

Why mobile?

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Why mobile?

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What is Android?

● Linux-based mobile operating system● World's most popular mobile platform● Built-in Google apps● Global hardware, software and carrier

partners

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Why Android?

● 25 billion app downloads● 675,000 apps and games● 1.3 million devices are activated worldwide

daily

Image Source: http://officialandroid.blogspot.com/2012/09/google-play-hits-25-billion-downloads.html

Why Android App Development?

● Free ● Open-source● Lots of resources● Apps for smartphones, tablets, TVs, etc● Powerful development framework

○ SDK provided by Google○ Android Emulator

● Fun and profit● Marketplace for distributing apps

How do I develop apps?

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What if I only know C#?

http://monodroid.net/

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What if I only know PHP?

http://phpforandroid.net/

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What if I don't know Java, C# or PHP?

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How about Game Engines?

Unity 3Dhttp://docs.unity3d.com/Documentation/Manual/android-GettingStarted.html

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How do I start?

1. Download the Android SDK (http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/index.html)

2. Download the latest SDK tools and platforms using the SDK Manager. (http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/adding-packages.html)

3. Install ADT plugin for Eclipse (http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/installing-adt.html)

How do I start?

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What's next?

● Android Developers Guidehttp://developer.android.com/develop/index.html

● Android Training:http://developer.android.com/training/index.html

● Android Design Guidelines: http://developer.android.com/design/index.html

How can I be updated?

● http://android-developers.blogspot.com/● https://plus.google.com/+AndroidDevelopers● http://stackoverflow.

com/questions/tagged/android● http://www.youtube.com/androiddevelopers● https://twitter.com/AndroidDev

How can I be updated?

● GDG Philippines: http://www.gtugphilippines.org

● MoMoManila (Mobile Monday Manila): http://www.momomanila.org/

● Philippine Android Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PHLAndroid/

Questions?

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Why go into Android Apps Development?

Jomar TigcalLCCM - October 06, 2012