The Android OS was developed by the Open Handset Alliance, led by Google. Android is an open source operating system for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. Here we will discuss about the basic Android Development process and will also check out some advance concepts related to Android Application Development.
Building an Android app comes down to two major skills: Java & Android. Java is the language used to build Android Apps, but the Android part encompasses learning XML for the design of the app, learning the concepts of Android, and using the concepts programmatically with Java to develop an application is the point where developers become masters in Android development.
To develop an Android Application we should probably use an IDE. Android Studio and Eclipse are IDE (Integrated Development Environments), which is used to compile and run your code with just a touch of a button. When developing other applications we would have written some code to compile and then write some other code to run. But in Android App Development we just have to install the Android SDK with Eclipse.
These are the basic things that are needed to be known before one start developing and Android Application.
How to get started with Android Application Development?
Now! Lets check out the three sections that represent the general order for Android App Development.
1.Design
Before we start writing a single line of code, we need to design the user interface and make it fit the Android user experience. Even though we may know what a user will do with your app, we should pause to focus on how a user will interact with it. The design should be simple, sleek and powerful to the Android experience.
2.Develop
Once your design is finalized, all that we need now is the tools to turn your app ideas into reality. Android framework provides us with APIs to build apps that takes full advantage of device’s like hardware, connected accessory devices, the Internet, software features, and more. With the power of Android, there’s no limit to the power of your application.
3.Distribute
Now that your application is completed. we have to built it to support a variety of screen sizes and densities, and tested it on the Android emulator and on real android devices like mobile phones and iPad devices. Now finally you’re ready to ship your app.
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