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New SDK Release (r3)

New SDK Release (r3)

Posted 07/21/2009 - 5:09 pm by Mathias Reisch

Google released a new version of the Android SDK. So the current version is Android 1.5 SDK, Release 3. It is mainly a bugfixing release, so be sure to update your SDK installation with the new version. You can find the download here.

Episode #3 – Using Buttons

Episode #3 – Using Buttons

Posted 07/18/2009 - 9:07 pm by Mathias Reisch

In this episode we will take a look at how to use the Button-View and how to listen for button clicks using a listener object and its onClick() method. We will also cover some VERY basic ideas concerning layout and positioning of GUI elements. If you are interested in layouts of Android applications, we will have a more in-depth look at creating fancy layouts in a later episode.

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Episode #2 – Create A New Project And Run It

Episode #2 – Create A New Project And Run It

Posted 07/16/2009 - 1:38 pm by Mathias Reisch

So here is the second episode in our Androidâ„¢ Development Video Tutorial Series. This time we will take a look at how to actually create a new project and run it within the Androidâ„¢ emulator tool. Also, we’ll take a look at how to modify the text output, that our application renders on screen.

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Episode #1 – Getting Started!

Episode #1 – Getting Started!

Posted 07/03/2009 - 11:32 pm by Mathias Reisch

Alright everyone, here is the very first episode of our Android Development Video Tutorial Series. In this episode I cover the process of setting up an eclipse Android development environment on a windows operating system. Actually this is pretty basic stuff, but nevertheless quite helpful for those who didn’t get in touch with Android yet.

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What is this all about?

What is this all about?

Posted 06/19/2009 - 9:19 pm by Mathias Reisch

This blog is about getting started with Android application development. It features basic and advanced video training as well as interesting articles and quality resources. The goal is to create a comprehensive guide to Android development and I hope that one day this website will reside among your other quality resources for Android tutorials and training. Bold vision, I know, but hey… one has to have goals in life.

Currently I am working double-time to get some content up and running. First tutorials should be here in less than a week so stay tuned.