Introduction to development... please? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello, I wanted to start developing roms and mods for android, mainly for my Galaxy Nexus which I own now. I have some knowledge of java and I want to know a good starting point to gain some knowledge on developing. If someone could recommend a forum, post, website, video series, anything I would love to check it out. I can't wait to get into it but I just didn't know where to start.
Thanks
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[DISCUSSION] To port or not to port?

Fascinate users, my team and I are trying to decide whether or not to port over to the Fascinate. We would definitely love to, but want to get a feel for how many Fascinate users would be interested in a Bionix rom. Porting takes time and we'd have to purchase a Fascinate for testing, so we want to know if it will be worth our time and money spent.
Please post within this thread if this is something you would be interested in. Currently we develop mainly for the Vibrant. However, we have begun porting to the Captivate, and soon will be porting to the Epic, i9000, and G2.
Moderators, I apologize if this is in the wrong section, however, we feel we can get more responses if left within the development section.
Thanks Everyone!
Sombionix and Team Whiskey
Links to current projects:
Bionix
Bionix Fusion
Project Core
Additional Information and Projects:
Team Whiskey Home
Team Whiskey Forums
Do you have a link to information about your ROM?
I'm not familiar with your rom or team but I'm always all for an alternative to try. I would gladly give your rom a shot when completed for the fascinate.
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cckeeler said:
Do you have a link to information about your ROM?
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Project links posted above
i'm always open to more roms i'm sure many would welcome your work
Would definitely like to see this. there are many people that would like to use this that dont post much
The more the merrier!
I say yay
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Please port this over, I've been super jealous of the vibrant users for this ROM for a long time and would really love to see this.
Yes, please. I would happily donate to support your work.
I liked your rom on the vibrant, would live to have it on the fascinate.
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It would be great if you port to the fascinate. I would definitely give it a try.
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I would definitely try it out
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All word of mouth I've heard is good and it seems you've fixed GPS, so yes!
Count me in!
yes, please! my friend has a vibrant and has flashed the bionix rom and tells me good things about it.
Yes, please.
I say yes, you can never have too many ROMs. Also, you guys do great work, i have a buddy running one of your ROMs and he loves it.
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Hell yes! I've been following your team's work on the vibrant ever since I bought my fascinate in hopes that I would read that fascinate would be included haha.
yeah why not

Looking for beginners to rom cooking

We are looking for beginners and advanced developers as well as testers to help build a training forum page for new rom developers to learn to build custom roms, boot animations, wallpapers, etc.
Due to the overwhelming desire of people wanting to learn we have created our own forum page just for this project.
If you are interested: Please join the project forum page here.
-Paul
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Why not. I got a verizon fascinate galaxy s
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Hey stoute, yeah this is a great idea for me so why not? I'll give it a go. HTC EVO 4g
I am a beginner. How much experience do you need to participate? I am in for MTS 3g
I'm in for the hd2
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in for testing the lg optimus p500 ... and maybe cooking if i can get my feet wet.
I would love to test with my HTC Hero! So count me in if you still need testers
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beginner testers
I have a kaiser with froyo 2.2.1, id love to help
heey, i am a computer engineering student, and i want to help you plz ,,
EDIT: btw my phone in SE X1
Signing up for the DX. Lets get crankin.
I want to learn some developing, right now I have programed in BASIC and QBasic. Lol I'm going to be duel booting linux and windows 7 on my desktop. But I really dont know where to start. Using Samsung Epic 4G
Sign me up for the Droid X.
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Looks like this was well needed. Please join the social group and we will get the project started. I will not be updating the post to announce new team members anymore. Everyone is welcome and we are not requiring any experience. Feel free to join and learn as we do.
Sign me up for Evo
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testing....
happy to test dell streak... (currently testing steves new miui 0.12.3 rom)
also have a smartq v5 and v7 if anyone hears of any custom mods for those...
Im in too !!!
can i help tooo
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Porting and developing

Hey guys I honestly love flashing and using the note. I also loves phones and have a passion for them. However i have no idea on how to develop. I am willing to learn though. so if some one could teach me on how to port roms to the note im willing to learn and port as many as i can.
nman123 said:
Hey guys I honestly love flashing and using the note. I also loves phones and have a passion for them. However i have no idea on how to develop. I am willing to learn though. so if some one could teach me on how to port roms to the note im willing to learn and port as many as i can.
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Do you have any programming experience whatsoever? We can't really point you in the right direction unless we know where you're starting from.
If you're new to the Android platform completely (from a development perspective), start here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=564

Best way to learn about developing roms

Since the og droid rooting has been one of my biggest hobbies. I am interested in learning more about developing roms. I want to know if anyone has a Site where I could learn about it so one day I can try to contribute to the Android community. I'm an information technology major and just started java and c# last semester but my professor's told me my school doesn't offer anything related to rooting phones or developing roms. I'm also interested about making apks so if anyone has any suggestions as to what to read or what Site has good information on the subject I would really appreciate it.
Thanks
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tbis said:
Since the og droid rooting has been one of my biggest hobbies. I am interested in learning more about developing roms. I want to know if anyone has a Site where I could learn about it so one day I can try to contribute to the Android community. I'm an information technology major and just started java and c# last semester but my professor's told me my school doesn't offer anything related to rooting phones or developing roms. I'm also interested about making apks so if anyone has any suggestions as to what to read or what Site has good information on the subject I would really appreciate it.
Thanks
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For making apks, you must know JAVA. If you do, then visit http://developer.android.com/guide/components/index.html download Android SDK and Eclipse and start developing. If you like video tutorials, I found this great tutorial showing how to develop apps in eclipse. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2F07DBCDCC01493A&feature=plcp
I hope I helped at least a bit.
He's right, applications are mostly written in java language with a few other programming languages thrown in the mix..go to barnes and noble,look in the computer section and you will find an array of books on developing applkcations for the android OS...As far as developing roms,there are two types of developers...themers and innovators...the themers only add eye candy and scripts which any script kiddie can do..I myself woulf love to learn the complexities of android developing but I lack a platform in order to do so...I've got limited knowledge on linux but understand a few things.....how nice would it be if you had an insider from google...lol
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Thanks guys I'm going to a micro center this weekend I think they will have some good books. The videos will help a lot I'm more of a visual learner.
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Want to learn to program android apps and games.

Hi everyone, I have been using the Android OS for a few years now, and I love it. I have just decided today that I am no longer going to just watch from the sidelines as apps get released. I want to get my greasy little mitts in on the action.
I would really appreciate some advice on what I should start with. I would like to learn Java, and or Python. I just need to know what direction I should go in. I really want to create games. Any advice would be amazing
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Here
For app Development Learn to make android apps
For Game we have one here
[GUIDE] Android Game Development Tutorial! (Beginners welcome)
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I just browsed, when I should have been searching lol... I will use those links. Thank you soo much
Go here codeacademy.com you can learn Java and Python
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CinderCloud said:
Hi everyone, I have been using the Android OS for a few years now, and I love it. I have just decided today that I am no longer going to just watch from the sidelines as apps get released. I want to get my greasy little mitts in on the action.
I would really appreciate some advice on what I should start with. I would like to learn Java, and or Python. I just need to know what direction I should go in. I really want to create games. Any advice would be amazing
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I really would advise learning java. A really good tutorial sight is thenewboston.com. It has a multitude of programming tutorials as well as android tutorials. After going through these tutorials, I would recommend using the andengine library for games as it makes collisions, physics, and animations much easier to deal with. Good Luck!
deathblade said:
Go here codeacademy.com you can learn Java and Python
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codeacademy.com does NOT teach Java, only JavaScript. I searched for the Java course and there is none to be found.
try deitel and deitel
lanwarrior said:
codeacademy.com does NOT teach Java, only JavaScript. I searched for the Java course and there is none to be found.
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try the deitel and deitel ebook for android programing it is a bit difficult if your a beginner but it sums up everything you need to know i find it great
you can even try the lynda series for android they are a straight forward approach and easy
CinderCloud said:
Hi everyone, I have been using the Android OS for a few years now, and I love it. I have just decided today that I am no longer going to just watch from the sidelines as apps get released. I want to get my greasy little mitts in on the action.
I would really appreciate some advice on what I should start with. I would like to learn Java, and or Python. I just need to know what direction I should go in. I really want to create games. Any advice would be amazing
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I love android coding, and maybe I can teach u something.
I can't post links yet (this is actually my first post in the forums!), but I found the Android Bootcamp 2012 video series from NewCircle priceless. It's available for free on YouTube and it is based on the development of an entire app from scratch. It is slightly outdated, but very well made.
I also followed the Coursera's course on Android by prof Adam Porter: it's free as well and it just ended, so it's really up to date. It is based on a different approach though, covering different topics and providing several little projects, instead of a single one.
Imho though you do need some knowledge of Java. I came from a C++ background, so i was able to follow those courses while also learning bits of Java too, but starting with zero knowledge of both the Android api and Java could really be overwhelming, just warning you.
While following the Coursera's course, I saw people recommending a free course about Java taught by John Purcell on the Udemy platform (I might be wrong on the guy's first name).
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frabena said:
I can't post links yet (this is actually my first post in the forums!), but I found the Android Bootcamp 2012 video series from NewCircle priceless. It's available for free on YouTube and it is based on the development of an entire app from scratch. It is slightly outdated, but very well made.
I also followed the Coursera's course on Android by prof Adam Porter: it's free as well and it just ended, so it's really up to date. It is based on a different approach though, covering different topics and providing several little projects, instead of a single one.
Imho though you do need some knowledge of Java. I came from a C++ background, so i was able to follow those courses while also learning bits of Java too, but starting with zero knowledge of both the Android api and Java could really be overwhelming, just warning you.
While following the Coursera's course, I saw people recommending a free course about Java taught by John Purcell on the Udemy platform (I might be wrong on the guy's first name).
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After taking that Coursera clas by Prof. Porter I was able to put an app in the app store. Aww yea.
Yea me too, it was a really cool course. Are you planning on following the next course? It seems like a tough one!
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frabena said:
I can't post links yet (this is actually my first post in the forums!), but I found the Android Bootcamp 2012 video series from NewCircle priceless. It's available for free on YouTube and it is based on the development of an entire app from scratch. It is slightly outdated, but very well made.
I also followed the Coursera's course on Android by prof Adam Porter: it's free as well and it just ended, so it's really up to date. It is based on a different approach though, covering different topics and providing several little projects, instead of a single one.
Imho though you do need some knowledge of Java. I came from a C++ background, so i was able to follow those courses while also learning bits of Java too, but starting with zero knowledge of both the Android api and Java could really be overwhelming, just warning you.
While following the Coursera's course, I saw people recommending a free course about Java taught by John Purcell on the Udemy platform (I might be wrong on the guy's first name).
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Can you link me the videos? just want to be sure I have thesame video as yours.. Please pm/post me the exact link.
thanks
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Sorry, I still am too new to post links on the forums
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