Can we consider android development as career? Is it have good scope /future in terms of jobs?
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hisee said:
Can we consider android development as career? Is it have good scope /future in terms of jobs?
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In England I've recently been looking for IT based roles and had a look at android developer jobs. To my surprise there are many that I found! The only down side is, is that a lot of them wanted you to know how to develop for more than one platform, which unless I'm mistaken I've not heard of a tremendous amount of people that happen to be able to do both at the same level. It might be a while before they realise this, or I could be completely wrong and there are many, many people who are able to develop for multiple platforms like Android/IOS.
I've also seen a lot of freelance work being offered for not just the Android platform but all other major platforms. So overall I'd say if you are good enough of a developer then you could definitely get a decent wage from being an android developer, either in a permanent role, or as a freelancer.
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I work for a software development company in UK. We have different development teams for different platforms. I guess, in ads they ask for work skills in various platforms, just to be able to substitute a colleague, just in case. Big companies usually devide teams, from my experience.
hisee said:
Can we consider android development as career? Is it have good scope /future in terms of jobs?
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Yeah I think we can consider that. Majority of people uses android phones and accessories
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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.
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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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I am writing this as an open invitation for anyone who would like to join the Darkforest Development Team.
Who are we?
The Darkforest Group started in 1998 and in recent years has been home to some of the best flash developers who have produced some of the most well-known flash mobile themes for a range of phones (specifically Samsungs) like the Samsung Monte and Samsung Star/Tocco Lite.
Now we aim to replicate this success in producing a series of stable and reliable ROMs and modifications for as many devices as we can across a wide range of manufacturers.
ROMs
The ROMs can either be based on stock or built from source, its whichever you feel more comfortable with and all ROMs will eventually be given a custom theme (we have someone working on the specific design right now but other themers are still welcome).
To make the ROMs different to other ROMs, they will contain a series of user customizable tweaks and additional features.
Modifications
We are looking to include a range of modifications in the ROMs like hide and reorder quick settings, Advanced Power Menu's where the user can choose what items are on that menu and general UI tweaks specific to the device the ROM is being made for.
Therefore anyone interested should be aware that smali and/or java skills are preffered but not required as while they sound hard to do they are in reality fairly easy if familiar with smali.
Interested?
There are several ways to contact us regarding interest with this, you could leave a post in this thread, contact me via PM or register at the Darkforest forum and send a PM to Darkforest himself
Questions?
Please feel free to ask any questions you may have
If you are willing to teach, I am willing to learn.
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Im really interresd in this i could build every cm on any device let me now if you are interested
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If you are willing to teach, I am willing to learn.
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I can teach, I'm trying to set up sort of a central place for us all to chat - any idea's? obvious ones are fb group or google+ hangout and maybe IRC though too much stuff gets lost in IRC whereas you can save it in a doc on fb or g+
gangstaboy13 said:
Im really interresd in this i could build every cm on any device let me now if you are interested
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Definatly interested
Ok, for people intersted in joining the Darkforest Development Team I have created a board on our forums to discuss and develop there - of course we are not restricting posting of ROMs to just the Darkforest forums - all ROMs made are welcome to be posted in other forums as well.
The board is located here
I am interested and willing to learn how to build a rom
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Definitely willing to learn if there's a teaching method. I love android and have been wanting to learn to create ROMs for a while
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I'd like to learn as well. I have a number of devices to work with, mostly Samsung. I have a flexible schedule with some free time on my hands, as well.
I have a ridiculous eye for detail and an obsession with order. I think I'd be a natural at coding.
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If you can teach me i can join
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zFlashx said:
I am interested and willing to learn how to build a rom
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McJesus15 said:
Definitely willing to learn if there's a teaching method. I love android and have been wanting to learn to create ROMs for a while
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tehrectifier said:
I'd like to learn as well. I have a number of devices to work with, mostly Samsung. I have a flexible schedule with some free time on my hands, as well.
I have a ridiculous eye for detail and an obsession with order. I think I'd be a natural at coding.
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SW3D3N said:
If you can teach me i can join
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Ok cool, we are willing to teach people. Head over to the board in this post to "sign up" for it
Hello fellow developers. My question to you guys is why is the development for the incredible so dead. I had the droid bionic for almost 3 years and they were still developing ROMs for a while.
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foton92 said:
Hello fellow developers. My question to you guys is why is the development for the incredible so dead. I had the droid bionic for almost 3 years and they were still developing ROMs for a while.
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The Inc4G suffered from 6months without any boatloader unlock. Pair that with the general public moving to bigger screens, and there's both a lack of development and user base. When I purchased this phone, I had no intention of (or experience with) development. In a sense the small user base is good for a beginning developer, but I do feel bad that there are relatively few options for users wanting to play around with their phones. This late in the game, we won't see a significant increase in user base, so development will likewise be limited. The one plus you should notice is nearly all developers in this community are responsive to their users.
i second what mdmower said, i had no experience at all too, just was lucky to unlock bootloader, i am getting experience on this, anyone can develop if they want to, when lack of developers users become devs
mdmower said:
The Inc4G suffered from 6months without any boatloader unlock. Pair that with the general public moving to bigger screens, and there's both a lack of development and user base. When I purchased this phone, I had no intention of (or experience with) development. In a sense the small user base is good for a beginning developer, but I do feel bad that there are relatively few options for users wanting to play around with their phones. This late in the game, we won't see a significant increase in user base, so development will likewise be limited. The one plus you should notice is nearly all developers in this community are responsive to their users.
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Seriously thanks for bringing CM though. I've never used it before but I was getting frustrated using sense. Especially after buying my nexus 7 I don't know if I'll ever buy a non-nexus device again. Unless I can expect considerable development. Anyway, thanks.
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somerandomname1 said:
Seriously thanks for bringing CM though. I've never used it before but I was getting frustrated using sense. Especially after buying my nexus 7 I don't know if I'll ever buy a non-nexus device again. Unless I can expect considerable development. Anyway, thanks.
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Ditto that. I'm loving this phone, hope to have it for a while and keep it fresh.
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Where to start? I'm seventeen years old, and this is what I want to go towards going forward into life: developing! But the problem is I don't know where to start. I figured this would be the perfect forum to get some guidance. Please teach me
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krobinso2295 said:
Where to start? I'm seventeen years old, and this is what I want to towards going forward into life: developing! But the problem is I don't know where to start. I figured this would be the perfect forum to get some guidance. Please teach me
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I will definitely start at the Android tutorials sub forum.
Do you have unlimited data allowance? As I have found out first hand, this is a crucial factor in the way you will learn and progress because a lot of the good tutorials are in the form of YT videos.
krobinso2295 said:
Where to start? I'm seventeen years old, and this is what I want to go towards going forward into life: developing! But the problem is I don't know where to start. I figured this would be the perfect forum to get some guidance. Please teach me
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Also depends on what you actually want to developer. ROMs? Android apps? Games? Something else? They all require slightly different routes. But a good understanding of programming in general will be a very good help in anything you do
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Also depends on what you actually want to developer. ROMs? Android apps? Games? Something else? They all require slightly different routes. But a good understanding of programming in general will be a very good help in anything you do
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I really want to do roms and apps. I just really wish I could find someone that would be interested in mentoring of something haha... But I mainly am looking to do roms and apps.
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krobinso2295 said:
I really want to do roms and apps. I just really wish I could find someone that would be interested in mentoring of something haha... But I mainly am looking to do roms and apps.
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I'm your age too I do developing primarily on computers though and I have been doing that for a couple of years now. I can say that the best place to start is to learn a programming language. Most Android apps are coded using Java so, if you have some experience with coding learning Java would help you alot. But if you have little to no experience coding I would suggest you start off with something like C maybe even python but syntax is very different compared to Java so C is recommended. After you have enough experience with that I'm sure you can jump into building ROMs.
Good Luck!
gr1m.r34p3r said:
I'm your age too I do developing primarily on computers though and I have been doing that for a couple of years now. I can say that the best place to start is to learn a programming language. Most Android apps are coded using Java so, if you have some experience with coding learning Java would help you alot. But if you have little to no experience coding I would suggest you start off with something like C maybe even python but syntax is very different compared to Java so C is recommended. After you have enough experience with that I'm sure you can jump into building ROMs.
Good Luck!
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Are there any books you recommend?
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my problem is I don't have a unique and practical idea. I'd wish I could come up with something that would be lucrative & beneficial but those ideas are limited and I wouldn't want to do something someone else has already done.
If I wanted to learn I'd get the latest Android Studio & follow some "Hello World"- type walkthroughs. I'd think YouTube vids would be helpful.
Then try to latch on to an open source project since I'd have an existing project to see how it's done.
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Are there any books you recommend?
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I've always found Head First Series to be good. Try Head First C or if your feeling confident try Head First Android Development. But adding on to what jawz101 said the best way to learn a programming language really well is to do your own project, also, check out "professional" open source projects to learn the style and even some tricks of the trade.
Hey guys,
I have checked out some other posts on the site with similar themes. I still wanted to ask from a dev stand point why tizen over Android? Or why not? I have been learning programming for some time now with the goal of Android in mind. Now that I am to that point.. Tizen? HTML 5?
MY QUESTION IS.. Do you think that the OS itself is superior in ANY way to that of Android? Anything from a development view would be great most of the info I have found on it just says it needs more apps and other than that it is not bad but not specifically good.
Thanks! :victory:
http://www.tizenexperts.com/2014/06...enue-app-purchases-revenue-share-tizen-store/
Devs get 100% revenue on Tizen.
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skim0322 said:
http://www.tizenexperts.com/2014/06...enue-app-purchases-revenue-share-tizen-store/
Devs get 100% revenue on Tizen.
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The promotion duration(one year) & closing day is subject to change depending on Tizen Store policy
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But only for one year. Its just a trick to lure devs to Tizen.
And the fact that they always keep a contest after releasing a new hardware(Gear) or software(bada app challenge, tizen etc). But, the truth, after what samsung did with bada, and its users, only the most brave and courageous people will accept Tizen and its smartphones. Anything samsung touches is total shi!storm! They dont know anything about OS, they are just a bunch of hardware making guys, and when it comes to software, they take a dump on their own face.
Leave them after 1yr