(if this is better suited to q&a, apologies, please move)
Heya. I'm an amateur Android app developer, making games mostly for my own amusement. Someday I hope to create market-worthy apps and collect a little revenue through ads.
I just sold my macbook pro on ebay because I needed the scratch. Now I'm in the market for some cheap POS (YAY!!), was looking at a lot of used desktops in the 200-300 range, but then came across some chrome books and thought maybe I could go in that direction? I've always liked chrome OS and Google.
I doubt development would be possible, though. Or possible, but a major pain in the ass. Right now I use Eclipse, which I don't see coming to the chrome store anytime soon. I like Eclipse, but wouldn't mind switching to something else.
tl;dr Can I develop android apps on chrome OS?
Thanks for any input. Also if someone wants to suggest a place/vendor that sells Linus dektops, feel free
I think that isn't good idea. Buy some cheap copmuter that isn't chrome powered(I think that you'll have problems) and than, try Linux and chrome via dual boot or buy pc with dos only(will be cheaper). You have 1001 possibility but in my opinion Chrome laptop isn't good idea.
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Thanks for your advice Jon. I was hoping for a different answer, but I didnt really expect it would work. Darn. Maybe in a couple years? Time will tell Is there an advantage of dos over an established linux distro (dev wise?)?
Komodo Rogue said:
(if this is better suited to q&a, apologies, please move)
Heya. I'm an amateur Android app developer, making games mostly for my own amusement. Someday I hope to create market-worthy apps and collect a little revenue through ads.
I just sold my macbook pro on ebay because I needed the scratch. Now I'm in the market for some cheap POS (YAY!!), was looking at a lot of used desktops in the 200-300 range, but then came across some chrome books and thought maybe I could go in that direction? I've always liked chrome OS and Google.
I doubt development would be possible, though. Or possible, but a major pain in the ass. Right now I use Eclipse, which I don't see coming to the chrome store anytime soon. I like Eclipse, but wouldn't mind switching to something else.
tl;dr Can I develop android apps on chrome OS?
Thanks for any input. Also if someone wants to suggest a place/vendor that sells Linus dektops, feel free
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Chromebook = a no go for development really It's usable if you go into dev mode and then rdesktop into a box running eclipse (I do this so I can continue to develop a bit while I watch my kids). But as a primary driver it won't work well. There's no java package available - so compilation is really a no go.
The cloud based tools don't support Android development yet either. They may in the future, at which point it could be possible, but depending on the state of the tools at that point it still may not be entirely useful.
Remote Android development on ChromeOS
I was able to setup Android device for debugging over internet and connect from Chromebook to my Windows machine using remote desktop.
I am using AccessToGo Chrome app for RDP connection, you can find it in Chrome Web Store.
This is tutorial to setup remote ADB debugging - www(dot)cleansoft(dot)lv/debugging-android-applications-remotely
Sorry I can't use links in posts yet, so please replace (dot) with .
Hi guys.
I have been programming for iOS for a while now and I want to learn Android development.
Now I have seen many threads that ask for books recommendations, but I have checked a few of them and none of them suit my needs.
I am in no way a beginner. I have been programming for 5 years, 1 year dedicated to iPhone development. So I'm not looking for "For Dummies" books.
Ideally, I want the most complete Android development book. Or a progression of books (you can avoid Java books altogether, I would prefer if you focused in Android Development books).
Thanks for any help!
Hey guys,
I'm a writer for PhoneArena.com and I'm working on a piece about Android development. The idea is inspired by Koush saying that he is considering "adopting an Android 4.0+ only app development policy", and I wanted to get some ideas as to what you all see as the pros/cons to this approach.
I understand that dropping support for 2.x leaves out just under 50% of the market, but I guess I'm wondering how much you find that those users use apps. Koush and some commenters have insinuated that the Play stats for apps show that most users that actually download apps are on 4.x anyway.
What do you think? What are the pros/cons of developing only for Android 4.0+?
Thanks!
-Mike
I still code all my apps 2.3.3+ because there's not much I need in the later versions because of the great work of ActionBarSherlock, Android Support and Holo Everywhere. I run an app development company at android-app-development.ie, clients are usually local companies and the apps aren't exactly earth-shattering. They don't need many features but I get an earful if a customer can't install on their Galaxy S2. Still a great and hugely popular phone, most of them running 2.3.3.
Hi everyone, I didn't know exactly where to post this, but I assumed that an overall Android Platform question should be posted here. Anyways... I'm doing a research paper based around the Android OS, and I'm looking for credible, timely information to use in my paper. I've looked in multiple databases for articles that talk about what I'm looking for, but almost every article I read through talked about Androids VS. iPhones, or data encryption, and other unrelated topics.
I'm looking for articles, reviews, pretty much anything out there that will provide enough information to answer these few questions:
- How limiting is the Android OS?
- How well/poorly is the Android OS optimized for the devices that utilize them?
- What are some good/bad properties of the Android OS?
- What are some features of the Android OS?
- Is the Android OS "groundbreaking" and if so, what about it makes it so "groundbreaking?"
That's really it, anything else that I could add to the paper helps that much more!
Morning all,
I'm a bit of a hussy - I'm in bed with both Android (Nexus 6p) and Apple (iPad 3). I'd like to move over to an Android tablet I can play around with, learn about ROM's and potentially (hopefully!) even get into the hacking space myself...
So my N00b question is this; what is the best, cheapish, Android tablet that has decent community support and a good amount of tutorials, tips etc that I can really play around and learn on?
Thanks