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Android Development Tutorial: Nikhil Yadav CSE40816/60816 - Pervasive Health Fall 2011

This document provides an outline for an Android development tutorial. It discusses setting up the Android development environment, creating a starter "Hello World" project, Android project components, accessing sensors on an Android device like the accelerometer, and database connections using SQLite and remote access. Specific topics covered include downloading required software, configuring the ADT plugin for Eclipse, the components of an Android project, adding permissions for sensors, and accessing the accelerometer and other sensors programmatically.

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Android Development Tutorial: Nikhil Yadav CSE40816/60816 - Pervasive Health Fall 2011

This document provides an outline for an Android development tutorial. It discusses setting up the Android development environment, creating a starter "Hello World" project, Android project components, accessing sensors on an Android device like the accelerometer, and database connections using SQLite and remote access. Specific topics covered include downloading required software, configuring the ADT plugin for Eclipse, the components of an Android project, adding permissions for sensors, and accessing the accelerometer and other sensors programmatically.

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Android Development Tutorial

Nikhil Yadav
CSE40816/60816 - erva!ive "ealth
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%utline

Settin& up the Android Development


Environment '(indo)!*

Starter! Android +"ello (orld, empt- pro.e/t

Android pro.e/t /omponent!

E0ample1 Ta22ed appli/ation pro.e/t

A//e!!in& Sen!or! on an Android Devi/e1


3S4 a//elerometer! and the 3oo&le A5

Data2a!e /onne/tion! 6 7o/al S87ite and


remote a//e!!

Android Development Environment

Do)nload the late!t 9D: '9ava di!tri2ution*

Do)nload the E/lip!e 5DE 'e;&; 3alileo* <rom1


)));e/lip!e;or&/do)nload!/

5n!tall the Android SD: !tarter pa/ka&e <rom1


http1//developer;android;/om/!dk/inde0;html

5n E/lip!e4 in!tall the ADT 'Android Developer


Tool!* plu&in1
http1//developer;android;/om/!dk/e/lip!e-adt;html

5n!tru/tion! on !ettin& up the SD: and


development Environment /an 2e <ound on1
http1//developer;android;/om/!dk/in!tallin&;html

The Android SD: !tarter pa/ka&e

Not the <ull development environment4 in/lude!


the /ore SD: tool!

:eep tra/k o< )here -ou have do)nloaded thi!


it i! re=uired <or the ADT plu&in !etup4 e;&;
C1>ro&ram #ile!>android-!dk-)indo)!>plat<orm-
tool!?

@!e<ul <or +ad2, /ommand!



The ADT plu&in

3ive! a//e!! to Android development tool!


<rom )ithin the E/lip!e 5DE

Automate! the pro/e!! o< 2uildin& a ne)


Android pro.e/t 2- !ettin& up all the 2a!i/ <ile!
needed <or development

Allo)! /ode !i&nin& o< -our app !o it /an 2e


di!tri2uted

5n!tallin& the ADT plu&in
'7ink1 http1//developer;android;/om/!dk/e/lip!e-adt;htmlAin!tallin&*
To simplify ADT setup, it is recommend installing the Android SDK prior to installing ADT
.Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo) and 3.6 (Helios)
1.Start Eclipse, then select Help>Install New Software....
.!lic" #dd, in the top$ri%ht corner.
3.In the Add Repository dialo% that appears, enter &#'( )l*%in& for the Name and
the followin% +,- for the Location.
https.//dl$ssl.%oo%le.co0/android/eclipse/
Note. If 1o* ha2e tro*3les tr1 *sin% &http& instead of &https4!lic" 56.
7.In the Available Software dialo%, select the chec"3o8 ne8t to Developer Tools
and clic" Ne8t.
5.In the ne8t window, 1o*9ll see a list of the tools to 3e downloaded. !lic" Ne8t.
6.,ead and accept the license a%ree0ents, then clic" :inish.
;.<hen the installation co0pletes, restart Eclipse.

Con<i&urin& the ADT plu&in
1;Sele/t <indow?)references...to open the re<eren/e! panel 'Ba/ %S
C1Eclipse?)references*;
$;Sele/t #ndroid <rom the le<t panel;
D;#or the SDK Location in the main panel4 /li/k =rowse...and lo/ate -our
do)nloaded SD: dire/tor- 'e;&; C1>ro&ram #ile!>android-!dk-)indo)!>*
4;Cli/k #ppl14 then 56

Android SD: and AED mana&er

Add -our virtual development devi/e! u!in& thi!

AED i! a tar&et devi/e !imulator1 no !en!or!




Android SD: and AED Bana&er

@!ed <or updatin& Android SD: tool! et/;



ointer!
@pdate the !-!temF! AT" varia2le to re/o&niGe t)o <older! in!ide -our
android$sd"$winwows; The <ir!t i!1 tools and the !e/ond i! platfor0$
tools;
1;(indo)! ? Start ? Control anel ? S-!tem ? Advan/ed ? Environment
Earia2le! ? S-!tem Earia2le! ? AT" ? Edit
$;Add re<eren/e! to the !u2-<older! mentioned a2ove; 5n thi! e0ample1
/1>android-!dk-)indo)!>tool!HC1>android-!dk-)indo)!>plat<orm-tool!H
D;%:
Bake !ure 9ava and E/lip!e Environment! and path varia2le! are !etup
/orre/tl-1
So0e interestin% t*torials on #ndroid pro>ects can 3e fo*nd on.
http1//)));hometutorial!;/om/&oo&le-android;html

Starter!1 +"ello (orld,



%n/e -ou /omplete the Ne) ro.e/t (iGard4 ADT /reate! the <ollo)in&
<older! and <ile! in -our ne) pro.e/t1
Isrc/ 5n/lude! -our !tu2 A/tivit- 9ava <ile; All other 9ava <ile! <or -our
appli/ation &o here;

I<Android Version>/ 'e;&;4 Android 1;J/* 5n/lude! the android;.ar <ile
that -our appli/ation )ill 2uild a&ain!t;
I%en/ Thi! /ontain! the 9ava <ile! &enerated 2- ADT4 !u/h a! -our
K;.ava <ile and inter<a/e! /reated <rom A5D7 <ile!;
Iassets/Thi! i! empt-; You /an u!e it to !tore ra) a!!et <ile!;

Ires/A <older <or -our appli/ation re!our/e!4 !u/h a! drawable <ile!4
layout <ile!4 string value!4 et/;
I#ndroid?anifest.80l The Android Bani<e!t <or -our pro.e/t;
Idefa*lt.propertiesThi! <ile /ontain! pro.e/t !ettin&!4 !u/h a! the 2uild
tar&et;
Android ro.e/t Component!








A Ta22ed appli/ation


mainmenu;.ava

main;0ml

Android Bani<e!t;0ml

ta2!;.ava

A//e!!in& Sen!or!
There are variou! !en!or! on the Android
phone!4 e;&; 3S4 /amera4 a//elerometer
Cannot 2e te!ted on Simulator
Tutorial and !ample !our/e /ode to u!e 3S
and a//elerometer !en!or! availa2le !oon
@!in& the (i-#i and Lluetooth 5nter<a/e!
in!tru/tion! on1
http1//)));tutorial<orandroid;/om/$00M/10/turn-o<<-turn-on-)i<i-in-android-u!in&;html
http1//developer;android;/om/&uide/topi/!/)irele!!/2luetooth;html

3S Sen!or A//e!!

To u!e 3S <un/tionalit- in -our Android appli/ation4 -ouNll


need to add the ACCESSO#5NEO7%CAT5%N permi!!ion to
the AndroidBani<e!t;0ml <ile;
<uses-permission
android:name="android.permission.ACCSS!"#$!L%CAT#%$" />

5n Android4 lo/ation-2a!ed !ervi/e! are provided 2- the


7o/ationBana&er /la!! lo/ated in the android;lo/ation
pa/ka&e;

@!in& the 7o/ationBana&er /la!!4 -our appli/ation /an


o2tain periodi/ update! o< the devi/eN! &eo&raphi/al lo/ation!
a! )ell a! <ire an intent )hen it enter! the pro0imit- o< a
/ertain lo/ation;

A//elerometer and A//e!! to other
Sen!or!

An in!tan/e o< the Sen!orBana&er i! re=uired in order to


retrieve in<ormation! a2out the !upported !en!or!;

No permi!!ion i! re=uired to a//e!! the !en!or !ervi/e; 5t i!


then po!!i2le to retrieve the li!t o< availa2le !en!or! o< a
/ertain t-pe;

#or an a//elerometer !en!or4 the t-pe to u!e i! &iven 2- the


Sen!or;TYEOACCE7EK%BETEK /on!tant;

5< at lea!t one Sen!or e0i!t!4 it i! po!!i2le to re&i!ter a


Sen!orEvent7i!tener <or a Sen!or o< the li!t;

5t i! po!!i2le to !pe/i<- the deliverin& rate <or !en!or


event!; Spe/i<ied rate mu!t 2e one o< 1

Sen!orBana&er;SENS%KODE7AYO#ASTEST 1 a! <a!t a!
po!!i2le
Sen!orBana&er;SENS%KODE7AYO3ABE 1 rate !uita2le <or
&ame
Sen!orBana&er;SENS%KODE7AYON%KBA7 1 normal rate
Sen!orBana&er;SENS%KODE7AYO@5 1 rate !uita2le <or @5
Thread

Android and Data2a!e!

A//e!! to remote data2a!e e;&; B-S87 /an


o//ur u!in& a " !/ript ho!ted on the !erver
per<ormin& the =uer- and 9S%N <ormattin& <or
data e0/han&e <or re<eren/e /he/k out the
e0ample at1
http1//)));helloandroid;/om/tutorial!//onne/tin&-
m-!=l-data2a!e

7o/al li&ht )ei&ht data2a!e !-!tem;


http1//developer;android;/om/re<eren/e/android/d
ata2a!e/!=lite/S87iteData2a!e;html

8ue!tion!P
http1//developer;android;/om/inde0;html

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