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i wanted to say thanks for all the hard work guys and gals . and id like to know if it is possible to port a iphone app over to the eris the app name is color snap
thanks in advance

You or the creator of the app would have to convert the app over to the Android SDK, the iphone SDK and Android SDK are different so its not as simple as just porting the app over. Please use the search tool this has been covered many times on XDA, just not for that particular app.

ahh very sorry was looking for the specific app or if some one could make one like it possibly if some one was looking for a project . for a house painter or a decorator this would be very helpful

Developing a Songbird Mobile app

I'm very inexperienced in major coding out side of web development, none the less using coding to make a complex app for Android and webos.
I am hoping for some help on this project that I want to freely contribute to the songbird project. This will be a full media app much like doubletwist is but with more features and 100% syncing with songbird and other programs.
I have had a design and layout already thought up and designed. That's mostly what I'm good at LOL. As well as a development outline for the progress of each version building up the features thought of and planned. Would post a concept image of it but I'm typing this from my phone and can't.
Really hoping this works out as I believe this can be a huge media player in the mobile realm.
If you are interested and or could help me email me drybones5 at gmail dot com (can't link it in the post? What?)
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[Q] Android Widget Development Tool

Hi,
Im interested in creating some widgets for android, but I dont want to go the full blown development way. (frankly I dont have the time).
I know there is App Inventor (doesnt do widgets) and Eclipse (requires more indepth knowledge).
So what other development tools are out there, and your experiences with them?

Eclipse is a tool for full-on development. It is useful as a text editor and debugger. It has tons of great features; the Android plug-in makes developing and testing an app much easier. I have only looked at the app inventor for about an hour.
I don't think there is any way to simplify development without knowledge of how the language interacts with the hardware.
If you have knowledge of java, work through Google's android tutorials. One focuses on widgets.
cupcake

Thanks cupcake for the reply.
I don't think ill find the time to do this right now
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Creating An Android App with No Java Experience

Hi everyone!
I hope everyone is having a great Christmas. I just got a nexus 7 for Christmas and really want to make an android app now. I've learned other languages before like HTML 5, CSS3, but not java. How should I go about learning java and then making an app? Thanks and enjoy the break!
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In my opinion best thing is to buy a book about developing android apps.
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Sorry, html nor css3 is comparable with java!! If you know JavaScript or PHP that would be an advantage.
Don't buy a book about android developing: you'll get frustrated! Learn java first: It isn't as hard as you think after a week: Don't give up. If you know java, android will be much more easy!
Regards

EmptinessFiller said:
Sorry, html nor css3 is comparable with java!! If you know JavaScript or PHP that would be an advantage.
Don't buy a book about android developing: you'll get frustrated! Learn java first: It isn't as hard as you think after a week: Don't give up. If you know java, android will be much more easy!
Regards
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What's the best way to learn java?
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way many java tutorials are available on the net.
And java is very easy language to learn, and developing android is very easy as well.

TIProgrammer84 said:
What's the best way to learn java?
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I always recommend the Head First Java book.

krikor1 said:
way many java tutorials are available on the net.
And java is very easy language to learn, and developing android is very easy as well.
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Do you have some tutorials links regarding Java for android ? I am looking for a good tutorial to start but with all the options I'm scared of wasting my time with tutorial that are too complicated or just bad...

The "Programming Mobile Applications for Android Handheld Systems" course starts on Coursera on 21-th january. May be it will be useful for you.

Java for Android is slightly different from regular Java. That is, the programming language itself is the same, but some of the packages (libraries) are different.
I think it's best to start with regular Java (for desktop apps), because there's a lot more books, tutorials and other resources to get you started. Once you know the basics of the Java language, you can then move to Android.
I can recommend Netbeans as a good IDE for starting with Java development.
The official IDE for Android is Eclipse, with a special Android plugin provided by Google. I don't find Eclipse very userfriendly, and it is not that stable either, so I don't think it's that good for beginners.
Some code I develop for Android today, I develop with Netbeans as a regular Java app first, then import the code into Eclipse and modify it to work for Android. But that's mostly the 'business end' code (I mainly develop graphical/rendering stuff...). UI code is entirely different for regular Java and Android, so it wouldn't make sense to do that in Netbeans first.

Youtube or Amazon will help you.
For learning Java I can recommend the newboston videos on youtube, his Android series even explains the java in good detail.
There are some good books for java, check Amazon reviews for the best ones. I like the Dietal How to Program, Java: The complete reference, and Java for Dummies.

Looking to make a simple first app - need some guidance

Hi all,
Was looking for some guidance. I want to make a very simple app. Your traditional wallpaper app - I know there are already a ton out there, but I want to experiment. Basically have the user browse by category, then download a wallpaper. For someone who has never made an app, what is a good way to go about it? Would you recommend starting from scratch or using one of those free app websites? I know a little bit of Java, not nearly enough to make an app, but I wouldn't mind learning (lotta free time ATM). Is this something that can easily be made with a free app website? I've looked into those, but am not fully sure what their capabilities are. Any advice would be appreciated!
Apologies if I posted this in the wrong forum!

I'd start by installing Android Studio. Then I would dissect what your attempting to do here in goals and separate the coding tasks. Then I would glean what I could from the reference.

Start with simple apps
hpizzle12 said:
Hi all,
Was looking for some guidance. I want to make a very simple app. Your traditional wallpaper app - I know there are already a ton out there, but I want to experiment. Basically have the user browse by category, then download a wallpaper. For someone who has never made an app, what is a good way to go about it? Would you recommend starting from scratch or using one of those free app websites? I know a little bit of Java, not nearly enough to make an app, but I wouldn't mind learning (lotta free time ATM). Is this something that can easily be made with a free app website? I've looked into those, but am not fully sure what their capabilities are. Any advice would be appreciated!
Apologies if I posted this in the wrong forum!
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Start create a simple Calculator with good looking UI ! Its my favorite @

the best first app is something you can explore android with it, like an app with simple buttons each one runs a sound, or change background color....

Can anyone help me with the user interface ..
I want to learn advanced designing ..
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