Want to develop Android applications? Start here!

[Mr Android]

Welcome to Android!

The Android platform is a software stack for mobile devices including an operating system, middleware and key applications. Developers can create applications for the platform using the Android SDK. Applications are written using the Java programming language and run on Dalvik, a custom virtual machine designed for embedded use which runs on top of a Linux kernel.


If you want to know how to develop applications for Android, you're in the right place. This site provides a variety of documentation that will help you learn about Android and develop mobile applications for the platform.
An early look at the the Android SDK is also available. It includes sample projects with source code, development tools, an emulator, and of course all the libraries you'll need to build an Android application.


Download the SDK

To start learning about the Android platform, please read the documentation in the following order:
What is Android? - An overview of the Android platform
Getting Started - All the basics, including Hello World
Developing Applications - The nuts and bolts of Android applications
Developer Toolbox - In-depth information on specific topics
Reference Information - A myriad of reference material
Sample Code - Several sample Android applications for your viewing pleasure
Frequently Asked Questions - Common issues and questions

Portions of this page are reproduced from work created and shared by Google and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 2.5 Attribution License.

[franklin]

You can also use the vd_android LiveDVD as system support for Android platform.
Download at http://www.vafeo.org/vafeo/vafeo-1.01-1/vd_android-1

Have a good day.

Franklin

[sewsweet]

hey is anybody paying attention to the storage space the market is taking up? It's up to 10mb, is there a way we can get this back down?

[artistmk]

Market is up to 14MB on mine... wish I could delete the ones I dont want to see on the list.

[kitze]

Hi there!
The links arent working anymore, I guess because the site moved from http://code.google.com/intl/de-DE/android/ to http://developer.android.com/ . Maybe you can fix them, thanks!

[chucky]

The info on the google site looks helpful and is well put together.

Does anyone know how to download the entire document as a pdf instead of printing/saving each page one at a time?

thanks,

[iloveDroid]

Nice!

Here is a wonderful guide for beginners on getting everything set up and started with android: How to Develop Android Applications

Hope it helps it helped me!

[ProfDrSilver]

Thanks for the awesome information here! Hoping to become a developer soon! Have no idea about programming though, so it might be a while before I get the hang of it...

[BlakeJ]

Does anyone know of any good beginning Android Development books?

[riya189]

hey i was wondering if there was any software a bit like windev mobile out there to develop for android because windev is extremely expensive but very good and i already use the normal version for pc applications but i would like to know if thers a cheaper yet fast alternative (other then eclipse obviously