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Develop Android applications with Eclipse

Get started with Google's Android Development Tools Eclipse plug-in

Frank Ableson, Software designer

Frank Ableson is an entrepreneur and software developer in northern New Jersey, specializing in mobile and embedded application software. He is currently authoring a book about Android application development for Manning Publications. His professional interests are embedded systems, wireless communications, and automotive electronics. His biggest fans are his wife, Nikki, and their children.

Summary: Android is Google's oft-discussed mobile, wireless, computer, and communications platform. You can take advantage of the powerful Eclipse environment to build Android applications using the Android Eclipse plug-in. This tutorial introduces Android application development with the Eclipse plug-in, otherwise known as Android Development Tools. The tutorial provides an introduction to Android development with a quick introduction to the platform, a tour of Android Development Tools, and includes the construction of two example applications.

Date: 26 Feb 2008
Level: Intermediate
PDF: A4 and Letter (646 KB | 35 pages)Get Adobe® Reader®

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The author's Android book is available in part online at Manning Publications.
The authoritative Android information source is Google's Android Web site, where you can find project documentation and links to download the Android SDK.
Check out the "Recommended Eclipse reading list."
Read the tutorial "Build a mobile RSS reader" to learn how to read, parse, and display RSS or other XML data in mobile apps, including your own mash-ups, using the Android Developer Tools.
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Check out the latest Eclipse technology downloads at IBM alphaWorks.
Install the Eclipse Android Development Tools (ADT) plug-in using Eclipse software update. You can also download the Android SDK and learn how to install, configure, and use the Android SDK.
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