Android Programming for Beginners: Part 2 | Linux Today

Android Programming for Beginners: Part 2

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Juliet Kemp
Jan 7, 2013

In the first part of this two-part series on getting started with Android coding, you set up your development environment, built a basic countdown app, and got acquainted with the Android API. In this second article we’ll have a closer look at the structure of an Android app, create a menu, and write a second activity to input a countdown time. We’ll also look at running your app on a physical phone

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Juliet Kemp

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