Build, Install and Run Android Application

This section provides tutorial example on how to build, install and run an Android application. The Android application shows up automatically on the Android emulator.

Now I am ready to build, install and run the simple application on my Android emulator:

1. Run the Android emulator through the AVD Manager and wait for the emulator to be fully booted.

2. Build and install my application, AboutAndroid, using the Ant tool:

C:\>cd \herong\AboutAndroid
C:\herong\AboutAndroid>\local\apache-ant-1.9.5\bin\ant debug
...
C:\herong\AboutAndroid>\local\apache-ant-1.9.5\bin\ant installd
...

3. Go to the emulator and run "AboudAndroid" from the application list. The AboutAndroid start screen will show up:

AboutAndroid Start Screen
AboutAndroid Start Screen

Ok. My application is working!

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Installing JDK 1.8 on Windows System

 Installation of Android SDK R24 and Emulator

 Installing Apache Ant 1.9 on Windows System

 Developing First Android Application - HelloAndroid

 Android Application Package (APK) Files

 Android Debug Bridge (adb) Tool

 Android File Systems

AboutAndroid - Application to Retrieve System Information

 java.lang.System Class - Accessing System Information

 Creating Android Project for Simple Application

Build, Install and Run Android Application

 System.getProperties() - Retrieving System Properties

 android.widget.ScrollView Class - Scrolling Text View

 System.getenv() Method - System Environment Variables

 android.os.Environment Class - Environment Folders

 android.content.Context - Application Context Information

 android.app.Activity Class and Activity Lifecycle

 View Objects and Layout Resource Files

 Using "adb logcat" Command for Debugging

 Build Process and Package File Content

 Building Your Own Web Browser

 Android Command Line Shell

 Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Mini Tablet

 USB Debugging Applications on Samsung Tablet

 Android Tablet - LG-V905R

 USB Debugging Applications on LG-V905R Tablet

 Android Phone - LG-P925g

 USB Debugging Applications on LG-P925g Phone

 Archived Tutorials

 References

 Full Version in PDF/EPUB