LetsLearnAndroid

Files and instructions for learning Android.

Lesson 1

Setup Guide

• Install Android Studio

  • Download Android Studio from
  • (Mac) http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
  • Open Android Studio
    • Import/Don’t settings from previous installation
    • Use default installation for setting up sdk: ~/Library/Android/sdk ####Project setup

• Open Android Studio

  • Start New Android Project
  • New Project
    • Application Name: MiiDroid
    • Company Domain: unique identifier
  • Target Android Device
    • 5.0
  • Add Target Activity
    • Empty activity
  • Customize:
    • MainActivity
  • Finish
  • Change the build tool version to 23.0.1

• Add version control

  • Click on vcs
  • Enable version control
  • Select Git
  • Add .idea to .gitignore
  • Add and Commit changes

• Github

  • Create a new github respository
  • Add remote
  • Push to Github

• CircleCI

  • Add Project
  • Link to GitHub
  • Build your project

• HockeyApp

  • http://hockeyapp.net/features/
  • Create free account
  • Check “I’m a developer”
  • Setting up devices
    • Guided
    • Navigate to URL
    • Install HockeyApp app
  • Create App
    • Android - alpha
  • Create scripts folder in project
    • Create deployHockeyApp.sh under scripts
  • Create circle.yml
    • For more information visit https://github.com/Originate/guide/blob/master/android/guide/Continuous%20Deployment.md
  • Commit the files, don't push!
  • On HockeyApp
    • Account settings > API Tokens > Create API Token
      • App : your app
      • Rights : Upload & Release
      • Name : CircleCI
  • On Circle CI
    • Go to project settings > Enviroment variables
      • HOCKEYAPP_APP_IDENTIFIER : copy from hockeyapp project
      • HOCKEYAPP_EXPORT_APK_PATH : app/build/outputs/apk/app-debug.apk
      • HOCKEYAPP_TOKEN : copy from hockyapp account settings
  • Push to github.