The project of the own Android App
To create a bit of a complex App is still a good piece of programming work. However, thanks to the General circulation and the importance of Apps and smart phones have developed a few ways to get results quickly without learning tedious programming.
Online toolkits – the fast way to your own Android App
To write a Code without any prior knowledge itself is difficult, since only the path a graphical user interface, which writes the Code behind it remains. On the net you will find a few modular systems, in which you simple graphical elements of your personal App can.
- Providers of these kits are, among other things, AppYourself, iBuildApp or appTITAN, all with similar functionality and pricing.
- Once you have registered, you can immediately start your App to compile. This works quickly and easily for simple content, such as representative offices for a company.
- Look carefully at the offer: Often proposed Web-Apps are little more than a mobile Website. Only native Apps are applications that are downloaded, for example, in the Google Play Store. These have more features, are offline available and act in good implementation of high-quality.
- Take note of the costs and disadvantages: for a self-compiled App, the modular provider may charge you up to 500 Euro. In addition, monthly costs for Hosting can be incurred. However, they have mostly not completely on your App: Since the source code is often not visible, are not able to pass the App to other experts.
The building blocks of AppYourself
App Inventor LEGO bricks for Android-programming
If you want to sniff more from private interest in the Android development, is the former Google's project more interesting and also free of charge. The "App Inventor" is similar to the Online kits, a so-called "WYSIWYG Editor" ("What you see is What you get"), the graphical building blocks of an Android App can put together.
- The use of the Software requires the Installation of Java advance, that you also here can download.
- Then install the "App Inventor" on your computer.
- According to the Lego Mindstorms, you can design simple applications in a playful way and to ever more complex Apps to the car. Plenty of Tutorials can be found on the Homepage of "App Inventors".
Google App Inventor
Even The long way program – for own Android App
If you bring prior knowledge, you can venture out to the complete installation of an App. In order for you to get right into the matter. Here, however, is patience: Until you can achieve satisfactory results, it may take many hours to read, Tutorials to watch and Try out.
- Android Apps are based, in principle, to Java: you need to make yourself the best with this programming language familiar to them. As a standard work on the introduction and accompaniment is "Java is also an island" is recommended. This is, of course, also Download the "Java development environment" is necessary.
- With this basic knowledge you can to the actual Android programming in the "Android-SDK" to make. Also see numerous Tutorials and texts.
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