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Lab 1 Hello World

This document provides instructions for installing Android Studio and creating a basic "Hello World" Android app. It outlines the requirements needed, including a Mac, Windows, or Linux computer and an internet connection. It describes downloading and installing the Java Development Kit and then Android Studio. Finally, it explains how to create an emulator, build the app, and view the app on both the emulator and a physical device. The goal is to get familiar with the Android development environment and process.

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Lab 1 Hello World

This document provides instructions for installing Android Studio and creating a basic "Hello World" Android app. It outlines the requirements needed, including a Mac, Windows, or Linux computer and an internet connection. It describes downloading and installing the Java Development Kit and then Android Studio. Finally, it explains how to create an emulator, build the app, and view the app on both the emulator and a physical device. The goal is to get familiar with the Android development environment and process.

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Lab

By Dr. Nur Syahela bt. Hussien


Lab 1
You will learn to:
• Install Android Studio, the Android development environment.
• Learn about the Android development process.
• Create and run your first Android Hello World app on an emulator and on
a physical device.
• Add logging to your app for debugging purposes.
What you will NEED
For these practical, you will need:
• A Mac, Windows, or Linux computer. See the bottom of the
Android Studio download page for up-to-date system requirements.
• Internet access or an alternative way of loading the latest Android Studio
and Java installations onto your computer.
What you will LEARN
• Install and use the Android IDE.
• Understand the development process for building Android apps.
• Create an Android project from a basic app template.
What you will DO
• Install the Android Studio development environment.
• Create a an emulator (virtual device) to run your app on your computer.
• Create and run the Hello World app on the virtual and physical devices.
• Explore the project layout.
• Generate and view log statements from your app.
• Explore the AndroidManifest.xml file.
App Overview
Task 1. Install Android Studio
To get up and running with Android Studio:
• You may need to install the Java Development Kit - Java 7 or better.
• Install Android Studio
1.1. Installing the Java Development Kit
• On your computer, open a terminal window.
• Type java –version
• The output includes a line:

• If you see a Java SE version is below 7 or if Java is not installed, you need
to install the latest version of the Java SE development kit before
installing Android Studio.
• To download the Java Standard Edition () Development Kit (JDK):
• Go to the Oracle Java SE downloads page.
• Click the Java SE Downloads icon to open the
Java SE Development Kit 8 Downloads page.
• In the box for the latest Java SE Development kit, you need to accept the
License Agreement in order to proceed. Then download the version
appropriate for the computer you are developing on.
Windows
• Set JAVA_HOME to the installation location.
• Start > Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > Environment
Variables System Variables > New
• Variable name: JAVA_HOME
• Variable value: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80 (or whatever version your installation
is!)
• If the variable already exists, update it to this version of the JDK.
• Verify your JAVA_HOME variable from a cmd.exe terminal:
mac

1.Open Terminal.
2.Confirm you have JDK by typing "which java".
3.Check that you have the needed version of Java, by typing "java -version".
4.Set JAVA_HOME using this command in Terminal: export JAVA_HOME=`which java`
5.enter echo $JAVA_HOME to confirm the path.
Installing Android Studio
• https://developer.android.com/studio/install.html
Task 2: Create "Hello World" app

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