First off I need to tell you that I am new to java I have only been using it for a bout 3 weeks. I am putting together an app for our Electrical / instrumentation apprentices.
I developed an app using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone 7; unfortunately I am unable to run the app on a test phone with out paying Microsoft for a developer’s license for each phone at a cost of $100.00ea.
Is it possible to import and convert a Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone 7 app in to eclipse and convert it for android?
Please tell me that this is easy to do!
Thanks
No. There's no easy conversion. It's a completely different language and system.
Your best bet is probably to load it into something like Xamarin and divide out your business logic into data classes, and learn the Android bits of Xamarin.
There's a ton of tutorials out there for using Xamarin's Android platform.
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Using Tasker for Android (link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm) and a widget-composing tool, Zooper (link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.zooper.zwpro ) I have automated my Android phone to automatically register certain data whenever the phone enters or leaves certain WLAN-covered areas or connects/disconnects to certain BlueTooth devices.
The registered data is kept in simple Tasker-variables and a widget simply displays (some of) the contents of those variables to the user - it is really that simple.
Together this system works like an ever running background application with an always-updated (simple) user interface (the widget).
I am so happy with what this system does that I now want to convert the whole thing into a real, yet very tiny Android app that can be download and installed from Google Play.
However, I never developed an Android app before (and not an IOS app either!). But being a professional C# developer (and former C++ developer) for Windows desktop applications and Windows services for many years now, I feel confident that I can also learn how to make such a simple Android app, even if it involves programming languages with which I’m not so confident by now (Java for example).
What I need is a few directions to get me started the right way:
Which tools do I need for making such a simple app?
Can it be done in Visual Studio, or do I need to use Eclipse or
Xamarin?
Can it be done in C# or must it be done in Java?
Do I need to buy licenses for development tools (other than Visual
Studio) or can it be done with free software?
How would you go about the whole thing?
Any input will be much appreciated!
I am totally new in Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Professional. I an a java developer. I develop application for Android Phone but new in Windows Mobile. So please give the information how this is possible.
What is the SDK for this OS.
How I configure my Eclipse for this.
how I get the Emulator?
I must need to know C++ ?
Where I get the tutorials from the starting.
As far as an IDE goes you cannot use VS 2010 for WM6. VS2010 only works on WM7. You have to use VS2005 Standard or up or VS2008 Pro or up.
Being a Microsoft platform it uses .net. While there are a few differences between c# and Java, it is nothing a competent developer cannot overcome.
Following is an article on getting started.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb158522.aspx
What alteration should be made in a Java Application to be able to install it on Java Enabled Smartphone?
I tried using a random app of mine to see what happens, when I open it on the cell, it says Install? I say yes, and it says invalid file.
Now I was wondering what alteration should be made?
My smartphone (Samsung S8500) runs on bada which is more or less the same as Android, but alterations in the General.
You need different SDK for smartphones. Like for Android, you need Android SDK 1.5 or any other version. You just cannot install the same application. You need to develop using the resources provided by the SDK.
If your application is Java based mobile application then you can use some tools to convert it for Android. Doesn't work every time but worth a try.
In your case, Bada OS is not like Android what i learn from here. So, you need to develop the application using J2ME .
What are mobile phones supporting Java Android?
Is there any Nokia phone supporting this technology?
What should the mobile contain (a framework, a plugin.. etc) if we want to deploy a Java Android Application?
Android can be deployed to many devices with custom builds of the OS; anyone can build Android . It is not limited to particular handset makers and you might want to consult the makers for official lists of deployed devices.
There is nothing the device needs to contain (other then an appropriate targeted version of Andrdoid) to deploy an application.
One important note is that the application IS NOT run in the JVM, the code is only written in Java and then converted to Dalvik bytecode when compiling (Android runs on the Dalvik Virtual Machine). Since the code is written in Java though you can make extensive use of existing libraries and use them in your applications.
There is a fairly comprehensive list on Wikipedia comparing devices running Android, including forthcoming devices.
Nokia seems to have no interest using Android platform for its devices.
If the device is a certified Android platform, there is nothing one needs to add for deployment.
I think most phones that run Android should support Android applications. However, IMHO one would be hard pressed to compile a list of those phone.But rest assured, it's a lot. Someone DID make a list! And yep, it's a lot.
Some quick Googling reveal that Nokia seems to not like Android so I would assume there is not a Nokia phone with Android.
Framework: Eclipse Galileo with the ADT plugin
My advice:
read this site inside and out! http://developer.android.com/index.html
It answers all your questions.
Does anybody know if its possible to write a barcode scanning application for the SPT-1800 in Java?
I don't know how to program the Old School Palm OS.. so java would be great.
It looks like you will have to write a Palm app in C to control that model.
See the Software Development Kit (SDK), v. 4.10 and FAQ: Where Can I find the Palm SDK & Development Tool? for more information.
The Motorola/Symbol sites are not very intuitive so here's a link to all of the SPT1800 support documents.
The SDK's are usually very good and get you up and running with a sample application pretty quickly.
I had hoped to use Java for the MC3000 and MC9000 series recently but it appears Motorola/Symbol has stopped releasing updated Java SDK's for those devices and are concentrating on the .NET SDK now.
The Java SDK's also require additional licensing of the JVM from 3rd party vendors which considerably adds to the final cost of deployment.
I would think that Waba/SuperWaba would be your best bet for an older PalmOS device.