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The projects use Eclipse (Galileo) and Android SDK 1.6 or later, but they all follow the standard Android layout so shouldn't be too difficult to use in other development environments. If you are browsing this site on an Android device you can download the APK's by selecting the link and following your devices instructions - they will then be installed directly to it.
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All the tutorials come with the full source, javadoc documentation, project settings for Eclipse and the Android installable APK files for download. Where java source is shown, you'll find the links are Android friendly, so for example clicking the Paint keyword will open up the Android Paint API page.
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Test first development is now a main feature in projects which use agile techniques. I'm still in awe of seeing complex software being put through its paces by thousands of tests repeatedly, accurately and without a hint of the errors that could be introduced by tired or bored humans. Android supports and encourages this approach as a major factor in helping you create high quality code. But theres a new twist now - most Android apps are heavily UI driven. Is there anything the framework can do to help us here?
Android supports little magnetic gizmos inside the handset which can tell your app which way up the phone is, how far its tilted, if it's moving and so on. This opens up a whole new world to developers, be it in utility apps, navigation, games or whatever they can dream up. Accessing these readings in code isn't always straightforward, and if you don't have a physical handset available it might seem impossible. Not so - in this tutorial we show how to make use of the values your app can listen to, and go through the process of building the necessary hooks in your code to test it without a real phone.