OS - Android: Difference between revisions

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Android is a mobile OS commonly used on smartphones and tablet computers.

Android OS programs are written in Java using the Android SDK and the Phidgets library.

Development for your Android OS Phidget application can occur on Linux, Mac OSX, or Windows.

You will need the following:

The JDK and Java on your development system
The Android SDK package for your development system
- See http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html
- For 64-bit Linux, you will need the ia32-libs package as well
The Eclipse plug-in for Java development
- http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ for Windows or MacOS
- sudo apt-get install eclipse for Linux
The Phidget Libraries for Android
The Phidget Examples for Android

List any limitations associated with running Phidgets with this OS.

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 ==Installing Libraries and Drivers==
-Linux or MacOS is preferred as the development system on which to write your Android OS Phidget application.
+Development for your Android OS Phidget application can occur on Linux, Mac OSX, or Windows.
-*<span style="color:red">I wouldn't say this, I just personally find Linux/MacOS to be nicer dev. environments.</span>
 You will need the following:
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 # The JDK and Java on your development system
 # The Android SDK package for your development system
+#*See [http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html]
+#*For 64-bit Linux, you will need the <code>ia32-libs</code> package as well
 # The Eclipse plug-in for Java development
 #*[http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/] for Windows or MacOS
 #*<code>sudo apt-get install eclipse</code> for Linux
-# The Phidgets libraries for Android
+# The <span color=red>Phidget Libraries</span> for Android
+# The <span color=red>Phidget Examples</span> for Android
 ==Common Problems and Solutions==