How to become an android application developer(basic introduction).

Android is a most popular mobile operating system currently,with over 1.5 billion users worldwide,the main reason for the android’s success is,it has lot of applications on play store and most of it are free and also android is an open source software which you can download freely and modify it.

So how to get started on developing an android application,here it is.First of all let’s look at the minimum requirement you need to start an application development

Hardware requirements for Widows

• Windows Operating System
• RAM(2GB Minimum,4GB Recommended)
• Minimum Space: 400MB Disc Space
• Android Device

Software Requirements:

• Java JDK
• Android Studio
• Android SDK

You can download the Java JDK from the oracle’s website(http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html) and Android studio & Android SDK at android developers website in a single package.(https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html).

After getting the required files you can start developing android apps if you have a prior knowledge on android development else you have to learn

1. java programming language(https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/index.html) and
2. android development documentation (https://developer.android.com/training/index.html)

• You can also learn the free video courses for java and android from the free udacity android app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.udacity.android&hl=en

Tips: To become a software engineer problem solving is a very important skill you should have.