6. Android Explorations


This is the first tutorial that I started with, which helped with the step-by-step when it comes to downloading and installing Android Studio and Android SDK. The reason I decided to explore Android Studio, which I'm completely unfamiliar with, is because I'm not sure how to access the permissions I need with Unity. I'm also hoping that Android Studio will have more relevant existing tutorials that can help me out.

After that tutorial, the next one which I tried out is this one
Following that tutorial, I managed to create my first basic android app!
All it does is send a string of text from one page to another though, and I'm having trouble understanding what parts do what. One current frustration is that tutorials for android seem to be either "basics!" which kind of all teach the same things (downloading, basic functions), or it's a tutorial that assumes that you already know what you're doing. I'm hoping I'll be able to find better resources after this. 

References:

Android Developers (2015). Android and Android Studio: Getting Started. [video] Available
at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z98hXV9GmzY 

Warner, J. (2015). Tutorial: Android Studio, from zero knowledge to something basic. [video] Available at: https://youtu.be/-igAiudpBng


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