How to start with Android

This is the first post on this blog and I would like to start with a simple guideline on how to start with Android. Fortunately, the answer is simple, read the Google documentation.

For that I would recommend the official Android Documentation web site: http://developer.android.com/guide/index.html

There you will find everything you need. However, to make things easier, I will give a roadmap of what is more important to read in order to start developing.

In the Dev Code tab read the following chapters:

1. What is Android
2. Application Fundamentals
3. User Interface
4. Content Provider
5. Security and Permissions
6. The AndroidManifest.xml

I know it is a lot of stuff to read, but by doing so, you will learn the most important about Android.

I strongly advise you to go to the Resources tab as well and read the tutorial. Also do the examples together. It helps you apply the theory you learned very nicely.

Finally, the tool: I like very much MOTODEV Studio for Android. Although the name suggests the tool is specific for a certain brand, you can you use tool for free and it covers the whole Android development life cycle.  The link is http://developer.motorola.com/docstools/motodevstudio/

I believe this covers the basic for learning Android.