Tipper and GoogHelper for Android updated: now supporting the latest SDK

[adriano]

Hi,

as some of you might know, Google recently released a new version of the Android SDK. New version which in addition to a number of new API calls and functionalities, also introduces a completely new user interface, at least according to what we found using the included emulators.

Applications built using previous SDKs don't work correctly anymore using this newest one, and this prompted us to update our first two "goodies" for Android -- GoogHelper and Tipper, which you can find attached to this thread, along with a couple of screenshots.

Unsure where / how to install Tipper.apk and GoogHelper.apk? Step by step instructions below:

1. visit this link to download the Android SDK

2. once downloaded, unzip it somewhere on your pc. What below assumes you have unzipped it under C:\Android\

3. launch the command prompt (start -> run -> cmd and press enter)

4. type C:\Android\SDK\tools\emulator.exe to start the emulator

5. download Tipper.apk which you'll find attached to this thread, and save it somewhere on your pc (we'll assume you downloaded it on c:\)

6. Install Tipper by typing C:\Android\SDK\tools\adb.exe install c:\Tipper.apk

[bdjnks]

Regarding the source code for the Android version of Tipper.

I am attempting to create a program for Android which is similar in many ways to Tipper. It will be an income based charity calculator, provided free of charge and only useful to a small minority of the population.

In truth, if I had any experience programing Java, I could make this simple little program from scratch without difficulty. Unfortunately I am completely new to Java and have been wading through cryptic documentation for days.

Taking all this into consideration, I am asking if there is any thought of providing the source for Tipper. And if not, I am pleading that an exception be made for me, to spare me the suffering of trying to figure out the right way to code my program from nothing.

Thank you.

On a side note. There seems to be a rather large security hole in your site. I will not elaborate further here, but please provide me a way to contact those responsible for the site directly.

[Tasarion]

Well, I don't think the best way to start programming in Java is by creating an Andriod application.
Before playing around with such kind of SDK you should get familiar with the Java concepts and mechanisms by using the plain Java Development Kit on your PC.
Maybe you can start by creating your application as a Swing application on your PC first, so you get a feeling for the Java language.

I have more than 8 years of experience in developing professional desktop Java-applications but I still have to learn the Android concepts step by step.

If you look around in the web, there are many forums and helpful hints for Android programming, besides the SDK-documentation itself.

[bdjnks]

To a certain extent I agree. The best way to start Java programming is not through Android. But the crux of the issue is, that I don't really want to learn Java.

Now, I know that going about something backwards because that only thing I want is at the end, is not a very effective way to do the last thing right. On the other hand, what I am creating is not very complex.

The truth of the matter is, that I have already found another program which is simple and does the same basic things that I need to figure out. So I have been coding my app based on that.

Thanks for the reply.