Android Example App

VERY basic android project template.

About

The idea behind this template is to:

• Strip out unnecessary files.
• Get rid of unnecessary settings.
• Simplify directory structure.
• Simplify build process.

Requirements

• Android SDK: android-sdk

  You can download either Android Studio or stand-alone command line tools (at the bottom of the page)

• Java 17: java-download

Command line Android SDK setup (without android studio)

To build the project you need to have valid SDK licenses on your system. They can be created using the sdkmanager from the downloaded android command line tools.

Creating valid licenses using sdkmanager:

• Download and extract commandline-tools.zip
• Navigate to ./commandline-tools/bin directory.
• Run the following command:

Linux:

./sdkmanager --sdk_root=/home/example/AndroidSDK --licenses

Windows:

.\sdkmanager.bat --sdk_root=C:/Users/Example/AndroidSDK --licenses

Command line project setup (without android studio)

When building from command line; you need to create a local.properties file in the project root and set up correct sdk.dir.

• Example local.properties file content:

sdk.dir=C:/Users/Example/AndroidSDK

Building

• Android Studio:

  click the compile button :)

• Linux command line:

./gradlew buildDebug

• Windows command line:

.\gradlew.bat buildDebug

Extras

Quick license generate script (hack)

If you don't want to bother with downloading either android studio or command line tools; you can use the quick license generation script.

Simply run the following command with the path to SDK root:

Windows:

.\extras\create_license.bat C:/Users/Example/AndroidSDK

Linux:

./extras/create_license.sh home/example/AndroidSDK