Hacking Manual

So you’re curious about beginning to learn to develop android applications? Here is the software you’ll need to begin developing and testing your android applications.

1. Android SDK – The Android SDK allows you to download different versions of the android operating system (Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich ECT.) When you have everything installed you will be able to run your program inside a simulator which acts just like the real device.

2. Java Development Kit (JDK) – The Java Development kit is a requirement needed to develop programs in Java like android apps.

3. Eclipse – Eclipse is the main GUI software in which you will write your application and test it. All of the other components support eclipse in your android development.

4. ADT Eclipse Plugin – This is the Android developers tool plugin for eclipse. It works with eclipse in order to assist you in developing your android application.

5. SubEclipse – This piece of software is optional. It allows eclipse to work with SVN’s. (Subversioning systems) For example if you wanted to download an open source application from code.googlecode.com

6. Tortise SVN – This is another optional SVN application. Although it doesn’t plug into Eclipse I find it to be much more friendly than SubEclipse.

7. DroidDraw – Droid Draw is a What you see, is what you get GUI Interface Designer to design the different  screens in your android apps . The Android Tools in eclipse already has a very good built in GUI Interface Designer so this application is optional as well.

Asana is the newest and easiest way to manage the tasks and projects your team is working on.Asana is free for teams up to 30 people and appears to have unlimited projects and tasks.

Highlights
- View your own tasks
- View the tasks others are working on
- Create Projects and Milestones
- Assign tasks to others
- Follow projects and tasks and recieve email notifications when items are completed or commented on
- Attach Documents to Tasks and projects
-Comment on a task and the comment will be emailed to those following the task or project
-Shortcuts to quickly perform actions

iPhone App
In Addition to being available on your PC or Mac, you can view and use Asana from the Asana iPhone app.

This guide will show you how to quickly and easily root and unlock your android device.

The first thing you’ll need is a USB cable to connect your android device to your computer and the drivers for your android device. You can probably google for your devices USB Drivers, or visit the manufacturers website–support–or downloads section.

Then enable USB Debugging mode on your android device. You can do this by going to settings–Applications–Development and then enable USB Debugging mode by clicking the check box.

Now you can use UnlockRoot to Root your android device in one click if your device is one of the 250 devices supported by Unlock Root.

If your device isn’t supported by Unlock Root you can always check out LifeHacker’sAlways Up to date guide to Rooting your android device.