Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Checking SD card Existance

The below method returns true if the sd card is present on the mobile else it returns false.
public static boolean isSdPresent()
{                
      return android.os.Environment.getExternalStorageState().equals(android.os.Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED);        }

How to install Android Apps

In order to install android application on your device there are 2 Ways.
-> Directly from Android Market Place
-> Manually if We have .apk file
Directly form Android Market Place:
Go to below link (Link to Android Market place). There you find lot of categorized  applications. From that you will directly found install option.
https://market.android.com/
Manually if we have apk file:
-> Copy the apk file into SDCARD
->Install third party applications like Astro File Manager, Application Installer if you mobile do not contain any default Application Installer.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.metago.astro&feature=search_result  (Link to Astro File Manager)
->After installing the app open the app.
->It list all the apps in the sdcard.
->Click on the that u want to install.
->There you found install button.
That's it.

what is the Android

 Android is an operation system for the mobile devices. Android SDK (Software Development Kit) provides tools and API's to develop applications on the Android Platform.
Android Applications are developed using Java Programing language.
Features:
Good Development Environment
Application Frame Work
Dalvik Virtual Machine
Graphics
Gps (Globel Positioning System)
Media Support
GSM (Global System For Mobile)
Blue Tooth
Camera
Edge, Wi-Fi, 3G (Dependent On Hardware)
Integrated Browser
Note:
If you want more details about the content visit
http://developer.android.com/guide/basics/what-is-android.html