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    How to run Android/Java app from 12 years ago?

    Thank you for your reply. I may have not been clear. I don't need help understanding my code. I need help in how to load the code into an Android project, or the Android SDK, or Android Studio, of whatever. I have not done any Android development for the past 12 years so all Android...
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    How to run Android/Java app from 12 years ago?

    I'm trying to compile and then run an old Android App that I coded in Java about 12 years ago. I just installed the Android SDK on an Ubuntu machine, but my knowledge is rusty. I don't even know how to run the SDK. 12 years ago, I saved a copy of the source code directory tree. It contains...
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    SOLVED: Connecting new Tablet (azpen) to CentOS machine

    Re: Connecting new Tablet (azpen) to CentOS machine Wait, posted too soon. I'm answering my own question. I ran 'dmesg' and grepped for 'idVendor' in the output and found: So I added this line to /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules then restarted adb as root: 'adb kill-server ; adb...
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    SOLVED: Connecting new Tablet (azpen) to CentOS machine

    Hi. I purchased a new tablet which is manufactured by a company called Azpen: Azpen. I'm trying to develop apps for it and I'm a beginner. I connected the device to my Linux machine (running CentOS 5.3) but something isn't working right. I can't install the simple HelloWorld program via 'ant...
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    SOLVED: What is 'ant', how do I get it?

    Re: What is 'ant', how do I get it? Never mind, I figured it out. 'ant' is the Java build tool. which isn't automatically installed Eclipse, the Android SDK, or even the openjdk tools on Linux.
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    SOLVED: What is 'ant', how do I get it?

    I've been digging through the tutorials on Programming and Running Android apps at Running Your App | Android Developers. I often see a reference to some sort of executable named 'ant'. But there is no file named 'ant' in the entire directory tree where I installed my Android SDK (I'm on a...
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    SOLVED: 'abd devices' can't recognize my device

    Re: 'abd devices' can't recognize my device Thanks, Jerry. I didn't see your reply but I figured it out.
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    SOLVED: 'abd devices' can't recognize my device

    Re: 'abd devices' can't recognize my device Hey! I fixed it. In case anyone else runs into this problem, I did these steps Create file: /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rule with content (I have no idea what this actually does): Then I stopped and restarted the adb server (as root) And...
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    SOLVED: 'abd devices' can't recognize my device

    I can't get 'Hello World' to work on my Android Device, which is a Samsung Galaxy Player running firmware version 2.3.5. I'm doing this on a Linux machine. I ran the command 'adb devices' as suggested in Using Hardware Devices | Android Developers. It's supposed to recognize my device, but...
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    SOLVED: Need Help Getting Started

    I'm trying to figure out how to program Android Apps. I'm 100 percent new to Android, but I have lots of C/C++ and some Java experience. I'm on a Linux machine. I installed the Android SDK, Eclipse, and openjdk. I've been trying to follow the instructions in Getting Started | Android...