Android App Dev Quick Start with Cordova for Ubuntu

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Getting-Started Easily with Android App Development with Apache Cordova on Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf GNU/Linux.

Cordova is an open source framework that lets you Convert HTML, JavaScript, and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) into a Native Application that can run on iOS, Android, and other mobile platforms.

Cordova uses a Native “Wrapper” around a Web View (think of it as an embedded browser), commonly called a hybrid mobile application.

1. Open a Shell Terminal emulator
   Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

2. How to Install the Latest Android SDK Tools on Ubuntu Linux:

   Android SDK Installation for Ubuntu

   Installing Android SDK Tools Only on Linux Ubuntu

   Verify to Get Installed at least:

   • The Android “SDK Platform” for Android API 22!
   • Latest Android SDK “Platform-tools“
   • Latest Android SDK “Build-tools“

   

3. How to Install Apache Cordova for Ubuntu

   Cordova Installation on Ubuntu

   Installing Cordova in Ubuntu

4. Creating the First, Cordova Hello-World Project
   To keep everything in order first create a Target Directory to keep all Cordova Projects

   mkdir ~/Documents/cordova

   Change into the cordova Directory with

   cd ~/Documents/cordova

   Then lets go to Make the Cordova Project

   cordova create myCordovaProHelloWorld

5. How to Create an Android AVD Emulator on Linux Shell

   Android AVD Creation Guide

   Making Android AVD on Linux Shell

6. Adding the Android Platform into Cordova Project
   First, Change into the Target Cordova Project Dir

   cd myCordovaProHelloWorld

   To Show Up all the Platforms available do

   cordova platforms

   The Output will show

   Installed platforms:
   Available platforms: android, amazon-fireos, blackberry10, browser, firefoxos, ubuntu, webos
   

   Then to Enable Just the Android one

   cordova platforms add android

   To Check that the Android platform was Enabled Run again

   cordova platforms

   This time the Output should Show Up Android Loaded into our Cordova Project

   Installed platforms: android
   Available platforms: amazon-fireos, blackberry10, browser, firefoxos, ubuntu, webos
   

7. To Display a Custom Hello-World Notice.

   nano www/index.html

   Change

   Apache Cordova

   Into

   Hello-World from Cordova

   Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor

8. Building and Emulating Cordova Android Hello-World.

   cordova build

   Or even just run the all-in-one Android Emulating process

   cordova emulate

Finally, you will also receive a Visual Gratification of a job well done :)