Intro to the Salesforce Mobile SDK: Building Android Apps
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The document provides an introductory guide to the Salesforce Mobile SDK for building Android applications, covering essential topics like getting started, building apps, and available resources. It outlines forward-looking statements regarding risks associated with product development and the mobile software landscape. Additionally, it emphasizes the accessibility of the Mobile SDK for developers and includes various tools and steps for creating mobile applications integrated with Salesforce services.
Intro to the Salesforce Mobile SDK: Building Android Apps
- 1. Intro to the Salesforce Mobile SDK: Building Android Apps October 23rd, 2013
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- 3. Speakers Wolfgang Mathurin Mobile Architect #forcewebinar Ryan Upton Mobile Evangelist @ryanjupton
- 4. Follow Developer Force for the Latest News @forcedotcom / #forcewebinar Developer Force – Force.com Community +Developer Force – Force.com Community Developer Force Developer Force Group #forcewebinar
- 5. Agenda § Getting Started with Android Native Apps § Building your first Android App for Salesforce § Resources and Next Steps § Q & A #forcewebinar
- 6. Salesforce Has The Answer For Every Mobile Need Suite of downloadable apps for accessing Salesforce data from a mobile device #forcewebinar Custom mobile apps designed and built by you or an ISV partner Mobile AppExchange for discovering purpose-built apps or vertical solutions by industry
- 7. Salesforce Platform Mobile Services http://developer.force.com/mobile #forcewebinar
- 8. Salesforce Mobile SDK 2.0 Accessible To Developers of All Levels Power and Flexibility for Advanced Coders Apps for Employees, Partners, and Customers Native or Hybrid – Android and iOS #forcewebinar • • • • • OAuth2 Offline Datastore SmartSync Framework Hybrid Container API Wrappers
- 9. Getting Started § Node.js + NPM: – http://nodejs.org and http://npmjs.org § Download the forcedroid application – npm install forcedroid § Define your connected app – Setup / Apps / Connected Apps § Create the sample application – forcedroid create #forcewebinar
- 10. Connected Apps § Define your application public and private keys § Define OAuth permission scope § Define features like Canvas access and PIN locking #forcewebinar
- 12. Building out the App § Review generated code § Customize the list screen § Create the detail screen § Test your app #forcewebinar
- 13. Customize the List Screen § Remove buttons to fetch accounts and contacts § Change SOQL and run query on load § Try out the app #forcewebinar
- 14. Create the Detail Screen § Create the detail activity and layout § Add support for update § Link main activity and detail activity § Try out the app #forcewebinar
- 15. Recap § Getting started with the Mobile SDK and native Android – Connected Apps – npm install forcedroid – forcedroid create § Building your first application – Application Overview – ClientManager.java and RestClient.java – Adding and enabling the Detail View #forcewebinar
- 16. Resources § Salesforce Platform Mobile Services – http://developer.force.com/mobile § Mobile SDK – npm install forcedroid – https://github.com/forcedotcom/ § Android Tutorial – http://bit.ly/18fafoY #forcewebinar
- 17. Next Steps § Get a Developer Edition Account – http://developer.force.com/join § Work through the tutorial – http://bit.ly/18fafoY § Install forcedroid – npm install forcedroid § Build your app #forcewebinar
- 18. Q&A Wolfgang Mathurin Software Engineering Architect #forcewebinar Ryan Upton Developer Evangelist @ryanjupton