This guide teaches developers how to set up their workstations in order to use Samsung Mobile SDKs in their apps. It covers basic topics such as how to download and install the SDK.
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With Samsung Notes Take note of everything with Samsung Notes. Write, draw, and highlight in a variety of styles and colors with the S Pen. Add photos and voice memos, and save your notes with searchable tags. In Android Studio, with your project open, click Run Run 'app' (or press Shift + F10) Select the device you want run the app on, under either Connected Devices or Available Emulators; Running a sample app. The sample apps are in the Samples folder of the SDK you downloaded. To run a sample app: Open Android Studio.
- System Requirements.
- Downloading Samsung Mobile SDKs.
- Getting started with Android Studio.
1. System Requirements
To develop apps for Samsung mobile devices, you must first set up your Android development environment. If your development environment is already configured, you can skip this section.
- Verify that your development system meets the requirements specified by the Android System Requirements.
- Set up your Java environment:
To develop Android apps in Java, you need the following:
- Java Development Kit (JDK) — this provides the tools required to build a Java app.
- Java Runtime Environment (JRE) — this lets you run Java apps on your computer.
To set up these components:1. Go to Java SE Downloads.2. Click Java Download to display the download page for the latest version of JDK, which includes JRE.3. Click the download package for your operating system: Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux.4. Install the JDK package. For details about the installation, see the Java Platform Installation.
- Download Android Studio:
- Go to Android Studio.
- If the browser has detected your operating system, click Download Android Studio. Otherwise, click Download Options and select a different platform: Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux.
- Unzip and install the bundle. It includes essential components and the Studio IDE.
- Launch Android Studio.
- If you get a notice of Platform and Plugin Updates, click update to exit Studio and launch the SDK Manager. Then install the suggested packages.
2. Downloading Samsung SDKs
Downloading SDKs from Samsung Developers:
- Go to Mobile page
- Select the SDK you want to download
- Go to the Resources page for the SDK
- Click the download button
- Read the license agreement, select I agree to this SDK License Agreement and click Download
- Unzip the downloaded SDK to a folder of your choice. The SDKs typically provide the following folders
- Docs: Programming guides and API references
- Libs: Java and C libraries to use in your app
- Samples: Sample apps showing example source code
- Tools: Additional tools that may be needed to use the SDK
- Extras: Additional support resources
3. Getting started with Android Studio
This section describes how to create your first project in Android Studio and run an app.
Creating an Android Studio project
- Launch Android Studio.
- Create a new project by clicking File > New Project
- Fill out the fields:
- Application name: your app name
- Company domain: the qualifier for your app package name.
- Package name: this is the combination of the company domain and application name, which must be unique across all packages in the Android environment. Android generates this from the application name and company domain values.
- Project Location: the directory where your app is stored. You can use the default or specify another location, if desired.
- Click Next
- Select the type of device you want to target, for example, Phone and Tablet
- Select the Minimum SDK level you need to support the SDKs you’re using. In this example, select API 21. Click Next
- Use the default Empty Activity type and click Next. For more about activities, see Android Activities.
- Use the default Activity Name and Layout Name and click FinishFor more about creating a project in Android Studio, see Creating Projects.
Adding a Samsung library to Android Studio
To use a Samsung SDK in your app, you add the library files that are bundled with the SDK to your Android Studio project.
- Open your project in Android Studio.
- Use a file browser to navigate to the folder containing the Samsung SDK
- Open the add-on SDK folder, then open:
- Docs > API Reference > index.html: to see what libraries and API methods are provided by the SDK
- Libs folder: to copy the libraries you want to use in your app
- In your Android Studio project, top-left drop-down menu, change the Android view to Project
- Right-click your app’s libs directory and select Paste
- In the Copy dialog, click OK to paste the copied files into your project
- The libraries now appear in your project under the libs folder
- Right-click the libraries and select Add As Library.
- Select the module to add the library to. If your app contains several modules, ensure that you add the library to the appropriate module. Click OK.Your project now includes the SDK you downloaded.
Running the App
Android Studio provides two ways to compile and test your app:- On an Android Virtual Device (AVD)- On a physical Samsung deviceTo run your app:
- Plug your Samsung mobile device into your computer using a USB cable
- If you are using a Windows computer, go to Samsung Android USB Driver for Windows, then download and install the USB driver onto your computer
- Enable developer options on your device by going to Settings > About device > Software info and tapping Build number seven times. (Devices with Android 4.1 or older already have developer options displayed by default.)
- Turn on USB debugging by tapping Settings > Developer options > USB debugging
If My Knox is installed, USB debugging is grayed out; try using another device.
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- In Android Studio, with your project open, click Run > Run 'app' (or press Shift + F10)
- Select the device you want run the app on, under either Connected Devices or Available Emulators
Running a sample app
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The sample apps are in the Samples folder of the SDK you downloaded.To run a sample app:
- Open Android Studio
- In the top navigation menu, select File > Open
- Navigate to the sample app directory in the SDK you downloaded
- Click OK to import the file to your project
While we are still a little far away from using an Android phone — or indeed any other smartphone — as a roving mobile office or desktop, the Samsung DeX docking station offers a great taste.
You initially had to buy a docking station to use your smartphone as your makeshift desktop machine on a monitor or display. Then, with the Note 9, you could use a USB-C to HDMI cable. Should you have the new Galaxy Note 10, you’re now able to launch and use DeX by using a dedicated Windows and Mac application (via Android Police).
[Update 01/06]: If you have the Galaxy S9 and Note 9, you’ll be pleased to hear that you can now use DeX for PC on your former flagship (via SamMobile). There was no explicit confirmation from Samsung that these devices would receive support for the mobile desktop hybrid but it appears that now you can plug your S9 and Note 9 right into your PC and run the not-quite-a-desktop replacement.
You don’t even need the Android 10 update to use DeX for Windows on your device either. Just install on your PC, plug in your device and fire the newly installed app up.
[Update 08/22]: The download page is now live just in time for the release of the Note 10 and Note 10+. If you were curious about installing DeX on your Mac or Windows machine you can find the official download links below:
The only caveat is that this still requires a USB-C cable connection to your PC, but really does give you much more flexibility of using DeX as a piece of software running on your machine rather than a standalone OS.
While a wired connection is still needed, it gives us hope that Samsung might eventually be able to rid of us of the wire entirely and connect wirelessly. You can already manage text messages, calls, and notifications on your PC with the Link to Windows feature that is new on the Note 10. This doesn’t replicate the proper DeX desktop, though.
At the moment, it appears that DeX for Windows and Mac only works on the recently revealed Note 10. There is no support for the Galaxy S10 and S10+ at the moment, it seems. Given just how similar the internals are on the Note 10 and S10, hopefully, Samsung can add support soon.
For those of you that want to be able to use DeX while running PC or Mac apps at the same time, this is quite a nice little addition to the system. I can’t say I would do so personally, but it could be really helpful if you want to work on files on your Note 10 on a big screen but lack the USB-C to HDMI hardware.
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