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Android App Setup

Development Setup

Before you begin, you should already have the Android Studio SDK downloaded and set up correctly. You can find a guide on how to do this here: Setting up Android Studio

Setting up the Android Project

  1. Download the susi_android project source. You can do this either by forking and cloning the repository (recommended if you plan on pushing changes) or by downloading it as a ZIP file and extracting it.

  2. Open Android Studio, you will see a Welcome to Android window. Under Quick Start, select Import Project (Eclipse ADT, Gradle, etc.)

  3. Navigate to the directory where you saved the susi_android project, select the root folder of the project (the folder named "susi_android"), and hit OK. Android Studio should now begin building the project with Gradle.

  4. Once this process is complete and Android Studio opens, check the Console for any build errors.

  • Note: If you receive a Gradle sync error titled, "failed to find ...", you should click on the link below the error message (if avaliable) that says Install missing platform(s) and sync project and allow Android studio to fetch you what is missing.

  1. Once all build errors have been resolved, you should be all set to build the app and test it.

  2. To Build the app, go to Build>Make Project (or alternatively press the Make Project icon in the toolbar).

  3. If the app was built successfully, you can test it by running it on either a real device or an emulated one by going to Run>Run 'app' or pressing the Run icon in the toolbar.

Configuring the app

Configuring App Theme / Localizations

  • The styles.xml files have been configured to allow easy customization of app themes.

  • You can configure themes by changing various components found in the styles.xml files, found at:

    • /app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
    • /app/src/main/res/values-v21/styles.xml

  • Using Theme Editor:

    • You can also configure the theme of the app using Android Studio's Theme Editor.
    • Go to Tools>Android>Theme Editor to open the Theme Editor.
    • From there you can configure the colors and styles of in-app elements using a neat UI.

  • Translations Editor:

    • You can configure the string localizations / translations using Android Studio's Translations Editor.
    • Find /app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
    • Right click on the file, and select Open Translations Editor.

  • Editing Manually:

    • You can find the configuration files for the app for manual editing here:
    • /app/src/main/res/values/
    • /app/src/main/res/values-v21/
    • /app/src/main/res/values-w820dp/