Java programming skills are required for Android applications, but are not an explicit requirement for this tutorial. To get the most from this tutorial, mobile-development experience is helpful, but not required. While the application has the “basics,” it also demonstrates a key feature of the Android platform–launching another application as it takes user input and passes that information to the mapping application. The application is a basic starter experience, complete with all phases of building, running and monitoring.
This tutorial introduces Android application development with the Android Studio integrated development environment (IDE), including the construction of an example application.
