The(Degree(Thesis(in(Computer(Science(focuses(on(development(of(Android(applications(to(be(used(on(a(
handheld(device(running(the(Android(Operating(System((OS).( It(covers(the(basics(such(as(setting(up(a(
development(environment,(downloading(appropriate(tools(and(add8ons.((The(thesis(serves(as(a(guideline(to(
intermediate(developers,(seeking(solutions(to(problems(not(discussed(in(available(textbooks.
Android(is(a(platform(consisting(of(an(operating(system(and(a(Software(Development(Kit((SDK)(for(handheld(
devices.(It(originates(from(a(small(software(company,(acquired(by(Google(and(is(now(owned(by(Open(handset(
Alliance((OHA),(where(Google(is(a(member.(A(description(of Android(is(included(and(its(advantages(and(
disadvantages(are(discussed. Resources(and(recommendations(on(Android(development(and(Android(
versioning(are(presented.( Strategies(on(development(are(also(suggested(throughout(this(thesis.
The(development(for(an(Android(device(and(its(data(traffic(characteristics(is(of(interest,(which is(also(included(
in(this(thesis. Connectivity(and(communication(like(connecting(to(Facebook(and(pulling(data(from(an(
internet8connected(web(server,(is(discussed.