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Android Development Resources for Java Newbie

I have one of those newfangled Android phones and I want to do some application development for it, and I'm looking for guides. I really did not find anything that looked promising for both the Android newbie and the Java newbie. I know PHP and the code in it professionally, as well as the basic weak state of some other languages, so any resource for dummies is probably not for me.

Are there any recommended books, resource sites, or tutorials that focus on both of these aspects (rather than one or the other) that suggest that you don't know anything, but don't treat you like an idiot?

Thanks.

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First of all, start with your own Google documentation. Its a basic but good start.

http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals.html

Then you can advance through different books.

I would recommend a set of books written by Mark Murphy that regularly overflows with the stack. These are digital downloads and are updated up to date. Checkout http://commonsware.com/

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For Java, since you already understand programming, I would recommend the Sun tutorial

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/

For Android, I agree with Tom, but also recommend a notepad tutorial:

http://developer.android.com/guide/tutorials/notepad/index.html

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I am also in the same boat, except that I am a .net developer trying to pick up Android. The best place to start seems to start with Google. I did not find any other great resources for Android, but IBM has some good articles, in particular, this process of working with XML from Android.

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/x-android/index.html#download

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Also here is a great book with some great examples:

http://www.amazon.com/Android-Wireless-Application-Development-Conder/dp/0321627091

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