Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Oracle ADF Mobile App

Oracle ADF Mobile App 
Great news Oracle released first version of Oracle ADF Mobile framework. This is the only framework in which you can develop mobile app using Oracle ADF Mobile Framework and deploy on multiple OS.
Current Version of Oracle ADF Mobile Framework providing you facility to deploy same application on iOS(iPhone/iPad) as well as on Android SDK.

Earlier we have to created different app for iOS(iPhone/iPad) and Android. 
Now they have reduce the overhead of creating same app for different platform.

Let's hope to get Windows and BlackBerry Support soon.

Here I am explaining how you configure the environment for Android Development.

Download Oracle JDeveloper 
As you want to start with ADF Mobile development you have yo install JDeveloper version 11.1.2.3.0. This is the recent release from Oracle which support the Mobile App Development.

Download the JDeveloper from below link

Install the JDeveloper.

Download ADF mobile Framework Extension
 Download Oracle ADF Mobile Extension from below link
Install ADF Mobile framework
  • Click on check for Update under help menu.
  • Select your downloaded file with name adf-mobile_bundle.zip
  • Accept the license and click on finished after that your jdeveloper will restart.


Configure Android SDK
Lets now download the Android SDK from below location http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html 
After successfully installing the Android SDK open Android SDK Manager and download the recent Android API

Once you finished with API download.
Open AVD manager(Android Virtual Device Manager)


Create new machine by clicking on new button
Provide the values like below screen
 Open JDeveloper preferences and select the platform location.
Now you environment is ready for Android Development with Oracle ADF.