Android Development Forum?

Question

I'm looking for an Android development forum that I can use to learn more about developing for Android, preferably with tutorials, though it's not a requirement. I just really want a forum that has an active user base. I've looked at andDev, but most of the questions people ask there go un-answered and I can never find exactly what I'm looking for.

As a second question, what would you recommend for quickly getting up to speed with the Android SDK? The android development tutorials provided by Google only cover the very basics of layouts.

Thanks.

Answer 1

You should check out the official mailing lists.

Answer 2

There is no good one. The official mailing list is full of unanswered questions either. I wrote a video on demand project for android about 6 months ago. It was a total headache because documentation and community support is very poor. I recommend you to follow these steps:

1. Check the documentation when you face to a problem.
2. According to the problem do a google search. Go up to 15-20 pages.
3. Check the documentation again and go for it.

I know this does not answer your problem but, Your question does not have an answer.

Edit: I forgot to mention. I learned Android from the samples in the SDK. They are in [sdk]/platforms/android-/samples/

Answer 3

The only one I know of is anddev.org, which you already mentioned
The site administrator seems to be very active and provides tutorials as well.
It's the best I've seen so far.

Answer 4

Don't try to find support on a forum. There doesn't seem to be a good one.

Instead, you can find VERY quick and friendly help from the android-dev channel on the Freenode IRC server.

Every time I had a question, everyone there has been MORE than helpful.

A good mix between IRC and Stack Overflow provides a decent "forum" for help.

Answer 5

I have written 3,410 posts here, mostly answering technical questions, but in the eyes of jcasso, those apparently are useless, because "community support is very poor".

I have written ~80 blog posts here, mostly on development topics, but in the eyes of jcasso, those apparently are useless, because "community support is very poor".

I have answered ~300 Android development questions here on SO, but in the eyes of jcasso, those apparently are useless, because "community support is very poor".

I have put up a small wiki with a smattering of links to resources, such as forums and tutorials, but in the eyes of jcasso, those apparently are useless, because "community support is very poor".

I have made the source code for ~100 sample projects and reusable Android components available under the Apache License 2.0, but in the eyes of jcasso, those apparently are useless, because "community support is very poor".

And that's just me.

The core Android team has other discussion boards, and articles, and sample code, and the source code to the entire operating system, but in the eyes of jcasso, those apparently are useless, because "community support is very poor".

And other members of the community have done much more, in many cases linked to from that wiki, but in the eyes of jcasso, those apparently are useless, because "community support is very poor".

There is always room for improvement, and those of us actually trying to improve things are certainly open for new contributions.

Answer 6

One more vote for android-dev channel on the Freenode IRC... they just helped me solve me problem there.

Answer 7

If you like Stackoverflow, I'd suggest heading to forceclose.com. There isn't the traffic needed to be a great development community, but I've been keeping an eye on it.

Answer 8

Here is another one AndroidAnswer.com and it is growing

Answer 9

http://forum.xda-developers.com/