Android App Written in C (build via docker/podman)

This repo provides its user with the ability to setup and compile a Android-App that is based on android.app.NativeActiviy and thus can be completely compiled C source-code.

It is an adoptation (and hopefully somehow simplification of this repo rawdrawandroid and this many thanks and credits to most of the c-code goes to CNLohr.

usage

0. clone this repo
1. run

./build-android-app.sh

2. follow the configuration (configuration is less than in the normal case of android-app as the API-Level is inserted fixed as "29" )
3. upon success the apk file created is in app/result/app.apk and can be installed via adb

adb install -r app/result/app.apk 

basic ideas

• work within container (debian based image)
• use Makefile as a build tool
• avoid the "unhappiness" of having to deal with neither KOTLIN nor JAVA

benefits of this (compared to AndroidStudio)

• no need to install rather bloated hell of software (i.e AndroidStudio) and all
• less hidding of internals (i.e Makefile allows to see how app.apk is made)
• small app.apk file
• oftentimes faster compile time (as compared with AndroidStudio Gradle builds)
• quick "webview" which can serve as starting point for people that can to PWA and websites
• Assisted initial configuration provides access to configure almost all types of Android app permissions
• no need to have Kotlin, Gradle setup, nor use JAVA