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Salesforce Mobile SDK for Android

Hi All,

 

I am an Android developer having Intermediate level of experience in it.

I have built a couple of inhouse Android apps for our company.

Recently I have been asked to expose our CRM salesforce app in Android.

After browsing through web, I can see that Salesforce has released Mobile SDK for this purposes.

 

Here are my Qs.

 

a) Should I have to learn the advanced features of Salesforce like Apex coding, Visualforce pages for rendering the app in Android  ?.I have recently completed my 401 certification but dont have any coding experience in Salesforce.

 

b) Has anyone been through the same situation as mine ?.Exposing Salesforce App in Android...would like to get your 2 cents on how long it took, hows your experience with Salesforce's Mobile SDK and how complex it was to you to render the CRM app in Android etc...

 

Thanks for your time !!!

 

VP

Best Answer chosen by Admin (Salesforce Developers) 
Gaurav KheterpalGaurav Kheterpal

If you're an experienced Android developer,  the sample native apps provided as part of the Mobile SDK will be a good starting ponit for you - https://github.com/forcedotcom/SalesforceMobileSDK-Android/tree/master/native/SampleApps

 

You do not require any knowledge of Apex or VF coding but you definitely need to understand & be able to write SOQL.

 

Hope this helps & Congrats on your 401 certification!