You need:
- A reasonably modern Android device with a USB port
- A micro USB cable
- A fast internet connection
- Plenty of disk space
- Lots of RAM
- Patience and a few hours of your time
Also:
- Linux
- Python 2.7
A few distribution packages for compilers, build tools and libraries (C/Java):
https://buildozer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html#targeting-android
https://github.com/kivy/buildozer
Installation:
mkvirtualenv -p python2.7 buildozer
pip install "Cython==0.25"
# Important: install Cython and Kivy in two steps!
pip install "kivy==1.10.0" # for testing on build host
git clone https://github.com/kivy/buildozer.git
cd buildozer
wget -O buildozer-android-project-properties.diff https://git.io/v914C
patch -p1 -i buildozer-android-project-properties.diff
sudo python setup.py installFor installation pre-requirements, please check:
https://kivy.org/docs/installation/installation-linux.html#installation-in-a-virtual-environment
Example project:
cd <yourapp>
buildozer init
$EDITOR buildozer.spec- Set at least
title,package.name,package.domain,versionandauthor. - If your app needs additional files besides those with extensions, which get included by default, adapt
source.include_extsand/orsource.include_patterns. - If your app needs additional Python packages besides Kivy and those included by Python-for-Android by default, adapt the
requirementssetting. - Change
orientationif necessary. - Uncommment
icon.filenamesetting and adjust path to icon file.
- Enable developer settings (search internet for "<device> enable developer settings").
- Enable USB debugging in the developer settings.
- Connect the device via USB to your build host.
Start:
buildozer android debug deploy run... then go for lunch.
After a while an APK will have been built. buildozer then installs the APK via adb on the connected Android device and starts it.
The APK is also stored in your project below the bin directory and can be re-installed on the Android device with adb install <APK file>.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH :)