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We use \QC to implement a Qt Quick application that accelerates an SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) image based on the changing accelerometer values. \image creator_android_tutorial_ex_app.png For more information about the UI choices you have, see \l{User Interfaces}. \section1 Setting up the Development Environment To be able to build the application for and run it on a mobile device, you must set up the development environment for the device platform and configure a connection between \QC and the mobile device. To develop for Android devices, you must download and install the latest Android NDK and SDK Tools, and then update or install the tools and packages needed for development. In addition, you must install the Java SE Development Kit (JDK). After you have installed all these tools, you must specify the paths to them in \QC. For detailed instructions, see \l{Qt for Android} and \l{Connecting Android Devices}. To develop for iOS devices, you must install Xcode and use it to configure a device. For this, you need an Apple developer account and iOS Developer Program certificate that you receive from Apple. For more information, see \l{Connecting iOS Devices}. \include creator-tutorial-create-qq-project.qdocinc qt quick application \section1 Creating the Accelbubble Main View The main view of the application displays an SVG bubble image that moves around the screen when you tilt the device. To use \e {Bluebubble.svg} in your project, copy it to the project directory (same subdirectory as the QML file). The image appears in \uicontrol Assets. You can also use any other image or a QML type, instead. To create the UI in the Design mode: \list 1 \li In the \uicontrol Projects view, double-click the \e Page1Form.ui.qml file to open it in the Design mode. \li In the \uicontrol Navigator, select \uicontrol Label and press \key Delete to delete it. \li In \uicontrol Library > \uicontrol {QML Types}, select \uicontrol Rectangle and drag and drop it to the \uicontrol Page in the navigator. \li Select the rectangle in the navigator to edit its properties: \list a \li In the \uicontrol Id field enter \e mainWindow, to be able to reference the rectangle from other places. \li Select the \uicontrol Layout tab, and then click the \inlineimage anchor-fill.png (\uicontrol {Fill to Parent}) button to anchor the rectangle to the item. \endlist \li In \uicontrol Library > \uicontrol Assets, select Bluebubble.svg and drag and drop it to \e mainWindow in the navigator. \li In the \uicontrol Properties view, \uicontrol Id field, enter \e bubble to be able to reference the image from other places. \li Select the \inlineimage export_unchecked.png (\uicontrol Export) button in the navigator to export the \e mainWindow and \e bubble as properties. \endlist We want to modify the properties of the bubble in ways that are not supported in the Design mode, and therefore we create a custom QML type for it: \list 1 \li Right-click the image and select \uicontrol {Move Component into Separate File}. \image qtcreator-move-component-into-separate-file.png \li In the \uicontrol {Component name} field, enter \e Bubble. \li Deselect the \uicontrol x, \uicontrol y, and \uicontrol {ui.qml file} check boxes. \li Select \uicontrol OK to create \e Bubble.qml. \endlist \QC creates a reference to the Bubble type in \e Page1Form.ui.qml. To check your code, you can compare your \e Page1Form.ui.qml and \e {Bubble.qml} with the corresponding example files. The UI is now ready and you can switch to editing the \e Bubble.qml and \e main.qml files in the \uicontrol {Text Editor}, as described in the following section. \section1 Moving the Bubble In the \uicontrol {Text Editor}, edit \e Bubble.qml to add properties that we will use to position the image: \quotefromfile accelbubble/Bubble.qml \skipto Image \printuntil } In the \uicontrol {Text Editor}, edit \e main.qml to specify the application title, as illustrated by the following code snippet: \quotefromfile accelbubble/main.qml \skipto ApplicationWindow \printuntil title Specify bubble properties to position the image: \printuntil bubbleCenter Then set the x and y position of the image based on the new properties: \printuntil centerY \skipto /^\}/ \printuntil } Then add code to move the bubble based on Accelerometer sensor values: \list 1 \li Add the following import statement to \e main.qml: \code import QtSensors 5.9 \endcode \li Add the \l{Accelerometer} type with the necessary properties: \quotefromfile accelbubble/main.qml \skipto Accelerometer \printuntil true \skipto } \printuntil } \li Add the following JavaScript functions that calculate the x and y position of the bubble based on the current Accelerometer values: \quotefromfile accelbubble/main.qml \skipto function \printuntil Math.atan(x \printuntil } \li Add the following JavaScript code for \c onReadingChanged signal of Accelerometer type to make the bubble move when the Accelerometer values change: \quotefromfile accelbubble/main.qml \skipto onReadingChanged \printuntil } We want to ensure that the position of the bubble is always within the bounds of the screen. If the Accelerometer returns not a number (NaN), the value is ignored and the bubble position is not updated. \li Add SmoothedAnimation behavior on the \c x and \c y properties of the bubble to make its movement look smoother. \quotefromfile accelbubble/main.qml \skipto Behavior \printuntil x \printuntil } \printuntil } \endlist \section1 Locking Device Orientation The device display is rotated by default when the device orientation changes between portrait and landscape. For this example, it would be better for the screen orientation to be fixed. To lock the orientation to portrait or landscape on Android, specify it in an AndroidManifest.xml that you can generate in \QC. For more information, see \l{Editing Manifest Files}. On iOS, you can lock the device orientation in a Info.plist file that you specify in the .pro file as the value of the QMAKE_INFO_PLIST variable. \section1 Adding Dependencies Update the accelbubble.pro file with the following library dependency information: \code QT += quick sensors svg xml \endcode On iOS, you must link to the above libraries statically, by adding the plugin names explicitly as values of the QTPLUGIN variable. Specify a qmake scope for iOS builds (which can also contain the QMAKE_INFO_PLIST variable): \code ios { QTPLUGIN += qsvg qsvgicon qtsensors_ios QMAKE_INFO_PLIST = Info.plist } \endcode After adding the dependencies, select \uicontrol Build > \uicontrol {Run qmake} to apply the changes to the Makefile of the project. \section1 Adding Assets You need to add the Bluebubble.svg image file to the application assets for deployment to mobile devices: \list 1 \li In the \uicontrol Projects view, double-click the qml.qrc file to open it in the assets editor. \li Select \uicontrol Add to add Bluebubble.svg. \endlist \section1 Running the Application The application is complete and ready to be deployed to a device: \list 1 \li Enable \e{USB Debugging} on the Android device or \e{developer mode} on the iOS device. \li Connect the device to the development PC. If you are using a device running Android v4.2.2, it should prompt you to verify the connection to allow USB debugging from the PC it is connected to. To avoid such prompts every time you connect the device, select the \uicontrol {Always allow from the computer} check box, and then select \uicontrol OK. \li To run the application on the device, press \key {Ctrl+R}. \endlist */