I am trying to create a meteor project that allows android apps to access its DB.
We have understanding of Meteor (me) and Java android development (friend).
Could anyone experienced in this field give a simple guideline on which keywords to search, or give a brief guideline of how to approach this.
I was thinking of creating a meteor server, then somehow allowing the android app to access MongoDB.
I am pretty experienced with simply making a web app with Meteor and Meteor mongo, but I have no experience opening the database to external apps.
Meteor uses the DDP protocol. So you can build your backend with Meteor, and then connect to it with any app (native Android app for example) through the DDP protocol by using a library for Java. A list of DDP libraries is maintained here. You should be able to find something for Android.