Android: No #1 Platform in Mobile Development

With over 1.4 Billion Active Devices , Android is the most popular OS

Course Outlines

Lesson 1: Android Framework and Android Studio

• Introduction
• Android Platform Architecture
• Linux Kernel
• Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)
• Android Runtime (ART)
• Native C/C++ Libraries
• Java API Framework
• System Apps
• Android Libraries
• Components of Android Application
• Types of Android processes and their priorities
• Pre-requisites for Android Application Development
• Android Studio
• Gradle
• Instant Run
• Lab 1: Creating Your First Application

Lesson 2: AndroidTM SDK Tools and Activity Class

• Android Project Structure
• The Android Manifest File
• Structure of the Manifest File
• Android SDK Tools
• Android Device Monitor
• Android Debug Bridge (ADB)
• Battery stats and Battery Historian
• Emulator Controls
• Send/Receive SMS
• Make Calls
• Update Locations
• Building Backward-Compatible Android Applications
• Lab 2: Studying Activity Life-Cycle

Lesson 3: Fragments, Views, and List View

• Introduction
• Fragments
• Fragments Life-Cycle
• Creating a Fragment Sub-Class
• Adding Fragments in Application
• Backward Compatibility of Fragments
• Views
• Using Views
• Adding a View to your application
• List View and List Activity
• Using a List Activity
• Adding List View
• Add Event to List Items
• Summary
• Recycler View
• Recycler View vs List View
• Adding  Recyler View
• Card View
• Runtime Permissions
• Methods to Remember
• Lab 3: Views and Runtime Permissions

Lesson 4: Intent, Intent Filter, and Deep Linking

• Introduction
• Intents
• Explicit Intents
• Implicit Intents
• Native Android™ Actions
• Data Transfer
• Intent to Call Activities
• Direct Calls
• Sub-Activities: Calling Activities for Results
• Register an Intent Filter
• Deep Linking
• Testing Deep Linking
• Methods to Remember
• Lab 4: Creating Constants Selection Application and Testing Deep Linking

Lesson 5: Android Layouts and Custom Views

• Introduction
• Views
• Layouts
• Layout Properties
• Loading the Layout from Code
• Loading Layout in an Activity
• Loading Layout in a Fragment
• Creating and Editing Layouts in Android Studio
• Customized Views
• Modify Existing Views
• Step by Step
• What is in on Draw( )?
• The full picture
• Constraint Layout
• Lab 5: Custom View, Drawer Layout, and Fragments Application

Lesson 6: Android Resources, Themes, and Material Design

• Introduction
• Android Resources
• Why Using Resources?
• Adding Resources to your Application
• Using Resources
• Types of Resources
• Android Themes and Styles
• Creating Themes
• Android Material Design
• Using the Material Theme
• Color Palette
• Activity Transitions & Shared Element Transitions
• Methods to remember
• Lab 6: A To-Do List Application in Material Design

Lesson 7: Android UI Dialogs, Menus, and Web View

• Introduction
• User Interaction through Messages
• Dialogs
• Dialog Sub-Classes
• Creating an Alert Dialog
• Creating a Progress Dialog
• Activities with Dialog Theme
• Toasts
• Customizing Toasts
• Snack bar
• Simple Snackbar
• Custom Snackbar
• Menus
• Building a menu from Java code
• Sub-menus
• Context Menus
• Additional Menu Item Options
• Popup Menus
• Web View
• Methods to Remember
• Lab 7: Wallpaper Application

Lesson 8: Android Storage and Background Processing

• Android Storage Options
• File I/O
• Shared Preferences
• Retrieving Shared Preferences
• Save activity State
• Connecting to the internet
• Background Processing
• Android Threading
• Java Threads
• AsyncTask
• Android Services
• Background Fragments
• Background Receivers
• Lab 8: Quotes Provider Application

Lesson 9: Android Storage: SQLite and Content Providers

• Introduction
• SQLite Database in Your Application
• SQLite Library
• SQLite Open Helper
• SQLite Database
• Cursors
• Databases in Android
• Content Providers
• Native Android Content Providers
• Custom Content Provider
• Sync Adapters
• Introduction
• How Sync Adapters Work
• ORM Lite
• Methods to Remember
• Lab 9: SQLite Databases and Content Providers

Lesson 10: Location Aware Apps Using GPS and Other Providers

• Introduction
• What is GPS and how it works?
• Other location service providers
• Methods to capture user location
• Using Google Maps
• Setting Geolocation
• Pins, Layers and custom drawing
• Reverse Geolocation and Geocoder Class
• Requesting User Permission For Location Access
• Testing GPS on Android Emulator
• Mocking Location on an Emulator
• Lab 10 : Location-Aware Apps Using the GPS and Google Maps