COMPUTER TECH. SKILLS

Android Fundamentals

Nº 4306
DATE: 21/6+27-28/6+8-9/7
PRICE NIS: 4350 + VAT
DURATION: 5 Days

Course Overview:

Android is an open source platform developed by Google for mobile development. Applications for the Android platform are developed in Java. The course overviews Android's fundamental topics where at every stage code samples with explanations are included.

Who should attend?

Anyone with Java experience who wishes to become familiar with the Android platform and be capable of developing applications for Android based mobile telephones.

Prerequisities:

Practical experience in Java applications development.

Course Outline:

1. Introduction

What is Android?
Android development: SDK, JVM, Software Stack, Development Tools (ADT)
User Interface: main components, views, menus and dialogs, data
Building blocks: Content Providers, Services, Intents, Activities
Configuration File
Simple Hello World
Application Artifacts
Asset Packaging Tool
SQLite Database
System Management
Separated Processes
Component and Integration Architecture
Drag and drop capabilities

2. Application Resources

Resources: String, Layout
Resource Reference Syntax
Compiled Resources
Compiled Animation Files, Bitmaps, UI View Definitions, Arrays, Colors, Strings, Styles
Compiled Arbitrary Raw XML Files
Uncompiled Resources
The .apk File
Assets

3. Intents

Intent Filters
Activities with intents
Intent Categories
Signing Android Applications
Separated Processes
Declarative Permission Model
Location Based Services
Working with SMS
Telephony Manager

4. User Interface Controls

GUI Samples in Source Code and XML
TextView and EditText
AutoComplete and MultiAutoComplete TextView
Buttons and controls: Image, Toggle, CheckBox, RadioButton, ListView, GridView, MapView, Gallery
Date and Time Controls

5. Layout Managers

LinearLayout
Weight and Gravity Properties
TableLayout
Padding Properties
RelativeLayout
AbsoluteLayout
FrameLayout

6. Menus and Dialogs

Menus, menu items, sub-menus, system, expanded
Interfaces
Group, Attributes, Container
Items: System, Secondary, Alternative
Creating a Menu. Using XML
Overriding Callback Function
Defining Listener
Using Intents
Icon Menus
Context Menus
Menu Events
Dialog: Alert, Prompt

7. Location Based Services

Map Key
MD-5 Signature
Required Permissions
The Map Controller
Map Overlays
Geocoder
Address
LocationManager
LocationListener Interface
Debug Monitor Service (DMS)

8. Web Services

Http Client
Http Get
Http Post
Http Response
Timeout Exceptions
Threading Issues

9. Media Framework

Simple MP3 Player Demo
Simple Video Player Demo

10. Android Security Model

Deployment
The keytool Utility
The jarsigner Utility
Deployment using Eclipse
Separated Processes
Declarative Permission Model

11. Application Life Cycle

Activity Life Cycle Methods
Methods: onStart, onResume, onPause, onStop, onDestroy, onCreate onPause
Return Back to Previous Activity

12. SQLite Database

SQLite Implementation
SQLiteOpenHelper
Methods: onCreate, onUpgrade, onOpen

13. File Management

Creating Files
Accessing Files
Raw Resources
XML Files Resources
SD Card External Storage

14. Activity

Intents
Start Activity Methods
Passing Data between Activities
Coherent User Experience
Activity fragments

15. SMS Messages

SMSManager
SEND_SMS Permission
Sending and receiving an SMS

16. Telephony

Initate Phone Calls
android.telephony Package
CallLocation
PhoneStateListener
ServiceState
TelephonyManager
Limitations
Android VoIP

17. Java Language

The limits
Third party Java libraries

18. Debugging

Eclipse Java Editor
Eclipse Java Debugger
Logcat
Android Debug Bridge
Delvik Debug Monitor Service
Traceview

19. Adapters

Classes hierarchy
Adapter purpose
Simple Cursor Adapter
Array Adapter

20. Handling Android Hardware

Media
Text to speech
Camera
Accelerometer
Compass
Bluetooth
Device Vibration
Wi-Fi Connectivity

21. Networking

Java networking
Android networking
Apache networking

22. Device Rotation

XML layout documents

23. Localization

Default resources
Current locale
Testing
Custom locale

24. Speech Recognition

Recognizer Intent
Start speech recognition
Google server side
Language model
Free form language model
Web search language model

25. Development Tools

aapt
adb
android
ddms
dx
draw9patch
Emulator

26. Instant Messaging

Jabber protocol
GTalk interaction

27. Summary

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