Develop Android Applications

Introduction to Android

• Android SDK Features
• Introducing the Development Framework
• The Dalvik Virtual Machine
• Android Application Architecture
• Downloading and Installing the Android SDK

• Creating a New Android Project
• Creating an Android Virtual Device
• Foreground and Background Applications
• The Android Emulator

• Introducing the Application Manifest File
• Using Resources
• The Android Application Lifecycle
• Understanding an Application’s Priority and Its Process’ States
• Creating Activities and the Activity Lifecycle
• Fundamental Android UI Design
• Defining Layouts
• Creating New Fragments
• The Android Widget Toolbox
• Introducing Adapters

• Elements of Style
• Where to Apply a Style
• The Available Attributes
• Inheriting a Style

• Using Intents to Launch Activities
• Using Intents to Broadcast Events
• Creating Intent Filters and Broadcast Receivers
• Listening for Native Broadcast Intents
• Monitoring Device State Changes Using Broadcast Intents

• Connecting to an Internet Resource
• Using the Download Manager
• Using Internet Services

• Creating and Saving Shared Preferences
• Retrieving Shared Preferences
• Introducing the Preference Framework and the Preference Activity
• Including Static Files as Resources
• Working with the File System

• Introducing Android Databases
• Introducing SQLite
• Content Values and Cursors
• Working with SQLite Databases
• Querying a Database
• Creating Content Providers
• Using Content Providers

• Introducing Services
• Binding Services to Activities
• Using Background Threads
• Using AsyncTask to Run Asynchronous Tasks
• Using Alarms

• Introducing the Action Bar
• Creating and Using Menus and Action Bar Action Items
• Introducing Dialogs
• Introducing the Notification Manager
• Creating Notifications

• Using Location-Based Services
• Using the Emulator with Location-Based Services
• Selecting a Location Provider
• Finding Your Current Location
• Using Proximity Alerts
• Creating Map-Based Activities