Course Outline
- Introduction to the Android system
- System architecture and NDK
- The role of the Dalvik Virtual Machine
- The Android SDK and associated development tooling
- Integration of Eclipse IDE with ADT
- Utilizing the Android Emulator
- Core components: Activities, Services, Content Providers, and Broadcast Listeners
- Implementing intents and intent filters
- Dissecting the structure of an Android app
- Configuring the Android manifest
- Managing application permissions
- Managing activities and user interfaces
- Structuring views and layouts
- Implementing standard widgets
- Processing user events
- Utilizing lists and adapters
- Designing menus and dialog boxes
- Data persistence and integration with Sqlite
- Working with content providers
- Leveraging onboard device sensors
- Building location-aware applications
- Interaction with the Telephony API
- Implementing Broadcast Receivers
- Handling System Broadcasts
- Consuming network-based resources
- Managing concurrency with threads in Android
- Crafting responsive application experiences
- Process for publishing applications to Google Play
Requirements
Existing proficiency in an object-oriented programming language, such as Java, C++, C#, Smalltalk, or PHP5.
Testimonials (7)
I really enjoyed our learning and experimenting with kotlin multiplatform.
Renzo Olivares Macias - Google
Course - Android Development
A great variety of useful topics are covered.
Tong Mu - Google
Course - Android Development
Basic introduction to Android and Kotlin.
Nan Yu - Google
Course - Android Development
It struck a good balance between depth of exercises and variety of exercises, within the time constraint.
Gray Mackall - Google
Course - Android Development
Lectures (David is very knowledgeable on Android)
Johnny Miller - FedEx
Course - Android Development
The detail given about each topic was really nice, he made sure we understood each topic before moving to the next.
Richie Wood - FedEx
Course - Android Development
breaking down the multiple services, actions, devices, etc into the component parts.
