Android Development

The Android SDK provides the tools and APIs necessary to begin developing applications on the Android platform using the Java programming language.

Course Content:

Unit 1 Introduction to Java and Android

• Android Stack Introduction.
• Installing Android and creating first app on emulator
• Android Architecture and building blocks
• Android App build process.
• Java overview Data types, Loops, Conditionals and Operators
• Android UI resources, themes, threads etc
• Debugging in android
• Assignments on Java Classes, Objects, Methods, Instances etc
• Activities, Receivers, Adapters and Providers
• Telephony System Architecture of Android

Unit 2 Systems Programming and JNI Concepts

• Introduction to System programming in Android
• Java interface
• Native library implementation
• Building the sample native library
• Using native functions in Java code
• Security and Permissions.

Unit 3 - Android Graphics and Multimedia

• Basic Graphics - Input Handling, Audio / Video playback
• Assignments on playing audio and playing video
• Accessing Files system, SD Cards
• SQLite overview, Data Binding, Content Provider
• Assignments and exposure to Lab infrastructure
• UI design aspects of Apps
• Gestures/touch/click handling
• Instantiate UI elements at runtime
• Views and Interacting with views

Unit 4 3D graphics in OpenGL and Android Widget

• OpenGL Introduction
• Using Threads and Models
• Texture in OpenGL
• Making a application in OpenGL
• Other standard views in Android
• Android Widget Development

Unit 5 Android Networking

• Accessing the Internet
• Using Web services
• Using Java and Java Script
• Location Sensing
• Client Server Programming
• Working with XML/JSON
• SMS

Unit 6 Complete App Development

• Developing live App and modules
• Exposure to development on Phones/Tablets/Set top box.
• Developing custom launchers and skins.
• Full software lifecycle exposure from requirement to market launch.
• Applications utilizing location and maps