WA1965
Introduction to Programming for Android Using Android Studio Training
This Android Programming course teaches Java developers to build user-friendly interfaces for Android applications. Whether new to mobile development or looking to expand your skillset, this course provides a comprehensive foundation for creating engaging Android apps using Andriod Studio.
Course Details
Duration
2 days
Prerequisites
Experience programming Java applications.
Who Can Benefit?
Developers and architects who will be developing applications for Android devices.
Skills Gained
- The architecture of Android OS.
- Using the Eclipse based development environment.
- GUI development.
- Supporting multiple languages.
Course Outline
- Introduction to Android
- What is Android?
- A Short History
- Open Source
- Advantages of Android
- Disadvantages of Android
- Android Version Distribution
- Android Market Share
- Phones by manufacturer
- References
- The Development Environment
- What Do We Need?
- Downloading the Tools
- Setting Up the SDK
- Android Studio
- Starting Android Studio
- Android Studio Projects
- Android Studio Interface
- Visual Designer
- Gradle Build System
- Modifying Android Project Settings
- The Android Emulator
- Hardware Virtualization and the AndroidEmulator
- Create a Virtual Device
- Device Definition
- System Image
- Creating a Project
- Minimum SDK Version
- Running Your Application in the Emulator
- Running Your Application on a Device
- Run Configuration
- Debugging an Application
- Developing for Multiple Android Versions
- Migrating to Android Studio from Eclipse
- The Architecture of Android
- Key Components Stack
- The Kernel
- Libraries
- The Android Runtime JVM
- Application Framework
- Applications
- Support LibrariesApplication Fundamentals
- Recapping The Basics
- Packaging an Application
- Application Reusability Architecture
- The Manifest File
- Activity
- Creating an Activity Class
- Activity Lifecycle
- Launching an Activity
- Pausing and Stopping an Activity
- Destroying an Activity
- Activity Destruction Under Resource Shortage
- Saving State
- Creating Views
- Registering an Activity
- The Default Activity
- Process Lifecycle
- The Application Class
- The Application Context
- Basic GUI Programming
- The Fundamentals
- View Hierarchy
- Creating Views Programmatically
- Creating View in XML Layout
- More on XML Layout
- Common Programming Tasks with Views
- TextView and EditText
- Multi-Line Text
- Ellipsize Long Text
- Button
- CheckBox
- RadioButton and RadioGroup
- ToggleButton
- ImageView
- RatingBar
- Layout Management
- Background
- LinearLayout
- LinearLayout Orientation
- match_parent (fill_parent) Example
- Layout Gravity
- Weight
- TableLayout
- Managing the Width
- RelativeLayout
- RelativeLayout Example
- ScrollView
- HorizontalScrollView
- Resource Management and Localization
- Introduction
- Main Types of Resources
- Defining Value Resources
- Defining String Arrays
- Creating Image Resource
- Alternate Resource Folders
- Alternate Folder Name Rules
- Android XML Files in Android Studio
- How Android Finds Resources
- Dealing with Screen Orientation
- Orientation Change and Activity Lifecycle
- Fix Orientation
- Developing for Tablets
- Basics of Localization
- Testing for Localization
- Loading Localized String from Code
- Intents and Intent Filters
- What is an Intent?
- The android.content.Intent Class
- Explicitly Specifying Component's Class
- Implicit Target Component Specification
- Intent Filters
- Data Type Filter
- Action Name
- Category Name
- Hint Matching Logic
- Example Hint Matching
- Default Component of an Application
- Starting an Activity
- Getting Output from Activity
- Pending Intent
- Fragments and Supporting Different Screens
- The Problem
- Screen Density
- Screen Size
- Size Qualifiers in Android 3.2
- Supporting Multiple Screens
- Declaring Screen Support in Manifest
- Screen Compatibility Mode
- Providing Alternate Resources
- Scaling Images
- Providing Alternate Layout for Large Devices
- Fragments
- Fragment Example
- Creating a Fragment
- Adding a Fragment to an Activity
- Managing Fragments
- Detecting Fragments From Activities
- Communicating With an Activity
- Using Fragment Callback Interface
- Fragment State
- Supporting Fragments on Older Devices
- Putting It All Together
- Testing on Multiple Screens
- Menus With Action Bar
- Android Navigation
- Action Bar Overview
- Anatomy of the Action Bar
- Action Bars in the Wild
- Using an Existing Menu Definition
- Adding Action Items
- Handling Clicks on Action Items
- Split Action Bar
- Up Navigation
- Using Action Views
- Drop-down Navigation
- Lab Exercises
- Lab 1. Setting up the Development Environment
- Lab 2. Developing a Simple Application
- Lab 3. Basic UI Development
- Lab 4. Basics of Activity and Process Lifecycle
- Lab 5. Using Simple Views
- Lab 6. Layout Management
- Lab 7. Resource Management
- Lab 8. Localization
- Lab 9. Using Intent to Launch Activities
- Lab 10. Using Fragments
- Lab 11. Implementing the Action Bar
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