Android for Business Users Training

Chapter 1. Introduction to Android

• What is Android?
• A Short History
• Advantages of Android
• Disadvantages of Android
• Q1 2010 Global Market Share
• Q2 2010 Global Market Share
• US Only Market Share - All Subscribers
• US Only Market Share – New Subscribers
• Android Carriers
• References
• Summary

Chapter 2. The Architecture of Android

• Key Components Stack
• The Kernel
• Libraries
• The Dalvik JVM
• Application Framework
• Applications
• Summary

Chapter 3. The Development Environment

• What Do We Need?
• Setting Up the SDK
• Install Eclipse Plugin
• Create a Virtual Device
• Creating a Project
• Running Your Application
• Buttons of the Emulator
• Run Configuration
• Debugging an Application
• Using Third Party JAR
• Creating Reusable Library
• Dalvik Debug Monitor Server (DDMS)
• DDMS Tools in Eclipse
• The Console Views
• Developing for Multiple Android Versions
• Summary

Chapter 4. Application 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
• Saving State
• The onCreate() Method
• Registering an Activity
• The Default Activity
• Process Lifecycle
• The Application Class
• The Application Context
• Summary

Chapter 5. 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
• Button
• CheckBox
• RadioButton and RadioGroup
• ToggleButton
• ImageView
• RatingBar
• Summary

Chapter 6. Intents and Intent Filters

• What is an Intent?
• The android.content.Intent Class
• Explicitly Specifying Component Name
• Example
• Implicit Target Component Specification
• Intent Filters
• Action Name
• Category Name
• Data Type Filter
• Hint Matching Logic
• Example Hint Matching – 1
• Example Hint Matching – 2
• Default Component of an Application
• Starting an Activity
• Getting Output from Activity
• Example of Launcher: ActivityA
• Example of Launched: ActivityB
• Pending Intent
• Summary

Chapter 7. Data Storage

• Data Storage Options
• Data Privacy
• Shared Preferences
• Modifying Shared Preferences
• Shared Preferences Example
• Default Preferences
• Editing Preferences
• Example: Editing Preferences
• Internal Storage
• Example: Write to Internal Storage
• Example: Read from Internal Storage
• Private Directory
• Cache Directory
• Example: Writing to Cache File
• External Storage
• Checking State of External Storage
• Working with Files in External Storage
• Example: Writing to External Storage
• Shipping Files with the Application
• Working with Raw Resource Files
• Working with Asset Files
• Summary

Chapter 8. SQL Database Storage

• Introduction
• Opening a Database Connection
• Transaction Management
• A Pattern for Connection and Transaction Handling
• Creating Schema
• Compiled SQL Statement
• Inserting Data
• Updating Data
• Deleting Data
• Fetching Data
• Example Queries
• Iterating Over a Cursor
• Reading Column Values from Cursor
• A Complete Example
• Cursor Management
• Binding Cursor to ListView
• Custom Data Binding
• Handling Item Click Event
• Refreshing the ListView
• Schema Creation Issues
• Example Helper Class
• Using the Helper Class
• Summary

Chapter 9. Network Programming

• Introduction
• Communication Using HTTP Protocol
• Creating a HttpClient Object
• Making a GET Request
• Making a POST Request
• Setting Timeout
• Using Basic Authentication
• Using Custom Authentication
• XML Parsing Options
• Setting Up XML Pull Parser
• The Main Loop
• Example XML Document
• Example Parsing Code
• Checking Network Status
• Summary

Chapter 10. Packaging and Distributing Applications

• Introduction
• Pricing Options
• Getting the Application Ready
• About Signing the Application
• Exporting and Signing the Application
• Going to Android Market
• Doing Maintenance
• Summary