Android Mobile Development

Overview

This Introduction to Android 6 Programming training class teaches attendees how to develop apps for Android devices. Students learn the fundamentals of developing Android applications, including how to create Activities, Services, Providers, and Receivers.

ANDROID 6 TRAINING OBJECTIVES

• Become familiar with the Android Studio development environment
• Build professional mobile business applications using Java and the Android 6 SDK
• Create Android Virtual Devices for testing purposes
• Design multiple UIs using drag and drop and XML layouts for phone and tablets
• Implement Android building blocks: Activities, Services, Providers and Receivers
• Use Fragments to make better use of screen real estate and target multiple devices
• Create app widgets to accept user input via click events
• Work with the Status and Navigation system bars
• Work with Alerts & Notifications
• Store and retrieve files in internal and external storage
• Store and retrieve data with the SQLite database
• Integrate Android applications with enterprise Web and location­based services
• Explore Android APIs for Media, Camera, Location, Sensors, Connectivity, Text and Input

ANDROID 6 TRAINING OUTLINE

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Introducing Android for Developers

Working with Projects in Android Studio

Introducing Fundamentals of Android Application Development

Learning Android Studio basics by Creating a User Interface Visually

Managing Activities and the Activity Lifecycle

Intercepting User Input Events

Using Layouts to Contain and Organize Elements

Creating Menus

Using Fragments to encapsulate screen functionality into reusable components

Creating an App Widget for the Home Screen

Working with the System UI

Working with Alerts & Notifications

Leveraging the Search Framework

Using Material Design to adhere to Google’s material design guidelines

Enhancing the User Experience

Exchanging Data over the Internet

Exploring Android APIs

Publishing Android Applications

Conclusion