Getting Started with Android Development

Getting Started with Android Development

What will you learn today?

Introduction to Android

Android Architecture

Android Studio

Android Components

Life Cycle of Activity

Google Developer Console

Google Maps Demo

Android Essential Libraries

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Introduction to Android


Designed for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers.

Android is a mobile operating system (OS) developed by Google

Android is popular with technology companies which require a ready-made, low-cost and customizable operating system for high-tech devices

Different kinds of app can be created in Android

Android Version

Cupcake Android 1.5

Donut Android 1.6

EclairAndroid 2.0/2.1

FroyoAndroid 2.2.x

GingerbreadAndroid 2.3.x

HoneycombAndroid2.3.x

Ice Cream SandwichAndroid 4.0.x

Jelly BeanAndroid 4.1.x

KitKatAndroid 4.4.x

LollipopAndroid 5.0

MarshmallowAndroid 6.0


Android Architecture


Android Components

Activity – UI

Service – Background Thread

BroadcastReceiver – Handles Broadcasts

ContentProvider – Databases

Intent – Means of Interaction


Android Studio Setup

Download Android Studio : http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

System Requirements

» Microsoft® Windows® 8/7/Vista/2003 (32 or 64-bit)» 2 GB RAM minimum, 4 GB RAM recommended» 400 MB hard disk space» At least 1 GB for Android SDK, emulator system images, and caches» 1280 x 800 minimum screen resolution» Java Development Kit (JDK) 7» Optional for accelerated emulator: Intel® processor with support for Intel® VT-x, Intel® EM64T (Intel® 64),

and Execute Disable (XD) Bit functionality


http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

Android Studio Setup (Contd.)

Download Android Studio : http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

Click on Download Android Studio Windows


http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

Android Studio Welcome Page


Android Studio Welcome Page – Project Bar

This is the layout file for the activity in the project. This has two modes the text view and design view

This java file has the class definition of the activity

This file has all the components and characteristics of the app

It is were all the build and compilation is done. It has where all the default config. settings are set


Activity Lifecycle


Google Developer Console


https://console.developers.google.com/project

https://console.developers.google.com/project

Google Maps Demo


Google Maps API2 Activity

Markers Info Window Zoom Controls Compass Navigation Info Window Location Listener Marker Listener Info Window Listener

RETROFIT - square.github.io/retrofit

REST client for Android and Java

Stupidly easy to use

Uses Gson for JSON parsing


OKHTTP - square.github.io/okhttp

Efficient HTTP Client. Alternative to Apache's HTTPClient and java.net.HttpUrlConnection

Can be used with Retrofit

From their site: Perseveres when the network is troublesome


PICASSO - square.github.io/picasso

Image downloading and caching library

Automatic memory and disk caching

Mostly one-liners to load a remote image into an ImageView

Supports: resizing, cropping, placeholders

Can use OkHttp


PICASSO - square.github.io/picasso


Android Job Trends


Course Details

Become an expert in Android by Edureka

Go to www.edureka.co/android-development-certification-course

Edureka's Android Development course:

• This course is primarily designed for programmers who want to learn how to create applications in Android. • You will learn to create widgets, Customize List view, Grid view, Spinners etc, create applications using audio, video and sqlite

database and finally publish it on Google Play.• Towards the end of the Course, you get to work on a live project. • Online Live Courses: 30 hours• Assignments: 40 hours• Project: 25 hours• Lifetime Access + 24 X 7 Support


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Getting Started with Android Development