This 5 day Android training course teaches students the architecture, API and techniques to create robust, high performance and appealing applications for the Android devices. While many classes focus on the mobile device, this course also deals with the server side architecture. This makes the class ideal for enterprise class businesses. 

After taking this Android training course, students will be able to build robust and high performance applications for the enterprises.

Developers and architects who will be developing applications for Android devices.

• The architecture of Android OS.
• Using the Eclipse based development environment.
• GUI development.
• Supporting multiple languages.
• Accessing data from files, network and SQL database.
• Audio and video playback.
• Automated testing of your applications.
• Selling your applications in Android market.

Module 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

Module 2:  The Architecture of Android

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

Module 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
• Android Hardware Buttons
• 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

Module 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
• Creating Views
• Registering an Activity
• The Default Activity
• Process Lifecycle
• The Application Class
• The Application Context
• Summary

Module 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

Module 6:  Layout Management

• Background
• LinearLayout
• LinearLayout Orientation
• match_parent (fill_parent) Example
• Layout Gravity
• Weight
• TableLayout
• Managing the Width
• RelativeLayout
• RelativeLayout Example
• ScrollView
• HorizontalScrollView
• Summary

Module 7:  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
• How Android Finds Resources
• Dealing with Screen Orientation
• Orientation Change and Activity Lifecycle
• Developing for Tablets
• Basics of Localization
• Testing for Localization
• Loading Localized String from Code
• Summary

Module 8:  Intents and Intent Filters

• What is an Intent?
• The android.content.Intent Class
• Explicitly Specifying Component's Class
• Example: An Activity Launching Another Activity
• Implicit Target Component Specification
• Intent Filters
• Data Type Filter
• Action Name
• Category Name
• 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

Module 9:  Application Menu

• Introduction
• Defining Menu Items
• Menu XML File
• Option Menu
• Populating Menu Items from Resource
• Manipulating Menu Items
• Handling Menu Item Click Event
• Context Menu
• Showing a Context Menu
• Handling Context Menu Item Click
• Summary

Module 10:  Showing Notification Messages

• Introduction
• Toast
• Popping a Toast
• Advanced Toast
• Status Bar Notification
• Advantages of Status Bar Notification
• Steps to Create a Status Bar Notification
• Posting the Notification
• Using a Utility Method
• Additional Notes
• Using Dialogs
• AlertDialog
• Handling Button Click Events
• ProgressDialog
• Setting Progress Amount
• Summary

Module 11:  Advanced GUI Development

• Spinner View
• Creating a Spinner
• Handling Item Selection Event
• The ListView
• Creating a ListView
• Handling ListView Events
• The Adapter Model
• Custom Adapter Class
• Example Adapter
• Using an Adapter
• Using a Custom Row Layout
• ViewFlipper
• Tabbed UI Layout
• Creating Tabbed UI
• Defining the Tabbed Layout
• Creating the Tabs with View Content
• Add a Tab with Activity Content
• WebView
• WebView Methods
• Summary

Module 12:  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

Module 13:  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

Module 14:  Content Provider

• Introduction
• Use of URL
• The Structure of Data
• MIME Type
• Creating a Content Provider
• Implement the query() Method
• Example query() Method
• Implement the insert() Method
• Example insert() Method
• The update() and delete() Methods
• Implement getType()
• Registering a Provider
• Writing a Data Consumer
• Performing a Query
• Example Query by a Consumer
• Example: Inserting Record
• Summary

Module 15:   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

Module 16:  Background Task Processing and Service

• Introduction
• The Handler Framework
• The Basic Approach
• Creating a Handler
• Posting a Message
• Doing Background Work
• AsyncTask
• Doing the Work
• Starting Work
• Getting Result from the Task
• Updating GUI From the Task
• Ending the Task
• What is a Service?
• Creating a Service
• Example Service Class
• Starting and Stopping a Service
• Starting Long Running Work
• Sending Control Messages to a Service
• Usability Guidelines
• Summary

Module 17:  Multimedia Programming

• Introduction
• Recording Audio
• Start Recording Audio
• Stop Recording
• Playing Audio
• Playing from Raw Resource
• Playing from a File or Network Stream
• Stopping and Cleanup
• Video Playback
• Playing Video
• Summary

Module 18:  Broadcast Receiver

• Introduction
• Developing a Broadcast Receiver Component
• Registering a Receiver
• Broadcasting a Custom Intent
• Summary

Module 19:  Location Based Services

• Introduction
• Guidelines for Obtaining Current Location
• Obtaining Current Location from an Activity or Service
• Reading Location Data
• Other Considerations
• Proximity Alert
• Geocoding
• Example Geocoding and Reverse Geocoding
• Using MapView
• Setting up the Project
• Showing MapView from an Activity
• Summary

Module 20:  Android Telephony API

• Common Uses of Telephony API
• Making a Phone Call
• Sending SMS Message
• Call and Service State
• Monitoring Call and Service State
• Register the Listener
• Getting Detail Phone Information
• Summary

Module 21:  Testing Applications

• Introduction
• New Sources of Defects
• Special Testing Considerations
• Android Testing Framework
• The Architecture
• Creating a Test Project
• Test Case Class for an Activity
• Test Case Initialization
• Writing a Test Case Method
• Service Test Case Class
•  Running Test Cases
• Useful Methods of an Activity Test Case Class
• Additional Assertion Function
• The TouchUtils Class
• Developing and Testing on a Device
• Stress Test Monkey
• Third Party Testing Tools
• Summary

Module 22:  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