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Android

Android History

Why Android is different (and important)
Android SDK Features
Android Development Environment
Elements of Android SDK
Android Application Architecture
Android Libraries

SDK Overview

Platforms
Tools
Versions
The manifest file
Layout resource
Running your app on Emulator
Lab Exercise: Download and Create in Android Virtual Device Manager

Main Building Blocks

Activities
Intents
Services
Content Providers

Basic Android User Interface

XML versus Java UI
Views and layouts
Common UI components
Handling user events
Lab Exercise: Create Application with onClick, onKeyDown, onFocusChanged Event Handlers

Android System Overview

File System
Preferences
Notifications
Lab Exercise: Create Application with Toast Notifications
Selection components
Adapters
Complex UI components
Building UI for performance
Menus and Dialogs
Graphics
Animation
Lab Exercise: Create Application with Android's Advanced User Interface Functions

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Multimedia in Android

Multimedia Supported audio formats
Simple media playback
Supported video formats
Simple video playback
Lab Exercise: Create Android Audio/Video Application

Firebase

Introducing Firebase
creating a database using Firebase
Opening and closing a database
Working with Inserts, updates, and deletes
Lab Exercise: Create Application to Create, Modify records of firebase storage

Basic Content Providers

Content provider MIME types
Searching for content
Adding, changing, and removing content
Working with content files
Lab Exercise: Create Application that Works with an Android Content Provider

Data Storage, Retrieval and Sharing

Android Techniques for Saving Data
Saving Simple Application Data
Creating and Saving Preferences
Retrieving Shared Preferences
Saving and Loading Files
Lab Exercise: Create application that performs Data Storage and Retrieval from Android External Storage

Mapping and Location Based Services

Using Location Based Services
Setting up your Emulator with Location Based Services
Selecting a Location Provider
Finding Your Location
Using Proximity Alerts
Using the Geocoder
Creating MapBased Activities
Lab Exercise: Create Location-Aware application that uses Proximity Alerts and Google Maps API

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