Module 1: Introduction to Android

• Overview of Android
• Java Editions and comparison with Android
• Android Apps – Design
Vendor
• Behavioral Classification

Module 2: Android Architecture Overview

• Android Architecture
• Application Frameworks Android Libraries
• Run time
• Dalvik Virtual Machine

Module 3: Setup of Android Development Environment

• System Requirements
• Java
• Eclipse and Android SDK Installation
• Android SDK  and Tools Android Virtual Devices & Device Definitions

Module 4: Your Android Application

• Android Application Design
• Using PhotoShop for Graphic Designing Android Application Wireframes (screens)

Module 5: Your First Android Application

• Creating Android Application
• Creating Configurations
• Testing the app: AVD
• Active Device Android Project Structure and Manifest file

Module 6: Publishing to the Play Store

• Release process and Release build of Android Application
• Signing the .apk file
• Preparing the Store Listing page
• Content Rating
• Distributing the Application
• Merchant Registration for Paid Applications

Module 7: Activities

• About XML – approach to design layouts
• Views and Layouts
• View properties
• Linear Layout vs. Relative Layout vs. Frame Layout vs. Absolute Layout
• Localization of UI
• Best practices for targeting various form factors: phone,tablet,TV
• Best practices when working designing Android UI

Module 8: Android Testing

• Creating a Test Project for Android project
• Working with Test Packages Writing test cases

Module 9: Fragments

• Designing fragments
• Fragments life cycle Fragment management and integration

Module 10: User Interfaces

• Creating the Activity
• XML versus Java UI
• Selection Widgets
• Using fonts, Common UI components
• Handling UI events: a bit about listeners

Module 11: Advanced UI

• Adapters
• Complex UI components
• Menus and Dialogs
• Tabbed Activities
• Navigation Drawer, Animations
• Create activity layouts programmatically
• Testing and optimizing UI

Module 12: Android Material Design

• What is material ? Material properties and Styling / Animations Material Patterns

Module 13: Resources

• Overview of Android Resources
• Creating Resources
• Using Resources
• Drawable Resources Animation Resources

Module 14: Broadcast Receivers

• Broadcast receiver usage patterns: when and why to use them
• Implementing a broadcast receiver
• Registering a broadcast receiver via the manifest file and Programmatically

Module 15: Intents

• Working with Intents
• Explicit and implicit intents
• Using Intents as messaging objects Intents to start components expecting results

Module 16: Storing and Retrieving Data

• Storage Model selection criteria
• Shared preferences
• Internal Storage – Files, External Storage – SD Card
• Testing the created files, tools

Module 17: SQLite Database

• Introducing SQLite
• SQLiteOpenHelper and creating a database
• Opening and closing a database
• Working with cursors Inserts, updates, and deletes

Module 18: Native Content Providers

• Content provider types
• Searching for content, Adding, changing, and removing content
• Native Android Content Providers, Accessing Contact Book, Calendar

Module 19: Custom Content Providers

• Custom Content Provider classes
• Publishing content providers

Module 20: Web Services

• Understanding Web Services
• Web Services Architecture
• Building Server side components
• Publishing web services
• REST based web services
• Accessing Web Services
• Integrating Web Services with mobile client
• Overview of networking
• Checking the network status and web service status
• Working with HTTP to access the web services

Module 21: Parsing, Parsers

• Document Object Model ( DOM )
• Simple API for XML ( SAX )
• JavaScript Object Notation ( JSON )
• Parsing XML and JSON

Module 22: Location Based Services

• Using Location Manager
• Location Provider, GPS and Network based tracking
• Testing the application using KML files
• Simulation of the locations on the active device Location Listeners and Proximity Alerts

Module 23: Integrating Google Maps

• API Version 2 of Google Maps
• User Interface – MapFragments
• API key generation
• Registrations in the manifest file
• Google Map
• Camera Positions
• Adding Markers, Circles, Polylines Google Maps Directions API

Module 24: Multimedia in Android

• Playing Audio & Video
• Recording Audio & Video
• Customizing Camera & Capturing Photos
• Voice Recognition
• Text To Speech

Module 25: Bluetooth

• Controlling local Bluetooth device
• Discovering and bonding with Bluetooth devices
• Managing Bluetooth connections Communicating with Bluetooth

Module 26: Debugging  and Testing Android Apps

• Logcat
• Debugger
• Traceview
• HierarchyViewer
• Monkey Runner UIAutomator

Project Work & Documentation