Android Developer Fundamentals

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1.0 Introduction to Android

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Contents

● Android is an ecosystem
● Android platform architecture
● Android Versions
● Challenges of Android app development
● App fundamentals

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Android Ecosystem

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What is Android?
● Mobile operating system based on Linux kernel
● User Interface for touch screens
● Used on over 80% of all smartphones
● Powers devices such as watches, TVs, and cars
● Over 2 Million Android apps in Google Play store
● Highly customizable for devices / by vendors
● Open source

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Android user interaction
● Touch gestures: swiping, tapping, pinching
● Virtual keyboard for characters, numbers, and emoji
● Support for Bluetooth, USB controllers and peripherals

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Android and sensors
Sensors can discover user action and respond
● Device contents rotate as needed
● Walking adjusts position on map
● Tilting steers a virtual car or controls a physical toy
● Moving too fast disables game interactions

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Android home screen
● Launcher icons for apps
● Self-updating widgets for live content
● Can be multiple pages
● Folders to organize apps
● "OK Google"

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Android app examples

Pandora Pokemon GO Facebook

Messenger
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Android Software Developer Kit (SDK)
● Development tools (debugger, monitors, editors)
● Libraries (maps, wearables)
● Virtual devices (emulators)
● Documentation (developers.android.com)
● Sample code

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Android Studio
● Official Android IDE
● Develop, run, debug,
test, and package apps
● Monitors and
performance tools
● Virtual devices
● Project views
● Visual layout editor

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Google Play store
Publish apps through Google Play store:
● Official app store for Android
● Digital distribution service operated by Google

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Android Platform
Architecture

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 Android stack

1. System and user apps

2. Android OS API in
Java framework
3. Expose native APIs;
run apps
4. Expose device
hardware capabilities
5. Linux Kernel

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System and user apps
● System apps have no special status
● System apps provide key capabilities to app developers

Example:
Your app can use a system app to deliver a SMS
message.

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Java API Framework
The entire feature-set of the Android OS is available to you
through APIs written in the Java language.
● View class hierarchy to create UI screens
● Notification manager
● Activity manager for life cycles and navigation
● Content providers to access data from other apps

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Android runtime

Each app runs in its own process with its own instance of the
Android Runtime.

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C/C++ libraries

● Core C/C++ Libraries give access to core native Android

system components and services.

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Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)

● Standard interfaces that expose device hardware

capabilities as libraries

Examples: Camera, bluetooth module

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Linux Kernel

● Threading and low-level memory management

● Security features
● Drivers

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 Android versions
Codename Version Released API Level

Honeycomb 3.0 - 3.2.6 Feb 2011 11 - 13

Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 - 4.0.4 Oct 2011 14 - 15

Jelly Bean 4.1 - 4.3.1 July 2012 16 - 18

KitKat 4.4 - 4.4.4 Oct 2013 19 - 20

Lollipop 5.0 - 5.1.1 Nov 2014 21 - 22 Android History and

Platform Versions
Marshmallow 6.0 - 6.0.1 Oct 2015 23
for more and earlier
Nougat 7.0 Sept 2016 24 versions before 2011
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App Development

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What is an Android app?

● One or more interactive screens

● Written using Java Programming Language and XML
● Uses the Android Software Development Kit (SDK)
● Uses Android libraries and Android Application
Framework
● Executed by Android Runtime Virtual machine (ART)

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Challenges of Android development

● Multiple screen sizes and resolutions

● Performance: make your apps responsive and smooth
● Security: keep source code and user data safe
● Compatibility: run well on older platform versions
● Marketing: understand the market and your users
(Hint: It doesn't have to be expensive, but it can be.)

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App building blocks

● Resources: layouts, images, strings, colors as XML and

media files
● Components: activities, services, …, and helper classes as
Java code
● Manifest: information about app for the runtime
● Build configuration: APK versions in Gradle config files

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Component types

● Activity is a single screen with a user interface

● Service performs long-running tasks in background
● Content provider manages shared set of data
● Broadcast receiver responds to system-wide
announcements

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Think of Android as a hotel

● Your app is the guest

● The Android System is the hotel manager
● Services are available when you request them (intents)
○ In the foreground (activities) such as registration
○ In the background (services) such as laundry
● Calls you when a package has arrived (broadcast receiver)
● Access the city's tour companies (content provider)

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Learn more
● Android History
● Introduction to Android
● Platform Architecture
● UI Overview
● Platform Versions
● Supporting Different Platform Versions
● Android Studio User’s Guide

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What's Next?

● Concept Chapter: 1.0 C Introduction to Android

● Practical: –

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