Introduction to Android

• What is Android?
• A Short History
• Advantages of Android
• Disadvantages of Android

Android Architecture

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

Android Development Environment

• What do We Need?
• Setting Up the SDK
• Install Eclipse Plugin
• Create a Virtual Device
• making a Project
• Running Your Application
• Android Hardware Buttons
• Run Configuration
• Debugging an Application
• Dalvik Debug Monitor Server (DDMS)
• The Console Views
• Developing for Multiple Android Versions 

Android Application Fundamentals

• Recapping the Basics
• Packaging an Application
• Application Reusability Architecture
• The Manifest File
• Activity
• Activity Class
• Activity Lifecycle
• Launching an Activity
• Pausing and Stopping an Activity
• Destroying an Activity
• Saving State
• making Views
• Registering an Activity
• The Default Activity
• Process Lifecycle
• The Application Context  

Android Basic GUI Programming

• The Fundamentals
• View Hierarchy
• Views Programmatically
• Views in XML Layout
• More on XML Layout
• Common Programming Tasks with Views
• TextView and EditText
• Button
• CheckBox
• RadioButton and RadioGroup
• ToggleButton
• ImageView
• RatingBar 

Android Layout Management

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

Android Resource Management and Localization

• Main Types of Resources
• Defiining Value Resouces
• Defining String Arrays
• Image Resources
• Alternate Resource Folders
• Alternate Folder Name Rules
• How Android Finds Resources
• Dealing with Screen Orientation
• Orientation Change and Activity Lifecycle
• Developing for Tablets
• Testing for Localization
• Loading Localized String from Code

Intents and Intent Filters

• What is an Intent?
• The android.content.Intent Class
• The android.content.Intent Class
• Implicit Target Component Specification
• Intent Filters
• Data Type Filter
• Action Name
• Category Name
• Hint Matching Logic
• Default component of an Application
• Starting an Activity
• Getting Output from Activity
• Pending Intent

Application Menu

• 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 a Context Menu Item Click

Showing Notification Messages

• 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
• Using Dialogs
• Alert Dialogs
• Handling Button Click Events
• ProgressDialog
• Setting Progress Amount

Advanced GUI Development

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

Android Data Storage

• Data Storage Options
• Data Privacy
• Shared Prefereances
• Modifying Shared Preferences
• Default Preferences
• Editing Preferences
• Private Directory
• Cache Directory
• External Storage
• Checking State of External Storage
• Working with Files in External Storage
• Shipping Files with the Application
• Working with Raw Resource Files
• Working with Asset Files

SQL Database Storage

• Opening a Database Connection
• Transaction Management
• A Pattern for Connection and Transaction Handling
• Compiled SQL Statement
• Inserting Data
• Updating Data
• Deleting Data
• Fetching Data
• Example Queries
• Iterating Over a Cursor
• Reading Column Values from Cursor
• Cursor Management
• Binding Cursor to ListView
• Custom Data Binding
• Handling Item Click Event
• Refreshing the ListView
• Using the Helper Class

Content Provider

• Use of URL
• The Structure of Data
• MIME Type
• Content Provider
• Implement the query () Method
• Implement the insert() Method
• The update() and delete() Methods
• Implement getType()
• Registering a Provider
• Writing a Data Consumer
• Performing a Query

Network Programming

• Communication Using HTTP Protocol
• 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
• Checking Network Status

Background Task Processing and Service

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

Android Multimedia Programming

• 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

Broadcast Receiver

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

Location Based Services

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

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

Camera

• Taking pictures
• Rendering previews

Bluetooth

• using Bluetooth Adapter
• Finding bluetooth devices

Sensors

• How Sensors work
• Lig to Sensor readings
• Best practices for performance

WiFi

• Monitoring and managing Internet connectivity
• Managing active connections
• Managing WiFi