Android App Development Course

Learn to develop Android apps, in a matter of days. Start developing apps for Android phones and tablets.

Extensive hands-on development exercises, delivered by an expert trainer. Packed with Android development best practices.

Free: Two hours Agile In a Nutshell course. Contact us for more details.

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What You Will Learn

  • Android Overview
  • Android Stack
  • Hello Android
  • Android App Building Blocks
  • Building UIs
  • Data Persistence
  • Content Providers
  • Multimedia Functionality
  • Lists and Adaptors
  • Debugging and Testing Android Apps
  • Controlling Hardware
  • Advanced App Development

During this four day Android App Development course you will learn through instruction and hands-on development exercises. Whether you are just picking up Android or need to freshen up your development toolset, this course helps you build a solid foundation.

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Course Outline

Android Overview
  • History of Android
  • Overview of Linux Origin
Android Stack
  • Design philosophy
  • Linux kernel space
  • Native layer
  • alvik VM
  • Application layer
  • Apps
Hello Android
  • Android SDK
  • Creating a New Project
  • Anatomy of a Project
  • The app and the emulator
Android App Building Blocks
  • Activities and the UI
  • Action Ba and Intents
  • Services
  • Lists and adaptors
  • App Widgets
Building UIs
  • Android UI Development techniques
  • Structure of the UI
  • Menus and Dialogs
  • Layouts
  • Simple graphics & animations
  • Handling Events
  • Android UI Best Practices
Data Persistence
  • Creating and adding SQL data
  • CRUD (create, retrieve, update, delete)
Content Providers
  • Content files
  • MIME types
  • Creating and editing content
  • Searching content
Multimedia Functionality
  • Audio and video formats
  • Media playback
Lists and Adaptors
  • Selection widgets
  • Working with lists and adapters
  • Implementing a list view and connecting it with an adapter
Debugging and Testing Android Apps
  • Debugger
  • Traceview
  • HierarchyViewer
  • Syslog
Controlling Hardware
    Telephony
  • Camera
  • GPS / Location Services
  • Sensors
  • Internet Connectivity, Data , WiFi
  • Bluetooth
Controlling Hardware
  • Custom Content Providers
  • Broadcast Receivers
  • System Broadcasts
  • Networking & Web Services (JSON)

Upcoming Android App Development Course Courses

DATE TITLE LOCATION VENUE PRICE
Jun 24, 2013 - Jun 27, 2013 Android App Development Course London, UK £1795
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Sep 9, 2013 - Sep 12, 2013 Android App Development Course London, UK £1795
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Course Info

Duration: 4 days
Pre-Requisite: Java or other OO development know-how