Android Basics

• What Is Android?

Framework Topics

• Application Fundamentals

• User Interface
  • Declaring Layout
  • Creating Menus
  • Creating Dialogs
  • Handling UI Events
  • Notifying the User
  • Applying Styles and Themes
  • Building Custom Components
  • Binding to Data with AdapterView
  • Common Layout Objects
  • How Android Draws Views
• Resources and Assests
  • Resources and I18n
  • Available Resource Types
• Intents and Intent Filters
• Data Storage
• Content Providers
• Security and Permissions
• The AndroidManifest.xml File
  • <action>
  • <activity>
  • <activity-alias>
  • <application>
  • <category>
  • <data>
  • <grant-uri-permission>
  • <instrumentation>
  • <intent-filter>
  • <manifest>
  • <meta-data>
  • <permission>
  • <permission-group>
  • <permission-tree>
  • <provider>
  • <receiver>
  • <service>
  • <uses-configuration>
  • <uses-library>
  • <uses-permission>
  • <uses-sdk>

• Graphics
  • 2D Graphics
  • 3D with OpenGL
• Audio and Video
• Location and Maps
• AppWidgets

Developing

• In Eclipse, with ADT
• In Other IDEs
• On a Device
• Debugging Tasks
• Tools
  • aapt
  • adb
  • android
  • aidl
  • AVDs
  • ddms
  • dx
  • Draw 9-Patch
  • Emulator
  • Hierarchy Viewer
  • mksdcard
  • Monkey
  • sqlite3
  • Traceview

Publishing

• Signing Your Applications
• Versioning Your Applications
• Preparing to Publish
• Publishing Your Applications

Best Practices

• UI Guidelines
  • Widget Design
• Designing for Performance
• Designing for Responsiveness
• Designing for Seamlessness

Tutorials and Sample Code

• Hello World
• Hello Views
• Notepad Tutorial

• Sample Code »
• Sample Code
  • API Demos
  • Lunar Lander
  • NotePad

Appendix

• Supported Media Formats
• Intents List: Google Apps
• Glossary
• FAQ