Every Android application performs tasks, and if a task requires a lot of system resources, you run the risk of freezing the application. In this course, Android Threads: Getting Started, you will learn how to leverage threads and the various threading options available with the Android SDK. First, you will learn about the threading basics, which helps you gain a fundamental understanding of threads. Then, you will see how to communicate between different threads. Finally, you will explore how to implement several different threading options and determine which work best in the various situations you’re likely to encounter. When you are finished with this course, you will have a foundational knowledge of threading on Android that will help you as you move forward to develop mobile applications.
Author Name: Mitch Tabian
Author Description:
Mitch loves to teach, but his close second is learning new technologies. The tech industry is evolving and changing at an incredible rate. It’s almost as though a new coding language is built every day. He feels very lucky to be living through the technology revolution of the 21st century.

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• Getting Started
  10mins
• Implementing the Thread/Looper/Handler Pattern
  40mins
• Implementing a HandlerThread
  19mins
• Implementing an AsyncTask
  24mins
• Implementing a Thread Pool
  30mins
• Tying It All Together
  11mins