The key to becoming a successful Android app developer is getting the basics right. Android is a component-based platform that has a different programming model than many other platforms. Understanding this component model, especially the familiar UI components known as Activities, is essential to success. In this course, Understanding Android Application Basics, you’ll get a better understanding of the Android application basics. First, you’ll start by deploying a simple Android application to become familiar with the environment. Next, you’ll walk through the process of designing the user experience for a more involved application. Finally, using the Android Studio designer, you’ll layout an interactive activity and connect it to Java code. Throughout the course you’ll continue enhancing the app to become a multi-activity user experience that provides interactive editing features and proper Activity lifecycle management.
Author Name: Jim Wilson
Author Description:
Jim Wilson is president of JW Hedgehog, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in solutions for the Android, iOS, and Microsoft platforms. Jim has over 30 years of software engineering experience, with the past 15 years heavily focused on creating mobile device and location-based solutions. He has co-founded multiple software-related startups and has served in a consulting role at several more. After nearly a decade as a Microsoft Device Application Development MVP, Jim now focuses on developing A… more

Table of Contents

• Building a Simple App
  33mins
• Designing and Planning Our App
  20mins
• Understanding Activities and Activity Layout Interaction
  40mins
• Working with Activities
  59mins
• Taking a Deeper Look at Activity Interaction
  51mins
• Understanding Activity Lifecycle
  51mins