Android Bootcamp (LF295) - Course Outline

1. Android Overview
   • Android Overview
   • History
   • Android Versions
2. The Stack
   • Stack Overview
   • Linux
   • Native Libraries
   • Dalvik
   • App Framework
   • Applications
3. Quick Start
   • Installing SDK
   • Hello, World!
   • The Emulator
4. Main Building Blocks
   • Main Building Blocks Overview
   • A Real World Example
   • Activities
   • Intents
   • Services
   • Content Providers
   • Broadcast Receivers
   • Application Context
5. Yamba Project Overview
   • The Yamba Application
   • Project Design
   • Part 1: Android User Interface
   • Part 2: Preferences, File System, Menus
   • Part 3: Android Services
   • Part 4: Working with Databases
   • Part 5: Lists and Adapters
   • Part 6: Broadcast Receivers
   • Part 7: Content Providers
   • Part 8: System Services
6. Android User Interface
   • Two Ways to Create User Interface
   • Views and Layouts
   • Starting Yamba Project
   • StatusActivity Layout
   • StatusActivity Java Class
   • Logging in Android
   • Threading in Android
   • Other UI Events
   • Adding Color and Graphics
   • Alternative Resources
   • Optimizing User Interface
7. Preferences, File System, Options Menu
   • Preferences
   • Options Menu
   • Shared Preferences
   • File System, Explained
8. Services
   • Yamba Application Object
   • UpdaterService
   • Looping In The Service
   • Pulling Data From Twitter
9. Databases
   • About SQLite
   • DbHelper
   • First Example
   • Update UpdaterService
   • Refactoring Status Data
10. Lists and Adapters
    • TimelineActivity
    • Basic TimelineActivity Layout
    • About Adapters
    • Timeline Adapter
    • ViewBinder: A Better Alternative
    • Updating Manifest File
    • Base Activity
11. Broadcast Receivers
    • About Broadcast Receivers
    • BootReceiver
    • The TimelineReceiver
    • Broadcasting Intents
    • The Network Receiver
    • Adding Custom Permissions
12. Content Providers
    • Creating Content Provider
    • Using Content Providers Through Widgets
13. System Services
    • Compass Demo
    • Location Service
    • Updating Yamba to User the Location Service
    • Intent Service
    • Sending Notifications

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