Android application development, 4th semester elective

• Introduction to the course
• The necessary software
• Android Activities
• Android Intents

• Lee: Beginning Android Application Development
  • Chapter 1 Getting Started with Android Programming, page 1-33
  • Appendix B Using the Android Emulator, page 499-513
• Slides
• Lee: Beginning Android Application Development
  Chapter 2 Activities, Fragments and Intents, page 35-53 + 69-73
• Slides (Activity)
• Video
  • lynda.com Android Studio First Look
  • thenewboston Android App Development - Beginners, video 1-10

• Make sure you have the latest version of Java SE (Java RE is not enough)
  http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
• Download and install Android Studio https://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/index.html?pkg=studio
  The installation might take some time: Read the first chapter in the book while waiting.
• Download and install the Genymotion emulator http://www.genymotion.com/
  Genymotion is another emulator. It's fast, but it's not necessary.
• Create your first Android application
  Read Lee page 20-29, and do what it says. Lee uses the Eclipse IDE, you use Android Studio!
• Solution to problems with the emulators keyboard
• Problem: The emulator is too tall for your screen. Solution | Telnet on Windows7 64 bit

Activities

• Read Lee page 38-40, and do what it says.
• Read Le page 42-47, and do what it says.
• Collect words, first version
• Calculator, first version

Uploading apps to your phone can be done in many ways.

• Connect your phone to the phone using a wiew.
  Your phone must run Android 4.x
  You must install a special driver on your phone. Look for the driver at you phone manufacturers web site
• Use DropBox: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3595433/move-app-to-phone Go to "Use Dropbox"
• Using a cable between you computer and your phone.

• Android Intents (continued)
• Android fragments

• Lee: Beginning Android Application Development
  Chapter 2 Activities, Fragments and Intents, page 53-68 + 85-90
• Slides
• Example: IntentsSimple
• Example: IntentsWithData
• Example: IntentsForBuiltInApps
• Videos
  • thenewboston Android App Development, video 35-36
• Slides (fragments)
• Example: FragmentExampleDateTime (event handling in fragment + activity)
• Example: FragmentAddDynamically (with parameter)
• Example: DialogFragmentExample
• Videos
  • thenewboston Android App Development - Beginners, video 23-25

• Read Lee page 54-57, and do what it says.
• Read Lee page 59-63, and do what it says.
• Read Lee page 63-68, and do what it says.
• Read Lee page 85-89, and do what it says.
• Personal information, first version
• Collect words, another version
• Intents, personal information, another version
• Intents, data back and forth
• DialogFragment: Adding a Neutral button
• Extra: Try this tutorial Multi-pane development ... with Fragments

• User interfaces: Views

• Lee: Beginning Android Application Development
  Chapter 4 Designing Your User Interface Using Views, page 159-214
• Slides
• Example: ClickEventHandling
• Gesture decection (slides) example
• Extra: Android Developers: User interface developer guide
• Extra: Android Developers: Android Design
• Videos
  • thenewboston Android App Development - Beginners, video 11-20

• Calculator: The four basic arithmetical
• View presentations

• User interfaces: Layouts

• Lee: Beginning Android Application Development
  Chapter 3 Getting to Know the Android User Interface, page 105-156
• tutorialspoint Android Login Screen Tutorial, an example using RelativeLayout
• Slides
• Example LayoutProgramatically
• Videos
  • thenewboston Android App Development - Beginners, video 11-20

• Layout presentations
• Changing screen orientation means loss of state
• Calculator, more buttons and better layout
• Programmatic user interface
• Mandatory assignment

• New location:
  Elisagårdsvej 5, Roskilde
• Lessons start at 9:00 today.
• Data Persistence: Shared preferences

• Lee: Beginning Android Application Development
  Chapter 6 Data Persistence, page 251-290
  Preferences, files, and databases
• Slides
• Examples:
  • PreferencesMenu
  • FilesExample
  • FilesExampleAsyncTask
  • DatabaseExample
• Extra: SQLite (the official web site)
• Videos
  • thenewboston Android App Development - Beginners, video 65-66
  • thenewboston Android Application Development, video 98-100 + 111-124

• Install Teamviewer http://www.teamviewer.com/
• Read Lee page 252-259, and do what it says.
• Read Lee Page 259-261, and do what it says.
• Read Lee page 263-267, and do what it says.
  Refactor the code to use BufferedWriter and BufferedReader
• Using files in Android Applications
• Read Lee page 274-278, and do what it says.
• Using a database from an Android application
• Adapt the application from Lee 274-278 to have a better user interface
  The user should be able to chose whether he want to list all contacts or create a new contact.
  This may require more Activities linked with Intent.
• Mandatory assignment

• No Android lessons

• Mandatory assignment

• Data persistence: Files + SQLite database
• Content providers

• Lee: Beginning Android Application Development
  Chapter 7 Content Providers, page 293-319
• Slides
• Example: Using a content provider

• Using a content provider: Read Lee page 295-299, and do what it says.
• Mandatory assignment

• Network programming

• Lee: Beginning Android Application Development
  Chapter 10 Networking, page 393-426
• Slides
• Examples: socket, socketNoTask, HttpConnection, webService, webServiceJson
• Videos
  • thenewboston Android Application Development, video 147-159

• Read Lee page 394-396, and do what it says.
• Read Lee page 396-401, and do what it says.
• Read Lee page 402-403, and do what it says.
• Read Lee page 405-409, and do what it says.
• Read Lee page 411-416, and do what it says.
• Read Lee page 417-426, and do what it says.
• Mandatory assignment

• Location-based services:
  Maps, etc.
• Mandatory assignment
• Project: You must tell me your subject no later than Wednesday

• Lee: Beginning Android Application Development
  Chapter 9 Location-Based Services, page 351-390 This chapter is deprecated since it uses Google Maps API v1.
• Slides
• Example: ProximitySensorExample | SensorExample | LocationManagerExample | ProxmityExample | Maps5 (change to your own Maps API key in Manifest.xml)
• Some Google Maps API v2 tutorials
  • Google Developers Google Maps Android API v2
  • Lars Vogel Google Maps Android API v2 - Tutorial
  • AndroidHive Android working with Google Maps V2
  • A simplex example using Google Maps API v2
  • Google Developers Making Your App Location-Award

• Try the examples in the v2 tutorials
• Mandatory assignment

• Easter holidays all week

• Mandatory assignment

• 12:15 - 13:00
  Room 302

• Show your mandatory assignment etc to the 3rd semester students.
  This activity (show to the 3rd semester students) is not mandatory.

• Mandatory assignment

• Mandatory assignment

Your solution to the mandatory assignments must presented to me this week. Detailed plan to be announced later.

• Mandatory assignment

• No Android lessons
  

• Project: Specialization in ONE of your electives

• The report must be handed in no later than Thursday 4 June 2015

• Systems dev. exam

• Internship starts