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Lesson 1: Create Project Sunshine with a Simple UI (5-8 hrs)

Starting by installing Android Studio, you ll create your first project with a sim
ple list-based user interface and built and deploy it to virtual and actual devi
ces. You ll also discover what makes mobile - and Android in particular - a unique
environment for app development.
- Android Studio, Gradle, and debugging tools
- User Interface and Layout managers
- ListViews and Adapters
Lesson 2: Connect Sunshine to the Cloud (8-10 hrs)
Replace the mock data with real weather data by connecting Sunshine up to an Int
ernet back-end courtesy of the Open Weather Map API. You ll learn how to add permi
ssions to your app, initiate network I/O, and how to move time consuming tasks l
ike network data transfers off the main UI thread.
- Threading and ASyncTask
- HTTP requests on web APIs
- Android Permission System
Lesson 3: Create New Activities and Navigate Apps with Intents (8-10 hrs)
Give your app structure and create more complex Activities. You ll learn about And
roid s Intent framework, and how to use Intents to navigate between Activities, bo
th within your app and as a way to add 3rd party functionality.
- App navigation with Explicit Intents
- Implicit Intents to incorporate 3rd-party apps
- Share Intent and the Android sharing framework
- Broadcast Intents and Broadcast Receivers
Lessons 4: Use Content Providers and Loaders to Persist and Recover Data (15-20
hrs)
Learn how the Android framework manages the activity lifecycle, and how it diffe
rs from what you might expect, and dive head-first into the world of persistent
storage. Learn how to create databases, use Android s Content Providers to provide
an abstraction layer between your data and your UI implementation, and use Load
ers to efficiently load stored data.
- Activity lifecycle and background activity termination
- SQLite databases and JUnit tests
- Creating and using a Content Provider as an abstraction layer
- Using Loaders to asynchronously load data
- Creating Adapters to bind UI components to Content Providers
Lesson 5: Implement Rich and Responsive Layouts (8-10 hrs)
Create rich, responsive user interfaces that work across a variety of different
hardware types and screen sizes. You ll learn more details on using the Android La
yout managers, Fragments, UI widgets, and Android design principles to add visua
l polish to your user interfaces, and how to create your own controls from scrat
ch.
- Fundamental Android design principles
- Supporting localization and variable screen sizes
- Optimizing tablet UIs using Fragments
- Accessibility Features
- Custom views
Lesson 6: Use Services and Notifications to Run in the Background (5-8 hrs)
Deliver a great user experience, even when your app isn t visible. Learn how the A
ndroid framework manages background apps; and discover how to use Services and N
otifications to make your app to be active when it s not in the foreground. You ll l
earn techniques for efficient data transfers using SyncAdapters and Google Cloud
Messaging, so your app can stay up-to-date without draining the battery.
- Background services and alarms to schedule background tasks
- Efficient background data transfers with SyncAdapters

- Rich notifications to interact with users


Final Project (10-20 hours)
Build your own Android app incorporating the skills you've learned in this cours
e.

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