Advanced Android Programming Notes Outline
Page 1: Overview of Android Development
Introduction to Android
o History and evolution of Android
o Android architecture and components
o Key Android programming concepts (Activities, Services, Broadcast Receivers, Content
Providers)
Basic App Structure Review
o Project structure (Manifest, Java/Kotlin files, resources)
o Android lifecycle (Activity and Fragment lifecycle)
o XML layouts vs. programmatically created views
Page 2: Advanced UI Design
Custom Views and ViewGroups
o Creating custom views from scratch
o Extending existing views
o Custom ViewGroups for complex layouts
Constraint Layout and Advanced Layouts
o Using Constraint Layout for responsive UI
o Nested layouts and optimizing layout performance
Animations and Transitions
o Property animations (ObjectAnimator, AnimatorSet)
o Shared element transitions between Activities
o Motion Layout for complex animations
Page 3: Data Storage and Persistence
Shared Preferences and Internal Storage
o Storing key-value pairs with Shared Preferences
o Reading and writing files to internal/external storage
SQLite and Room Database
o Using SQLite for local database storage
o Room persistence library and database migrations
o Writing custom SQL queries with Room
Data Binding and LiveData
o Implementing Data Binding to simplify UI updates
o Using LiveData with ViewModel for reactive programming
Page 4: Networking and Web Services
HTTP Communication
o Using HttpURLConnection and OkHttp
o Asynchronous networking with Retrofit
RESTful APIs and JSON Parsing
o Consuming REST APIs with Retrofit and Gson/Moshi
o Handling responses and parsing JSON data
WebSockets and Real-Time Communication
o Introduction to WebSockets
o Integrating WebSocket communication using OkHttp
Page 5: Background Processing
AsyncTask and Handlers
o Basics of AsyncTask and using Handlers
o Limitations and alternatives
Services and Intent Services
o Creating background services
o Foreground services for long-running tasks
WorkManager for Scheduled Tasks
o Using WorkManager for background task scheduling
o Handling constraints like network availability, charging status
Coroutines and RxJava for Asynchronous Programming
o Using Kotlin Coroutines for background processing
o Basics of Reactive Programming with RxJava
Page 6: Dependency Injection and Architecture
Dependency Injection with Dagger and Hilt
o Setting up Dagger/Hilt for dependency injection
o Providing dependencies and using @Inject
MVVM Architecture
o Implementing the Model-View-ViewModel pattern
o Using ViewModel with LiveData for reactive UIs
Clean Architecture
o Separation of concerns in Android projects
o Domain layer, data layer, and presentation layer separation
Page 7: Advanced Jetpack Components
Navigation Component
o Setting up navigation graphs
o Handling deep links and dynamic navigation
Paging Library
o Loading large data sets with the Paging library
o Implementing paged lists with RecyclerView
WorkManager and Lifecycle Components
o Managing background tasks with WorkManager
o Lifecycle-aware components (LiveData, LifecycleObservers)
Page 8: Security and Permissions
Managing Permissions
o Requesting runtime permissions
o Using PermissionManager to handle permission results
Secure Data Storage
o Storing sensitive information securely (encrypted SharedPreferences, SQLCipher)
o Using Android Keystore for cryptographic operations
App Security Best Practices
o Secure communication (HTTPS, certificate pinning)
o Obfuscating code with ProGuard/R8
Page 9: Performance Optimization and Debugging
Memory Management
o Avoiding memory leaks (using LeakCanary)
o Optimizing bitmap memory usage
Profiling Tools
o Using Android Profiler (CPU, Memory, Network)
o Analyzing performance bottlenecks
Improving App Startup Time
o Techniques to reduce app launch time
o Optimizing cold start and warm start scenarios
Page 10: Integrating Third-Party Libraries and Modern Practices
Using Popular Libraries
o Image loading with Glide/Picasso
o Dependency injection with Koin
Modularization
o Breaking the app into multiple modules for better maintainability
o Dynamic feature modules with Instant Apps
Jetpack Compose
o Introduction to Jetpack Compose for modern UI development
o Basic components and state management
o Composable functions and their lifecycle