Learn to design and build mobile applications with hands-on guide using Google's Android™ open-source platform.
By the end of the course, you will be able to
- Design and build your own complete Android application incorporating most of the key aspects of the platform
- Explain the differences between Android™ and other mobile development environments
- Understand how Android™ applications work, their life cycle, manifest, Intents, and using external resources

Audience
This course is designed for Programmers, Software Developers or anyone who are interested in designing, creating, deploying and testing applications for the Android mobile phone platform.

Prerequisites
Computer Programming experience (any language) is required to get the most benefit from this training.

Course Outline
Day 1
• Introduction
• Native SDK vs. Alternatives
• Project Structure
• The Development Environment
• Inside the Manifest
• Debugging and LogCat
• Using XML-based Layouts
• Working with Basic Widgets
• Working with Containers
• TableView
• RelativeLayout
• Events
• Gestures
• ViewFlipper

Day 2
• TabLayout
• Checkboxes
• RadioButtons
• Dialogues
• Showing Popup Messages
• Applying Menus
• Using Selection Widgets
• Getting Fancy with Lists
• Dynamic Tables
• Employing Fancy Widgets and Containers
• Spinner
• Styling
• 9-patch Images
• Activity Lifecycle
• Rotation
• Saving Activity state on the Bundle

Day 3
• Managing and Accessing Local Database (SQLite)
• Communicating via the Internet
• Parsing XML and JSON Data
• Creating a Service
• Embedding the WebKit browser
• TabLayout with Intents
• Using Preferences

Day 4
• Timers
• Threads and Multitasking lt;br /> • Maps and Location
• Graphics
• Annotating the Map
• Animation
• Moving Graphics

Day 5
• Multi-touch
• Sensors
• Alerting Users via Notification
• Optimising Performance and Memory
• Publishing and Selling
• Marketing

For further enquiries, please contact
Iris Khoo
016 295 8740
iriskhoo@info-trek.com

TERMS & CONDITIONS:
• We reserves the right to change or reschedule the above training dates without prior notice.
• Availability of seats is on a first come first serve basis.
• Dateline to register is 7 days before the course commencement.