Android™ is a software platform for mobile devices. It's powered by a Linux kernel. Android was initially developed by Google and later by the Open Handset Alliance.
Marakana was the first company in the world to provide commercial Android training classes. We have since trained developers of some of the major phone manufacturers. Marakana continues to evolve its Android training program as Android platform gets more and more momentum.
Android Users' Group Organized by Marakana
Marakana team organizes and runs the San Francisco Android Users' Group - an interactive group of Android developers. In our monthly meetings, we discuss Android landscape from both technology and business angles. We often have great presentations by industry experts, group discussions, as well as hands-on sessions. If you are in San Francisco Bay Area, we encourage you to join the group and meet other Android developers.
Android Bootcamp Training Course
Android™ Bootcamp Training Course is a hands-on guide to designing and building mobile applications using Google's Android™ open-source platform. The course explains what Android™ is and how it compares to other mobile environments, the setup of the Android™ Eclipse-based development tools, the Android™ SDK, all essential features, as well as the advanced capabilities and APIs such as background services, accelerometers, graphics, and GPS.
This complete hands-on course encourages students to learn by building increasingly more sophisticated and meaningful mobile applications for Android™ phones.
By the end of the course, each participant will build their own complete Android application incorporating most of the key aspects of the platform. Typically, we build a Twitter app for Android, but there are other choices depending on participants' interests.
Android Overview Training Course
Marakana Android Overview training is class that introduces you to the Android stack for mobile app development. It is designed specifically for managers and team leads to get a good grasp of what is needed to run a successful Android project. By the end of the course, you will be proficient with the technology, understand the SDK and process of developing applications for Android platform.
Intro to Android Training Course
Introduction to programming for the Android platform course is designed to quickly get you up to speed with writing apps for Android devices. You will learn the basics of Android platform. You will get to understand the application lifecycle. By the end of the course, you will be able to write simple GUI applications, use built-in widgets and components, work with the database to store data locally, and much more. This is a perfect course to get started with Android programming.
Upon completion of this course, we suggest you take Advanced Android training, or take both courses together as Android Bootcamp.Advanced Android Training Course
Advanced Android™ training class is taking mobile application development to the next level. You will learn how to create custom widgets, create animations, work with camera, use sensors, create and use advanced content providers and much more. The course goes into testing and deployment of Android applications as well.
Android Internals Training Course
Android Internals training course is designed for those who are already familiar with basics of Android SDK and are looking to extend the functionality of the platform.
Android Internals focuses on Android NDK and Android IDL APIs for giving you a clean access to the underlying hardware and services with future compatibility in mind. You will learn how to build custom images and hack the platform.
Android Networking Training Course
Android™ Networking is an introduction to creating highly networked Android mobile applications. You will learn to use the HttpClient, external JARs, and local and remote services. The Android™ Networking class covers notifications, location tracking, using Google Maps, integrating media players as well as the web into your applications and much more.
This is a great class to really experience the power of Android mobile apps at its best - in the connected world.
