Advanced Android™ Training Course

2 days.

Familiarity with basic Android development practices. We recommend participants have taken Intro to Android™ Training Course or equivalent.

This course is also part of the Android Bootcamp.

About Your Instructors

Marko Gargenta has been programming in Java even before it was named Java. His background is in very large enterprise web application development but he's also had a fair-share of UI experience having rewritten the entire AWT into lightweight components before Java Swing ever came out. He's a big believer in agile development processes, being a certified ScrumMaster himself as well as contributor to eXtreme Programming methodology.

Marko is a professional consultant and instructor. He's taught teams of organizations such as Sony-Ericsson, Ericsson Canada, MetroPCS, Experian, DoJ, DoD, and many others. He's published a PHP/MySQL by Example book with Prentice Hall (world's largest tech publisher) as well as created many of Marakana's courseware, including the Android series.

Georgi Dagnall is CEO at Geogad, Inc, an Internet travel content platform that distributes audio- and video-based self-guided tours of popular tourist destinations. The tours are available over the web, over the mobile web to browsers on feature phones, and over Google Android-powered smartphones via native apps. During her time at Geogad, Dr. Dagnall has become proficient in audio and video content delivery over multiple channels and mobile devices. She hosts the Informal Android Developer Meetup in Silicon Valley and coordinated and led the first Android-related developer-led competition in Silicon Valley. Her wide background in computer systems and languages is includes HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, Java, J2EE, PostgreSQL, C, and C++ among others. Her prior employment covered both R&D and technical marketing in the cable TV optical systems division of Harmonic, Inc. She received her doctorate from the Georgia Institute of Technology while researching the growth of InAsP strained quantum well lasers.

30,000-foot Overview of Android

A high level overview of the Google's Android Platform, presented by Marko Gargenta from Marakana at OSCON 2009

Android Meetup 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.

Trademark Notice

Android is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions.

Custom Content Providers

• Why Content Providers
• Where the content comes from
• Implementing the API Supporting content files

Location Services

• Working with the Location Manager
• Working with Google Maps extensions

Services

• Overview of services in Android
• Implementing a Service
• Service lifecycle
• Bound versus unbound services

Broadcast Receivers

• What are Broadcast Receivers
• Implementing broadcast receiver
• System broadcasts and how to use them

Intent Filters

• Role of filters
• Intent-matching rules
• Filters in your manifest
• Filters in dynamic Broadcast Receivers

Networking

• Working with web services
• Best practices

Sensors

• How Sensors work
• Listening to Sensor readings
• Best practices for performance

WiFi

• Monitoring and managing Internet connectivity 
• Managing active connections 
• Managing WiFi

Telephony

• Making calls 
• Monitoring data connectivity and activity 
• Accessing phone properties and status 
• Controlling the phone

Camera

• Taking pictures
• Rendering previews

Bluetooth

• Controlling local Bluetooth device 
• Discovering and bonding with Bluetooth devices 
• Managing Bluetooth connections 
• Communicating with Bluetooth

Automated Testing

• Why automate tests
• Instrumentation and unit testing