Android Beginner Series - Understanding Android
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Have you wanted to learn about Android development, but perhaps you don't know where to start?
Perhaps you are brand new to the world of programming and want to learn how to program quickly while doing something fun like developing an Android app?
If so, this brand new course series might be just what you are looking for.
This is the first course in a series of 4 courses designed to take you from knowing nothing about Android and very little about programming in general to building your own Android apps and games.
Here is a breakdown of the courses:

course 1: Understanding Android - this course;
course 2: Creating Android Apps Without Code Using App Inventor;
course 3: Just Enough Java To Build An Android App;
course 4: Building a Simple Game In Android.

In this first course, we take a look at the very basics of Android and learn exactly what Android is and how it works.
This course will go over the design and history of Android.
Then we'll take a look at what exactly an operating system is so that we can better understand the Android operating system and how it works.
After that we'll go over Android applications and exactly what makes them unique.
And we'll finish up the course by talking about all the different ways you can develop Android applications and how the Android app markets work.
By the time you finish this course, you should have a solid foundation in Android fundamentals and be ready to start learning how to develop Android applications in the upcoming courses in this series.
Whatever your level of programming experience, this course series will get you building your own apps and games in Android quickly, and we'll have fun doing it.
And even if you are already an Android developer, you may find the in depth understanding of how Android works that you will learn from this course valuable.

Contents
Welcome To Android
Introduction
Who This Series Is For
Series Overview
What Is Android
Competitors
Android Overview
The Homescreen
Android 2 Homescreen
Android 4 Homescreen
Settings
Installing Apps
Notifications
Types Of Hardware
Hardware Differences
Phones Vs Tablets
History
Lawsuits
Replicant
The Rise Of Android
Up Next

The Android Operating System
Introduction
What Is an OS?
The Gatekeeper
Dissecting Android
Linux Kernel
Low Level Libraries
Android Runtime
What Is a Virtual Machine?
Dalvik VM
Application Framework
Applications
OS Versions
API Versions
Version Distributions
OS Capabilities
Android Emulator
Up Next

Anatomy Of An Android App
Introduction
What Is an App?
Basic Kinds of Apps
App Components
Activities
Activity Lifecycle
Intents
Intent Filters
Services
Content Providers
Broadcast Receivers
Android Manifest
Navigation
Email Example
Navigation Demo
Killing Processes
Menus And Action Bars
Menus
Action Bars
Other Apps
Up Next

Ways To Develop Android Apps
Introduction
Web Vs Native
Web Pros And Cons
Native Pros And Cons
Mobile Web Development
Web Frameworks
Using Java
C And C++
App Inventor
Xamarin Tools
Hybrids And Crossplatform
Hybrid Examples
Game Development
Confused? Don't be!
Up Next

Android App Markets
Introduction
What Is an App Market?
Types Of Markets
Google Play
Amazon App Store
Open Markets
Making Money
Paid Apps
Subscriptions
Lite Apps
Advertising
In App Purchases
App Assets
App Pirating
The End



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