Android - an introduction for developers

October 01, 2011

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Android - an introduction for developers

Presented to engineering students, who attended Shaastra 2011 at IIT Madras.

Pratul Kalia

October 01, 2011

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Transcript

Android An introduction for developers Shaastra 2011, IIT Madras Please
settle down We’" start in a short while
whoami
So... Android • Open source mobile OS by Google •
Linux kernel, C/Java userspace • Powers millions of devices • 500,000+ new devices added every day
Woohoo!
Not really. • It’s a free party for everyone •
Too much cruft • Hundreds of hardware models • Barrier to entry is low -- quality affected!
Enough of talk. Let’s get serious! • Android architecture •
Application framework • Development tools • And other things
None
Application Framework • Activities • Services • Background Receivers •
Content Providers
Activities Active user interactions.
Services Quietly working for you, in the background.
Background Receivers Get background information. Process.
Content Providers Sharing, is caring.
And other things... • Intents • XML for layouts •
SQLite • OpenGL ES • Android Market!
Tools Eclipse SDK tools cross-platform! free!
MOAR INFO • d.android.com -- GOD. • android-developers.blogspot.com • #android-dev
on irc.freenode.net
THANKS! :D Photos from Delhi, IIT Kanpur, DrupalCon London. http://ﬂickr.com/pratulkalia