This intermediate-level course flows directly from Introduction to Android Development, to guide students through an exploration of some of the more sophisticated capabilities of the Android OS and to empower them to build polished Android applications, activities, and services.

Like its precursor, this course focuses on practical concerns faced by the corporate IT developer. The primary case-study application connects popular mobile features such as maps and multimedia with a RESTful web service and a JPA persistence tier that connects to a fully-worked enterprise database (15 tables, 998 rows). The mobile side of the application includes 47 Java classes and 8 distinct activities. Supporting applications provide overlapping exercise in key techniques such as using asynchronous tasks, communicating with external applications, and error-handling.

For a faster-paced course that runs from introductory to intermediate level, you might also consider course Android Development.

Android Training Prerequisites:

• Java programming experience is required; "Java Programming," is excellent preparation.
• Introductory knowledge of Android programming is required: "Introduction to Android Development," or similar.
• Exposure to related technology including web applications, user-interface design, SQL, XML, and web services, all are beneficial but none are required.

• Store app-specific information in SQLite databases.
• Make remote connections using HTTP, XML, and JSON, and take advantage of mapping and other web services.
• Implement background work as asynchronous tasks.
• Implement Android services for asynchronous notification, and integrate these services with applications.
• Invoke external applications and services using implicit intents.
• Manage audio, photo, and video content, and integrate built-in media applications in your own Android applications.
• Integrate map views into your application, and provide custom overlays of map markers and other information.
• Publish to app markets.