Android App Development

3.

Creating Your First Android Application

3.1.

Project Creation and Structure

3.1.1.

New Project Wizard

3.1.1.1.

Template Selection

3.1.1.2.

Configuration Options

3.1.1.3.

Package Naming Conventions

3.1.2.

Project Structure Overview

3.1.2.1.

App Module Structure

3.1.2.2.

3.1.2.3.

Source Directories

3.1.2.4.

Resource Directories

3.1.2.5.

3.1.3.

Understanding Gradle Files

3.1.3.1.

Project-level Build Script

3.1.3.2.

Module-level Build Script

3.1.3.3.

Gradle Properties

3.1.3.4.

3.2.

Basic Application Components

3.2.1.

Activities Introduction

3.2.1.1.

Activity Concept

3.2.1.2.

Activity Declaration

3.2.1.3.

Activity Lifecycle Overview

3.2.2.

Layouts and Views

3.2.2.1.

XML Layout Files

3.2.2.2.

3.2.2.3.

Common View Types

3.2.3.

Resources Management

3.2.3.1.

String Resources

3.2.3.2.

Drawable Resources

3.2.3.3.

Dimension Resources

3.2.3.4.

Color Resources

3.3.

Building and Running Applications

3.3.1.

Build Process Overview

3.3.1.1.

Compilation Steps

3.3.1.2.

3.3.1.3.

Signing Process

3.3.2.

Running on Emulator

3.3.2.1.

3.3.2.2.

Emulator Controls

3.3.2.3.

Performance Considerations

3.3.3.

Running on Physical Device

3.3.3.1.

Device Connection

3.3.3.2.

Installation Process

3.3.3.3.

Debugging Setup

3.4.

Basic Debugging

3.4.1.

3.4.1.1.

3.4.1.2.

3.4.1.3.

Custom Log Messages

3.4.2.

Debugging Tools

3.4.2.1.

3.4.2.2.

Variable Inspection

3.4.2.3.

Step-through Debugging

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