Mobile Application Development

  1. Native Android Development
    1. The Android Platform
      1. Architecture and Core Components
        1. Linux Kernel
          1. Hardware Abstraction Layer
            1. Device Drivers
            2. Android Runtime (ART)
              1. Bytecode Compilation
                1. Garbage Collection
                2. Application Framework
                  1. System Services
                    1. Content Providers
                    2. System Apps
                      1. Built-in Applications
                        1. System UI Components
                      2. Android Versions and API Levels
                        1. Versioning Scheme
                          1. Semantic Versioning
                            1. Codename System
                            2. Backward Compatibility
                              1. Support Libraries
                                1. API Level Targeting
                            3. Setting Up the Development Environment
                              1. Android Studio
                                1. Installation and Configuration
                                  1. System Requirements
                                    1. Initial Setup Wizard
                                    2. IDE Features
                                      1. Code Editor
                                        1. Layout Editor
                                          1. Debugger
                                            1. Profiler
                                          2. Android SDK
                                            1. SDK Manager
                                              1. Platform Downloads
                                                1. Tool Updates
                                                2. Platform Tools
                                                  1. ADB (Android Debug Bridge)
                                                    1. Fastboot
                                                  2. Android Virtual Device (AVD) Manager
                                                    1. Emulator Setup
                                                      1. Hardware Profiles
                                                        1. System Images
                                                        2. Device Profiles
                                                          1. Custom Device Creation
                                                            1. Performance Optimization
                                                        3. Programming Languages for Android
                                                          1. Kotlin
                                                            1. Basic Syntax and Types
                                                              1. Variables and Constants
                                                                1. Data Types
                                                                  1. String Templates
                                                                  2. Control Flow
                                                                    1. Conditional Statements
                                                                      1. Loops
                                                                        1. When Expressions
                                                                        2. Functions and Lambdas
                                                                          1. Function Declaration
                                                                            1. Higher-Order Functions
                                                                              1. Lambda Expressions
                                                                              2. Classes and Objects
                                                                                1. Class Declaration
                                                                                  1. Constructors
                                                                                    1. Data Classes
                                                                                    2. Null Safety
                                                                                      1. Nullable Types
                                                                                        1. Safe Calls
                                                                                          1. Elvis Operator
                                                                                          2. Coroutines for Asynchronous Programming
                                                                                            1. Suspending Functions
                                                                                              1. Suspend Keyword
                                                                                                1. Coroutine Builders
                                                                                                2. Coroutine Scopes
                                                                                                  1. Structured Concurrency
                                                                                                    1. Scope Management
                                                                                                3. Java
                                                                                                  1. Syntax Differences from Kotlin
                                                                                                    1. Verbosity Comparison
                                                                                                      1. Null Handling
                                                                                                      2. Legacy Code Maintenance
                                                                                                        1. Java-Kotlin Interoperability
                                                                                                          1. Migration Strategies
                                                                                                      3. Android Application Fundamentals
                                                                                                        1. App Components
                                                                                                          1. Activities
                                                                                                            1. Activity Lifecycle
                                                                                                              1. onCreate
                                                                                                                1. onStart
                                                                                                                  1. onResume
                                                                                                                    1. onPause
                                                                                                                      1. onStop
                                                                                                                        1. onDestroy
                                                                                                                        2. Intents and Navigation
                                                                                                                          1. Explicit Intents
                                                                                                                            1. Implicit Intents
                                                                                                                              1. Intent Filters
                                                                                                                            2. Services
                                                                                                                              1. Foreground and Background Services
                                                                                                                                1. Service Types
                                                                                                                                  1. Notification Requirements
                                                                                                                                  2. Service Lifecycle
                                                                                                                                    1. Started Services
                                                                                                                                      1. Bound Services
                                                                                                                                    2. Broadcast Receivers
                                                                                                                                      1. System and Custom Broadcasts
                                                                                                                                        1. System Broadcasts
                                                                                                                                          1. Local Broadcasts
                                                                                                                                          2. Dynamic vs Static Registration
                                                                                                                                          3. Content Providers
                                                                                                                                            1. Data Sharing Between Apps
                                                                                                                                              1. URI Schemes
                                                                                                                                                1. CRUD Operations
                                                                                                                                            2. The Application Manifest (AndroidManifest.xml)
                                                                                                                                              1. Declaring Components
                                                                                                                                                1. Component Registration
                                                                                                                                                  1. Intent Filters
                                                                                                                                                  2. Permissions
                                                                                                                                                    1. Runtime Permissions
                                                                                                                                                      1. Install-Time Permissions
                                                                                                                                                      2. App Metadata
                                                                                                                                                        1. Version Information
                                                                                                                                                          1. Target SDK
                                                                                                                                                        2. App Resources
                                                                                                                                                          1. Resource Types
                                                                                                                                                            1. Strings
                                                                                                                                                              1. Drawables
                                                                                                                                                                1. Layouts
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Colors
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Dimensions
                                                                                                                                                                    2. Localization
                                                                                                                                                                      1. String Resources
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Locale-Specific Resources
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Resource Qualifiers
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Screen Density
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Screen Size
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Orientation
                                                                                                                                                                          2. Building User Interfaces
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Declarative UI with Jetpack Compose
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Composables
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Composable Functions
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Composition
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Recomposition
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. State Management
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. State and MutableState
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. remember
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. State Hoisting
                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Layouts and Modifiers
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Column and Row
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Box
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Modifier Chains
                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Theming
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Material Design
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Custom Themes
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Color Systems
                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Animations
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Animate Content
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Transition Animations
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Gesture Animations
                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. View-Based UI with XML
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Layouts
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. LinearLayout
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Orientation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Weight Distribution
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. ConstraintLayout
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Constraints
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Guidelines
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Barriers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. RelativeLayout
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Relative Positioning
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Alignment Rules
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. FrameLayout
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Overlay Layouts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Z-Order
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Views and ViewGroups
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Common Views
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Custom Views
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. View Hierarchy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Data Binding and View Binding
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Binding Expressions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Two-Way Data Binding
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. View References
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Data Persistence
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. SharedPreferences
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Key-Value Storage
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Primitive Data Types
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Preference Files
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. DataStore
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Preferences DataStore
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Type-Safe Preferences
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Asynchronous API
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Proto DataStore
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Protocol Buffers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Structured Data
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Room Database
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Entities and DAOs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Entity Definition
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Data Access Objects
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Query Methods
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Migrations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Schema Changes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Migration Strategies
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Filesystem Storage
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Internal Storage
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. App-Private Files
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Cache Directory
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. External Storage
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Shared Storage
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Scoped Storage
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    3. Networking
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Retrofit
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. API Interface Definition
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. HTTP Annotations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Request Methods
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Serialization and Deserialization
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. JSON Conversion
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Custom Converters
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Ktor Client
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. HTTP Client Configuration
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Request Building
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Handling JSON Data
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Gson
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Serialization
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Custom Serializers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Moshi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Kotlin Support
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Code Generation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3. Android Jetpack Libraries
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Lifecycle-Aware Components
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Lifecycle Observers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Lifecycle States
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. ViewModel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. UI State Management
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Configuration Changes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. LiveData and Flow
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Observable Data
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Data Streams
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. WorkManager
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Background Tasks
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Work Constraints
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Paging
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Data Pagination
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Infinite Scrolling