Android

App
Development
By-Gautam kumar
(Netaji subhash engineering college)
Introduction toAndroid
• Android is a Linux-based operating system designed primarily
for touch screen mobile devices such as smart phones and tablet
computers
• Android Inc. was founded in Palo Alto, California in October 2003
by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears, and Chris White
• In July 2005, Google acquired Android Inc. for at least $50 million
• Open software platform for mobile development
• Fast application development in java
Why Android?
Android Market
Android PlatformArchitecture
How Android Apps are Built and Run
Application building blocks
• Activity
• Service
• Broadcast Receivers
• Content Providers
Life cycle of an
Activity
Challenges for developers
• Software fragmentation
• Mobile device fragmentation
• Security problem
References
• https://developer.android.com
• https://en.wikipedia.org/
• https://www.tutorialspoint.com/android/