https://github.com/costineest/android-track

Android path to mastery
https://github.com/costineest/android-track

android android-course android-development android-exercise android-java android-learning android-practice android-study java learn-android

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Android path to mastery

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/costineest/android-track
• Owner: costinEEST
• Created: 2022-09-21T14:58:12.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2022-09-22T18:59:42.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-06-05T06:46:31.978Z (10 months ago)
• Topics: android, android-course, android-development, android-exercise, android-java, android-learning, android-practice, android-study, java, learn-android
• Language: Java
• Homepage:
• Size: 101 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: readme.md

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README

          
- Course: [playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlyCyjh2pUe9wv-hU4my-Nen_SvXIzxGB), [materials](https://developer.android.com/courses/fundamentals-training/overview-v2)

- Teachers: Simmi Anand, [Lalit Singh Manral](https://twitter.com/lalitsingh047), [Jocelyn Becker](https://www.udacity.com/course/new-android-fundamentals--ud851)

- Additional materials: [Advanced Android Development](https://developer.android.com/courses/advanced-training/overview),[Associate Android Developer Certification](https://developers.google.com/certification/associate-android-developer/study-guide)

- Component types:

  - **Activity** is a single screen with a user interface

  - **Service performs** long-running tasks in background 

  - **Content provider** manages shared set of data 

  - **Broadcast receiver** responds to system-wide announcements

- Think of Android as a hotel:

  - Your app is the guest 

  - The Android system is hotel manager 

  - Services are available when you request them (intents)

    - In the foreground (activities) such as registration 

    - In the background (services) such as laundry 

  - Calls you when a package has arrived (broadcast receiver)

  - Access the city's tour companies (content provider)

- [Android platform API version distribution](https://github.com/ebelinski/apilevels)

- [IntelliJIDEA keymap reference](https://resources.jetbrains.com/storage/products/intellij-idea/docs/IntelliJIDEA_ReferenceCard.pdf)

- [Android roadmap](https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_lpg8J8U=)

- Project folders:

  - **manifests** (Android Manifest file description of app read by the Android runtime)

  - **java** (Java souce code packages)

  - **res** (Resorces [XML] - layout, strings, images, audio files, dimensions, colors, ..)

  - **build.gradle** (Gradle build files)

- Run on a physical device:

  - Turn on Developer Options:

    - **Settings** > **About phone**

    - Tap **Build number** seven times

  - Turn on USB Debugging:

    - **Settings** > **Developer Options** > **USB Debugging**

  - Connect phone to the computer with cable 

  - Windows/Linux additional setup: 

    - [Using hardware devices](https://developer.android.com/studio/run/device)

  - Windows drivers:

    - [OEM USB drivers](https://developer.android.com/studio/run/oem-usb)