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OVERVIEW

1.Open Handset Alliance

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2.Introduction To Android
3.Introduction To The Platform
4.Android Architecture
5.Anatomy Of An Android Application
6.Android Building Blocks
7.Development Tools
8.Life Cycle Of An Android Application
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Open Handset Alliance

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 Est. 2007, led by
Google,open source

 Main product: Android

Platform

 Enthusiastic support from

Industry : both equipment
makers and network operators

HTC delivered Android

capable device first! 3
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Open Handset Alliance Members
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INTRODUCTION

ANDROID
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WHAT IS ANDROID?

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o A complete & modern embedded
operating system
o A cutting-edge mobile user experience
o A world-class software stack for
building applications
o An open platform for developers, users
& industry

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 Why Android Was Created?

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 Full phone software stack including
applications
 Designed as a platform for software
development
 Android is open
 Android is free
 Community support
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 100% Java Phone

 HISTORY

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 July 2005
Google acquired Android Inc.
 5 Nov 2007

Open HandSet Alliance formed-

Google, HTC, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm,T-Mobile
 Android is the OHA first product

 12 Nov 2007

OHA released a preview of the Android OHA

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THE PLATFORM :
INTRODUCTION

ANDROID
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 Android Features

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Integrated browser based on the
open source WebKit engine
SQLite for relational data storage
Media support for common audio,
video, and still image formats
(MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, 10

AMR, JPG, PNG, GIF)

Cellular networking : GSM,

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EDGE, 3G (hardware
dependent)
LAN : Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi
(hardware dependent)
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Application Framework

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Enable applications access data from other
applications ,sharing

Providing access to non-code resources

Enables all applications to display alerts in the

status bar

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Manages the lifecycle of applications

 Libraries

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 Written in C/C++ - System C
Library(libc)

 Display/Graphics(SGL)

 Media Libraries

 SQLite –RDB engine-light weight

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 Linux Kernel

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 Linux Version 2.6
 Security, Memory & Process Management
 Proven driver model
 Efficient computing resource management
 Stable and proven OS for mobile platform

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 Android Runtime

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 Includes a set of core libraries that provides
most of the functionality-JAVA

 Every Android application runs in its own process

 Dalvik VM executes files in the (.dex) format

 Device can run multiple VMs efficiently

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 Development Tools

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The Android SDK includes a variety of
custom tools that help you develop mobile
applications on the Android platform.Three
of the most significant tools are:

1.Android Emulator -A virtual mobile device

that runs on our computer -use to design,
debug, and test our applications in an actual
Android run-time environment

2.Android Development Tools Plugin -for the

Eclipse IDE - adds powerful extensions to the
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 Life Cycle of an Android

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Application
An unusual and fundamental feature
- process's lifetime is not directly
controlled by the application itself

Deciding factors:
how important
overall memory available

To determine which processes

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"importance hierarchy“
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Applications
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Browser
Map
Initial screen
 ADVANTAGES
1. Android can Run Multiple Apps at the Same Time:

The current version of iPhone OS does offer

limited multitasking, but only allows native

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applications such as Mail, iPod and Phone to run in
the background. Android users benefit greatly from
this discrepancy, as they can receive notifications,
listen to music, or even record GPS data without
keeping the application open.

2. Android Keeps Information Visible on Your Home

Screen:
Android has is a customizable home screen
which keeps active widgets right at your fingertips,
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always accessible and always visible – without
having to launch an application first.
3. Android Has a Better App Market:
It’s true that Apple’s App Store has over 180,000
applications, while the Android Marketplace has only
just broken the 50,000 mark but Android’s rapid
growth and adoption give it the potential to catch up
to the iPhone App Store. Android also has another

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advantage: a completely open market.
4. Android Gives You Better Notifications:
The iPhone has some trouble with notifications.
Because it’s restricted to pop-up notifications, it can
only handle one at a time

5. Android Lets You Choose Your Hardware:

Apple users are encouraged to “Think Different” but
when it comes to the actual hardware, they don’t get
much choice.
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 CONCLUSION

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 Android
is open to all: industry,
developers and users
 Participatingin many of the
successful open source projects
 Aimsto be as easy to build for as
the web.
 GoogleAndroid is stepping into
the next level of Mobile Internet
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