Introduction to Android App
Development
Overview of Concepts and Tools
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Introduction to Android
• - What is Android?
• - Android is an open-source mobile operating
system developed by Google.
• - Used for smartphones, tablets, and other
devices.
• - History & Evolution of Android
• - Launched in 2008 with Android 1.0, evolved
over the years.
Android App Development Process
• 1. Ideation and Planning
• - Identify the problem and target audience.
• - Sketch user interface designs.
• 2. App Design
• - Focus on UI/UX, including layouts and
navigation.
• 3. App Development
• - Write code using Java or Kotlin.
Android Development Tools
• - Android Studio
• - Official IDE for Android development.
• - Supports Java, Kotlin, XML.
• - Kotlin
• - Modern language for Android development.
• - Java
• - Legacy language for Android apps.
• - Android SDK
Android Architecture
• 1. Linux Kernel
• - Core of Android OS.
• 2. Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)
• - Interfaces between hardware and software.
• 3. Android Runtime (ART)
• - Executes Android apps.
• 4. Application Framework
• - Provides APIs for developers to build apps.
Key Android Concepts
• - Activities
• - User interface components for interacting
with users.
• - Intents
• - Mechanism for launching activities and
passing data.
• - Services
• - Background tasks running without user
