Introduction to Google Android Software Platform
Ron Fredericks writes: LectureMaker was on scene filming Marko Gargenta deliver his Introduction to Google’s Android Software Platform during the September 3′rd regular meeting of the Software Development Forum (SDForum) Mobile Internet Special Interest Group meeting. Peter Lam was the host representing the Software Development Forum for this meeting, while Peter’s co-host Joe Jasin was traveling. The site for the event was located at the Orrick Law Office in Menlo Park with very friendly facilitators and signage to help a new visitor like me easily locate the meeting within the three building complex.
Marko is an industry expert in Android, a technical and business trainer for Android and other open-source technologies, co-author of PHP and MySQL by Example
The presentation covers both a business and developer perspective with several practical examples and live demonstrations. See the list of quesitons and main topics represented as red navigation dots embedded in the video, as well as a time line near the end of this post.
| Marko Gargenta Presents Android Introduction – the video | ||||||
Here is a brief summary of what you can learn from watching the video:Handset manufacturers and mobile operators:
New opportunities for other device (non-handset) manufacturers:
Developers:
Handset users:
Specific topics:
Deep-Pixel Event PhotographRon Fredericks is not only a videographer but he also brings his 21 megapixel digital camera with a combination of wide-angle and telephoto florite lenses. The snapshot presented here shows Ron operating his portable broadcast video studio while filming the event from several angles and audio sources.
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Here is a time line for the video presentation
Have you noticed all those red naviagtion dots embedded into LectureMaker’s video player? These dots allow a viewer to quickly get a sense of what content is included in the video. “I hate to be asked to watch a video – especially a long video – with no idea of whether I should take the time to watch it or note” – Ron Fredericks, designer of LectureMaker’s video player. With these navigation dots, the nature of “Watch my video” has really changed!
Here is a list of navigation dots embedded into this video. This may help you quickly find content you may be interested in watching from this video.
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Description |
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Introduction by Peter Lam: 1) SDForum, 2) Marko Gargenta of Marakana, and 3) Ron Fredericks of LectureMaker |
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3:44 |
4.75% |
Estimates about the size and value of the Android developer community |
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5:09 |
6.55% |
Marko Gargenta describes his history with Android |
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07:29 |
9.52% |
Overview of tonight’s presentation |
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08:25 |
10.71% |
The “big picture” aka the Android Software Stack |
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09:42 |
12.34% |
How the Linux Kernel lead to the creation of the Open Handset Alliance |
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13:36 |
17.30% |
Q: What is the Linux/Android SD Card file system? |
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15:24 |
19.59% |
Overview of the Android market |
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16:30 |
20.99% |
The ADB Shell |
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18:01 |
22.92% |
Native Libraries |
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19:43 |
25.08% |
Q: How can I port existing code to Android (i.e. Java Native Interface JNA, and the the Android Native Developers Kit NDK)? |
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21:52 |
27.81% |
Q: Is development on Android restricted in some ways? |
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23:34 |
29.98% |
Q: Can applications designed for one phone run on another phone? |
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24:41 |
31.40% |
Q: What about malicious code? |
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25:58 |
33.03% |
Q: Why are mobile operators moving toward Android? |
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29:20 |
37.31% |
Android run-time platform |
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31:33 |
40.13% |
Application framework |
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33:44 |
42.91% |
Applications |
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34:13 |
43.52% |
Demo 1 – starting up an emulator |
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37:55 |
48.23% |
The technical background behind the Android marketplace advantage: “All apps are created equal” |
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39:18 |
49.99% |
Q: What is the roadmap for Android? |
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40:14 |
51.18% |
Q: What is a widget (Google search widget example)? |
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40:49 |
51.92% |
Q: How is Android licensed? |
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43:56 |
55.88% |
Demo 2 – create a new emulator and application using Eclipse |
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49:46 |
63.30% |
Q: How do you write apps for multiple devices? |
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51:01 |
64.89% |
Application components |
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53:19 |
67.82% |
Q: Can an app be both a content provider and a content consumer? |
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56:35 |
71.91% |
Q: What happens if two or more SMS messaging apps run at the same time? |
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58:29 |
74.39% |
Services, and questions related to services |
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59:11 |
75.28% |
Structure of Android projects |
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1:04:08 |
81.58% |
Q: How does Android support multi-language apps? |
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1:08:09 |
86.69% |
Memory management |
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1:09:51 |
88.85% |
Inflating user interfaces from XML to Java |
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1:11:10 |
n/a |
Security |
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1:11:19 |
90.71% |
Summary |
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1:11:59 |
91.56% |
Q: What are some of your favorite porting techniques? |
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1:12:43 |
92.50% |
Q: Can you elaborate on Android power management? |
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1:13:38 |
93.66% |
Q: Can an app subscribe to services? |
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1:13:52 |
n/a |
Q: What is the difference between consumer and SDK widgets? |
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1:14:38 |
94.93% |
Q: What are some caveats to look for in distributing an app? |
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1:15:52 |
96.50% |
Q: Can you elaborate on Android’s file system? |
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1:16:42 |
97.56% |
Q: When will Android support Adobe Flash apps? |
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1:16:59 |
n/a |
Q: Can you elaborate on Android’s SD card? |
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1:17:29 |
98.56% |
Q: How do you use the Eclipse DDMS tool? |
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1:18:17 |
99.63% |
Credits |
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