Introduction
Android – What it is?
History of Android
Importance of Java language for Android Apps
Other mobile OS-es
Android Versions & different development tools

Java Fundamentals
OOPS basics
Classes & Objects
Components of a Class
Structure of a Class & Java File
Inheritance
Interfaces
Abstract Class
Polymorphism
Overloading
Overriding

Android Architecture
Significance of Android Project Structure
Source Folder
Generated Folder
Assets folder
Resources folder
Android Manifest XML
Android Application Components
Activities & Fragments
Activity Life Cycle
Activity – How to create your activity
Android Layouts
Layout XML files

Absolute Layout
Relative Layout
Linear Layout
Frame Layout
Tab Layout
Table Layout
List Layout (List View)

Android Views & Widgets
Button View
EditText View
TextView View
Image View
Spinner
Menus & Messages
Adding option menus
Adding popup menus
Showing dialogs
Raising toasts

Intent & Intent Filters
Intents – How and When to use them
Intent Objects – Action, Data & Category
Intent Filters – Matching Rules / Tests
Explicit Intent & Implicit Intent

Services
Lifecycle of a Service
When to use Services
Main Application Threads & Worker Threads
Intent Services

Broadcast Receivers
Broadcast Receivers
Listening for specified broadcasts
System broadcasts
Custom & User defined broadcasts
Sticky Broadcasts
Pending Intents

SQLite
Introducing SQLite
SQLiteOpenHelper and creating a database
Opening and closing a database
Working with cursors
Inserts, updates, and deletes

External Database Communication
Introduction to JSON file formats
Using Web Services to connect to remote DB
Significance of AsyncTask class
Use JSON for data communication to Web Services
Fetching data from JSON & loading into Activities