Advanced Android Development

Advanced Android DevelopmentAdvanced Android Development
review of gReporter open-source project: GPS, Audio / Photo Capture, SQLite, HTTP File Upload and more!

Nathan Freitas, Oliver+Coady nathan@olivercoady.com

Android Platform Basics

Platform Features
Application framework enabling reuse and replacement of components Dalvik virtual machine optimized for mobile devices Integrated browser based on the open source WebKit engine Optimized graphics powered by a custom 2D graphics library; 3D graphics based on the OpenGL ES 1.0 specication (hardware acceleration optional) SQLite for structured data storage Media support for common audio, video, and still image formats (MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, PNG, GIF) GSM Telephony (hardware dependent) Bluetooth, EDGE, 3G, and WiFi (hardware dependent) Camera, G