Android 4.0 New Features

By Jim Wilson
This course introduces the new developer features available in Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich).
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By Jim Wilson
This course introduces the new developer features available in Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich).
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Introduction
16m 52s
Introduction 2m 16s Working with different form factors 6m 50s Modern networking behavior 4m 21s Provide better access to platform features 1m 52s Summary 1m 33s
Android UI Fragments
57m 4s
Introduction 1m 17s UI Modularization and Android 4.0 7m 40s Android fragment basics 2m 0s Demo: Android fragment basics 12m 10s Coordinating fragment content 4m 59s Demo: Coordinating fragment content 9m 27s Maintaining fragment state 1m 21s Demo: Maintaining fragment state 4m 29s Dynamically managing fragment display 2m 3s Demo: Dynamically managing fragment display 9m 53s Summary 1m 45s
Android ActionBar
50m 22s
Introduction 1m 15s The need for a change 6m 31s Adding the ActionBar to your app 1m 34s Demo: Adding the ActionBar to your app 2m 45s Customizing the ActionBar 7m 43s Demo: Customizing the ActionBar 10m 33s Tabbed navigation 5m 26s Demo: Tabbed navigation 12m 16s Summary 2m 19s
Android 4.0 Networking
1h 3m
Introduction 1m 4s Networking configurability 7m 1s Demo: Networking configurability 15m 52s Wi-Fi Direct 7m 58s Demo: Wi-Fi Direct 26m 34s Near Field Communication 3m 9s Summary 1m 31s
Android 4.0 Calendar API
1h 9m
Introduction 1m 16s Introducing the Android Calendar API 3m 39s Accessing the calendar through Intents 3m 20s Demo: Accessing the calendar through Intents 5m 52s Working with events through Intents 3m 19s Demo: Working with events through Intents 5m 57s Using the calendar content provider 7m 35s Demo: Using the calendar content provider 9m 13s Adding, updating, and deleting events 6m 42s Demo: Adding, updating, and deleting events 9m 45s Event reminders, attendees, and recurring events 6m 26s Demo: Event reminders, attendees, and recurring events 4m 31s Summary 1m 49s
Android 4.0 includes a number of new developer features that improve the ability for applications to support a wide variety of devices and enhance developer productivity. In this course we will exam many of these new features including Android user interface Fragments, the ActionBar, how to detect network availability, working with peer-to-peer network communications, and using the new Calendar API.
Table of Contents
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Introduction
16m 52s
Introduction 2m 16s Working with different form factors 6m 50s Modern networking behavior 4m 21s Provide better access to platform features 1m 52s Summary 1m 33s
Android UI Fragments
57m 4s
Introduction 1m 17s UI Modularization and Android 4.0 7m 40s Android fragment basics 2m 0s Demo: Android fragment basics 12m 10s Coordinating fragment content 4m 59s Demo: Coordinating fragment content 9m 27s Maintaining fragment state 1m 21s Demo: Maintaining fragment state 4m 29s Dynamically managing fragment display 2m 3s Demo: Dynamically managing fragment display 9m 53s Summary 1m 45s
Android ActionBar
50m 22s
Introduction 1m 15s The need for a change 6m 31s Adding the ActionBar to your app 1m 34s Demo: Adding the ActionBar to your app 2m 45s Customizing the ActionBar 7m 43s Demo: Customizing the ActionBar 10m 33s Tabbed navigation 5m 26s Demo: Tabbed navigation 12m 16s Summary 2m 19s
Android 4.0 Networking
1h 3m
Introduction 1m 4s Networking configurability 7m 1s Demo: Networking configurability 15m 52s Wi-Fi Direct 7m 58s Demo: Wi-Fi Direct 26m 34s Near Field Communication 3m 9s Summary 1m 31s
Android 4.0 Calendar API
1h 9m
Introduction 1m 16s Introducing the Android Calendar API 3m 39s Accessing the calendar through Intents 3m 20s Demo: Accessing the calendar through Intents 5m 52s Working with events through Intents 3m 19s Demo: Working with events through Intents 5m 57s Using the calendar content provider 7m 35s Demo: Using the calendar content provider 9m 13s Adding, updating, and deleting events 6m 42s Demo: Adding, updating, and deleting events 9m 45s Event reminders, attendees, and recurring events 6m 26s Demo: Event reminders, attendees, and recurring events 4m 31s Summary 1m 49s
Description
Android 4.0 includes a number of new developer features that improve the ability for applications to support a wide variety of devices and enhance developer productivity. In this course we will exam many of these new features including Android user interface Fragments, the ActionBar, how to detect network availability, working with peer-to-peer network communications, and using the new Calendar API.
Course info
Level
Intermediate
Rating
(72)
Duration
4h 16m
Released
24 Apr 2012
Course authors
Jim Wilson

Jim Wilson is president of JW Hedgehog, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in solutions for the Android, iOS, and Microsoft platforms. Jim has over 30 years of software engineering experience, with the past 15 years heavily focused on creating mobile device and location-based solutions.

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