ANDROID APPLICATION
COMPONENTS
Introduction
"What are Android Application Components?“
•Definition: Core building blocks of Android apps.
•Role: Facilitate UI, app logic, and interaction with the system.
•Four main types: Activities, Services, Broadcast Receivers, Content Providers .
Activities
"Activities“
Represents a single screen with a user interface.
Examples: Login screen, home screen.
Lifecycle: on Create(), on Start(), on Resume(), etc.
Activity lifecycle diagram.
Fragments
"Fragments"
Subsections of an activity, reusable components.
Can be combined in multiple ways within activities.
Activity with fragments.
Services
"Services"
Runs in the background to perform long-running tasks.
Examples: Music playback, fetching data.
Types: Foreground, background, bound services.
Flowchart showing service interactions.
Broadcast Receivers
"Broadcast Receivers
•Listens for system-wide broadcast messages.
•Examples: Battery low, incoming SMS.
•Registered in the manifest or dynamically.
•Graphic: Illustration of broadcast message flow.
Content Providers
"Content Providers"
Manages access to a shared data set.
Example: Contacts, media files.
Enables data sharing between apps.
Graphic: Content provider architecture.
UI Components
"UI Components"
•Views: TextView, Button, ImageView.
•Layouts: LinearLayout, ConstraintLayout.
•Dialogs, menus, widgets.
•Graphic: Screenshot of a sample UI
Navigation Components
"Navigation Components"
•Simplifies app navigation.
•Components: NavHostFragment, NavController.
•Deep linking support.
•Graphic: Navigation flow diagram.
Architecture Components
"Architecture Components"
•ViewModel, LiveData, Room, WorkManager.
•Lifecycle-aware programming.
•Jetpack libraries for robust app design.
•Graphic: Jetpack architecture diagram.
System Services
•Heading: "System Services"
•Content:
•Access hardware and OS-level features.
• Examples: AlarmManager, NotificationManager, SensorManager.
•Graphic: List of system services
Permissions and Security
"Permissions and Security"
•Runtime permissions mode
•Handling sensitive data securely.
•Tools: BiometricPrompt, KeyStore.
•Graphic: Flowchart of permissions workflow
Background Work
"Background Work"
•WorkManager for scheduled tasks.
•JobScheduler, AlarmManager, Services
•Graphic: Diagram of background task flow
Debugging and Testing
"Debugging and Testing"
• Tools: Logcat, Android Debug Bridge (ADB).
• Testing: JUnit, Espresso, UIAutomator.
•Graphic: Screenshot of debugging tools.
Modern Development Practices
"Modern Development Practices"
•Use of Kotlin over Java.
•Dependency injection: Hilt/Dagger.
•Jetpack Compose for UI design.
•Graphic: Jetpack Compose UI example.
Conclusion
• Summary of key components.
• Importance of understanding their roles.
• Encouragement to explore and experiment.
• Inspirational image or Android mascot.