Week 8 Summary

The tasks done this week are as follows :

• Watched some tutorials from Android Application Development Tutorials - YouTube for developing Android Application.

• Time spent : 07/10/2013 to 13/10/2013 (7 days)
• Findings / new knowledge gained :
• Learnt Android Activity Life Cycle
• Learnt to setup ListActivity
• Learnt to create Toggle Button
• Learnt to change text color for TextView
• Ability to setup Email Activity
• Ability to setup XML ImageView for Camera Application
• Learnt to setup RadioButtons in a RadioGroup and OnCheckedChangeListener
• Learnt to enhance Text Activity with Theme
• Learnt to setup Landscape Layout
• Learnt to create Custom Buttons with custom images
• Ability to change font via the Asset Folder for Typeface
• Learnt some MotionEvents and Motion Action
• Ability to use WakeLock to prevent application from sleeping
• Learnt SoundPool for music
• Learnt FrameLayout and SlidingDrawer
• Learnt TabHost to create tabs within application
• Ability to get time information from the system
• Ability to create Simple Browser via WebView
• Ability to hide keyboard in the application
• Learnt to use ViewFlipper to flip page by page in the application

Plans for next week's task are as follows :

• Find more Android Application Development Tutorials to learn more coding techniques for developing Android Applications especially SQLite database tutorials.

Regards,


SAW IU KING

Diploma in Information Technology

Semester 7

INTI International College Penang