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Android Terminologies

The document provides an overview of essential Android terminologies including IDE, JDK, AVD, libraries, API, and SDK, explaining their roles in mobile application development. It also lists older Android versions along with their release dates and API levels, and describes the Android platform architecture, detailing its five sections and four main layers. Key components such as the Linux kernel, libraries, Android Runtime, application framework, and system applications are highlighted for their functionalities and importance in app development.

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Android Terminologies

The document provides an overview of essential Android terminologies including IDE, JDK, AVD, libraries, API, and SDK, explaining their roles in mobile application development. It also lists older Android versions along with their release dates and API levels, and describes the Android platform architecture, detailing its five sections and four main layers. Key components such as the Linux kernel, libraries, Android Runtime, application framework, and system applications are highlighted for their functionalities and importance in app development.

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MOBILE

APPLICATION
Android Terminologies
IDE (Integrated Development Environment)
 Software suite that combines or integrates multiple essential
tools into one package required to write and test software.
 Without an IDE, a developer must select, deploy, integrate
and manage all of these tools separately.
 An IDE can be a standalone application or it can be part of a
larger package.
 For example:
Net beans, Eclipse, Android Studio
JDK (Java Development Kit)
 The JDK is one of three core technology packages used in
Java programming, along with the JVM (Java Virtual
Machine) and the JRE (Java Runtime Environment).

The JDK (Java Development Kit) is used by developers to write


and build Java programs.
The JVM (Java Virtual Machine) runs Java programs by executing
the code.
The JRE (Java Runtime Environment) provides the necessary
files to create the JVM, allowing Java programs to run.
AVD (Android Virtual Device)
 AVD is an emulator configuration that allows developers to
test the application by simulating the real device
capabilities.
 We can configure the AVD by specifying the hardware and
software options.
 AVD manager enables an easy way of creating and
managing the AVD with its graphical interface
LIBRARY
 It can include everything needed to build an app, including
source code, resource files, and an Android manifest.
 Complete package of something
API (Application Programming Interface)
 API is a software intermediary that allows two applications
to talk to each other
 Connectivity with server and hardware
 For Example:
 Waiter in a hotel
 Each time you use an app like Facebook, send an instant message,
or check the weather on your phone, you’re using an API.
 Use Google map
 Book different flights from different sites
SDK (Software Development Kit)
 SDK or devkit, providing a set of tools, libraries, relevant
documentation, code samples, processes, and or guides that
allow developers to create software applications on a specific
platform.
 For Example:
 Build a house without tools
 For eat bread… seed…grow…harvest…eat 
 Write your own code from scratch 
ANDROID OLDER
VERSIONS
No Name Version Released API level
1 Alpha 1.0 Sep 23, 2008 1
2 Beta 1.1 Feb 09, 2009 2
3 Cupcake 1.5 Apr 27, 2009 3
4 Donut 1.6 Sep 15, 2009 4
5 Éclair 2.0 – 2.1 Oct 26, 2009 5–7
6 Froyo 2.2 – 2.2.3 May 20, 2010 8
7 Gingerbread 2.3 – 2.3.7 Dec 06, 2010 9 – 10
8 Honeycomb 3.0 – 3.2.6 Feb 22, 2011 11 – 13
9 Ice-cream Sandwich 4.0 – 4.0.4 Oct 18, 2011 14 - 15
ANDROID OLDER
VERSIONS
No Name Version Released API level
10 Jelly Bean 4.1 – 4.3.1 Jul 09, 2012 16 – 18
11 Kit Kat 4.4 – 4.4.4 Oct 31, 2013 19 – 20
12 Lollipop 5.0 – 5.1.1 Nov 12, 2014 21 – 22
13 Marshmallow 6.0 – 6.0.1 Oct 05, 2015 23
14 Nougat 7.0 – 7.1.2 Aug 22, 2016 24 – 25
15 Oreo 8.0 – 8.1 Aug 21, 2017 26 – 27
16 Pie 9.0 Aug 06, 2018 28
17 Android X 9.0- Sep, 2019 28-
ANDROID PLATFORM
ARCHITECTURE
• The Android OS is
roughly divided into
five sections in four
main layers:
 LINUX KERNEL
This is the kernel on which Android is based. This layer
contains all the low level device drivers for the various
hardware components of an Android device.
 Libr ar ie s
These contain all the code that provides the main features of
an Android OS.
For example,
• the SQLite library provides database support so that an
application can use it for data storage.

• The WebKit library provides functionalities for web


browsing.
 ANDROID RUNTIME (ART)
 Designed to run apps in a constrained environment that has
limited muscle power in terms of battery, processing and
memory.
 Contains set of core libraries that enables developers to
write Android Apps using Java Programming.
 APPLICATION FRAMEWORK
 It is a collection of APIs written in Java, which gives developers
access to the complete feature set of Android OS.
 Enables and simplify the reuse of core components and services,
like:
Activity Manager:
• Manages the Lifecycle of apps & provide common navigation back
stack.
Window Manager:
• Manages windows and drawing surfaces, and is an abstraction of
the surface manager library.
Content Providers:
• Enables application to access data from other applications or to
share their own data
 APPLICATION FRAMEWORK
 Exposes the various capabilities of the Android OS to application
developers so that they can make use of them in their
applications
 SYSTEM APPLICATION
• Top of the Android Application Stack, is occupied by the System apps
and other Apps that users can download from Android's Official Play
Store, also known as Google Play Store.
• A set of Core applications are pre-packed in the handset like Email
Client, SMS Program, Calendar, Maps, Browser, Contacts and few
more.
• This layer uses all the layers below it for proper functioning of these
mobile apps.

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