Codelabs for Advanced Android Development

This page lists the practical codelabs that are included in the Advanced Android Development course. For links to the concept chapters, slides, and apps that accompany these codelabs, see the course overview.

Unit 1: Expand the user experience

Lesson 1: Fragments

• 1.1: Fragments
• 1.2: Fragment communication

Lesson 2: App widgets

• 2.1: App widgets

Lesson 3: Sensors

• 3.1: Getting sensor data
• 3.2: Sensor-based orientation

Unit 2: Make your apps fast and small

Lesson 4: Performance

• 4.1 Part A: Profile GPU Rendering tool
• 4.1 Part B: Debug GPU Overdraw and Layout Inspector tools
• 4.2: Memory Profiler tool

Unit 3: Make your apps accessible

Lesson 5: Localization

• 5.1: Add language support
• 5.2: Use locale to format data

Lesson 6: Accessibility

• 6.1: Explore accessibility in Android
• 6.2: Create accessible apps

Unit 4: Add geo features to your apps

Lesson 7: Location

• 7.1: Device location

Lesson 8: Places

• 8.1: Places API

Lesson 9: Mapping

• 9.1: Google Maps

Unit 5: Advanced graphics and views

Lesson 10: Custom views

• 10.1 Part A: Customize View subclasses
• 10.1 Part B: Custom view from scratch

Lesson 11: Canvas

• 11.1 Part A: Create Canvas objects
• 11.1 Part B: Draw on Canvas objects
• 11.1 Part C: Apply clipping to Canvas objects
• 11.2: SurfaceView objects

Lesson 12: Animations

• 12.1: Property animations

Lesson 13: Playing video

• 13.1: Play video in a VideoView