Showing posts with label Android History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Android History. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Basic Android


Android Version History & Main Features - It took only five years from the release of the first device running Android for the platform to become the most popular mobile operating system on the planet.


Hello World - It will be a simple program in which we will see how to output a sample text, say, Hello World.


Toast Message - In Android, Toast is a notification message that pop up for certain amount of time, and automtaically fades out, most people just use it for display sort message.


TextView - InAndroid,  TextView is use to display text data on the screen. For thebetter user interference this is very important to customize the textview. In this tutorial i am covering some points of customization. 


Radio Group/RadioButton - In Android, Radio Group/Radio Button is use to select single option from number of choice. For the better user interference this is very important to customize the radio button according to need of theme. In this tutorial i am covering some points of customization.


Spinner - Spinner is use to select single option from number of listed choice.


Rating Bar - Rating Bar is use to get/indicate rating . 


TimePicker - Time Piker is a type of dialog in android which is used to get time by the user.

DatePicker - Date Piker is a type of dialog in android which is used to get date by the user. 


Progress Bar - Progress Bar is a element used to visualize the progression of an extended running operation, such as a download, file transfer, or installation. Sometimes, the graphic is accompanied by a textual representation of the progress in a percent format.


Menu - Context Menu, Option Menu, Popup Menu, Main MenuMenu is use to select single option from number of listed choice.

Intent, Explicit Intent - When a intent is created with directly define target component then it is called Explicit Intent.






Android Version History & Main Features


  1. Alpha(1.0)(23 September 2008)
    •  Basic Android version
  2. Beta(1.1)(9 February 2009)
    • Change in APIS
    • New Permissions
    • Cleanup API
  3. Cupcake(1.5)(27 April 2009)
    • On Screen Soft Keyboard
    • Home Screen Widgets
    • Camera & Gallery
    • Bluetooth
       
  4. Donut(1.6)(15 September 2009)
    • Google Play Store
    • Screen Size Diversity
  5. Eclair(2.0, 2.1)(26 October 2009)
    • Google Map Navigation 
    • Speech To Text
    • Home Screen Costomization
  6. Froyo(2.2)(20 May 2010)
    • Performance
    • Voice Action
    • Portable Hotspot
  7. Gingerbread (2.3)(9 February 2011)
    • NFC(Near Field Communication)
    • Battery Management
    • Gaming
  8. Honeycomb(3.0)
    • Quick Setting
    • Tablet Supported Designs
    • System Bar
  9. Ice Cream Sandwich(4.0)(16 December 2011)
    • Custom Home Screen
    • Data Management
  10.  Jelly Bean(4.1, 4.2, 4.3)(9 July 2012, 13 November 2012, 24 July 2013 )
    • Account Switching
    • Google Now
    • Account Switching
  11. Kitkat(4.4)(31 October 2013)
    • OK Google(Voice)
    • Smart Dialer
  12. Lollipop(5.0, 5.1)(3 November 2014, 9 March 2015)
    • Material design
    • Multi Screen
    • Notification on Lock Screen
  13. Marshmellow(6.0)(5 October 2015)
    • Run Time Permissions
    • Battery
    • Performance
  14. Nougat(7.0 - 7.1)(22 August 2016, 4 October 2016)
    • Split Screen
    • Security