1) What is Android?

It is an open-sourced operating system that is used primarily on mobile devices, such as cell phones and tablets. It is a Linux
kernel-based system thats been equipped with rich components that allows developers to create and run apps that can perform
both basic and advanced functions.
2) What Is the Google Android SDK?
The Google Android SDK is a toolset that developers need in order to write apps on Android enabled devices. It contains a graphical
interface that emulates an Android driven handheld environment, allowing them to test and debug their codes.
3) What is the Android Architecture?
Android Architecture is made up of 4 key components:
Linux Kernel
Libraries
Android Framework
Android Applications
4) Describe the Android Framework.
The Android Framework is an important aspect of the Android Architecture. Here you can find all the classes and methods that
developers would need in order to write applications on the Android environment.
5) What is AAPT?
AAPT is short for Android Asset Packaging Tool. This tool provides developers with the ability to deal with zip-compatible archives,
which includes creating, extracting as well as viewing its contents.
6) What is the importance of having an emulator within the Android environment?
The emulator lets developers play around an interface that acts as if it were an actual mobile device. They can write and test
codes, and even debug. Emulators are a safe place for testing codes especially if it is in the early design phase.
7) What is the use of an activityCreator?
An activityCreator is the first step towards the creation of a new Android project. It is made up of a shell script that will be used to
create new file system structure necessary for writing codes within the Android IDE.
8 ) Describe Activities.
Activities are what you refer to as the window to a user interface. Just as you create windows in order to display output or to ask for
an input in the form of dialog boxes, activities play the same role, though it may not always be in the form of a user interface.
9) What are Intents?
Intents displays notification messages to the user from within the Android enabled device. It can be used to alert the user of a
particular state that occurred. Users can be made to respond to intents.
10) Differentiate Activities from Services.
Activities can be closed, or terminated anytime the user wishes. On the other hand, services are designed to run behind the scenes,
and can act independently. Most services run continuously, regardless of whether there are certain or no activities being executed.
11) What items are important in every Android project?

These are the essential items that are present each time an Android project is created:
AndroidManifest.xml
build.xml
bin/
src/
res/
assets/
12) What is the importance of XML-based layouts?
The use of XML-based layouts provides a consistent and somewhat standard means of setting GUI definition format. In common
practice, layout details are placed in XML files while other items are placed in source files.
13) What are containers?
Containers, as the name itself implies, holds objects and widgets together, depending on which specific items are needed and in
what particular arrangement that is wanted. Containers may hold labels, fields, buttons, or even child containers, as examples.
14) What is Orientation?
Orientation, which can be set using setOrientation(), dictates if the LinearLayout is represented as a row or as a column. Values are
set as either HORIZONTAL or VERTICAL.
15) What is the importance of Android in the mobile market?
Developers can write and register apps that will specifically run under the Android environment. This means that every mobile device
that is Android enabled will be able to support and run these apps. With the growing popularity of Android mobile devices,
developers can take advantage of this trend by creating and uploading their apps on the Android Market for distribution to anyone
who wants to download it.
16) What do you think are some disadvantages of Android?
Given that Android is an open-source platform, and the fact that different Android operating systems have been released on different
mobile devices, theres no clear cut policy to how applications can adapt with various OS versions and upgrades. One app that runs
on this particular version of Android OS may or may not run on another version. Another disadvantage is that since mobile devices
such as phones and tabs come in different sizes and forms, it poses a challenge for developers to create apps that can adjust
correctly to the right screen size and other varying features and specs.
17) What is adb?
Adb is short for Android Debug Bridge. It allows developers the power to execute remote shell commands. Its basic function is to
allow and control communication towards and from the emulator port.
18) What are the four essential states of an activity?
Active if the activity is at the foreground
Paused if the activity is at the background and still visible
Stopped if the activity is not visible and therefore is hidden or obscured by another activity
Destroyed when the activity process is killed or completed terminated
19) What is ANR?

ANR is short for Application Not Responding. This is actually a dialog that appears to the user whenever an application have been
unresponsive for a long period of time.
20) Which elements can occur only once and must be present?
Among the different elements, the and elements must be present and can occur only once. The rest are optional, and can occur as
many times as needed.
21) How are escape characters used as attribute?
Escape characters are preceded by double backslashes. For example, a newline character is created using \n
22) What is the importance of settings permissions in app development?
Permissions allow certain restrictions to be imposed primarily to protect data and code. Without these, codes could be
compromised, resulting to defects in functionality.
23) What is the function of an intent filter?
Because every component needs to indicate which intents they can respond to, intent filters are used to filter out intents that these
components are willing to receive. One or more intent filters are possible, depending on the services and activities that is going to
make use of it.
24) Enumerate the three key loops when monitoring an activity
Entire lifetime activity happens between onCreate and onDestroy
Visible lifetime activity happens between onStart and onStop
Foreground lifetime activity happens between onResume and onPause
25) When is the onStop() method invoked?

A call to onStop method happens when an activity is no longer visible to the user, either because another activity has taken over or if
in front of that activity.
26) Is there a case wherein other qualifiers in multiple resources take precedence over locale?
Yes, there are actually instances wherein some qualifiers can take precedence over locale. There are two known exceptions, which
are the MCC (mobile country code) and MNC (mobile network code) qualifiers.
27) What are the different states wherein a process is based?
There are 4 possible states:
foreground activity
visible activity
background activity
empty process
28) How can the ANR be prevented?

One technique that prevents the Android system from concluding a code that has been responsive for a long period of time is to
create a child thread. Within the child thread, most of the actual workings of the codes can be placed, so that the main thread runs
with minimal periods of unresponsive times.
29) What role does Dalvik play in Android development?
Dalvik serves as a virtual machine, and it is where every Android application runs. Through Dalvik, a device is able to execute
multiple virtual machines efficiently through better memory management.
30) What is the AndroidManifest.xml?
This file is essential in every application. It is declared in the root directory and contains information about the application that the
Android system must know before the codes can be executed.
31) What is the proper way of setting up an Android-powered device for app development?
The following are steps to be followed prior to actual application development in an Android-powered device:
-Declare your application as debuggable in your Android Manifest.
-Turn on USB Debugging on your device.
-Set up your system to detect your device.
32) Enumerate the steps in creating a bounded service through AIDL.
1. create the .aidl file, which defines the programming interface
2. implement the interface, which involves extending the inner abstract Stub class as well as implanting its methods.
3. expose the interface, which involves implementing the service to the clients.
33) What is the importance of Default Resources?
When default resources, which contain default strings and files, are not present, an error will occur and the app will not run.
Resources are placed in specially named subdirectories under the project res/ directory.
34) When dealing with multiple resources, which one takes precedence?
Assuming that all of these multiple resources are able to match the configuration of a device, the locale qualifier almost always
takes the highest precedence over the others.
35) When does ANR occur?
The ANR dialog is displayed to the user based on two possible conditions. One is when there is no response to an input event within
5 seconds, and the other is when a broadcast receiver is not done executing within 10 seconds.
36) What is AIDL?
AIDL, or Android Interface Definition Language, handles the interface requirements between a client and a service so both can
communicate at the same level through interprocess communication or IPC. This process involves breaking down objects into
primitives that Android can understand. This part is required simply because a process cannot access the memory of the other
process.
37) What data types are supported by AIDL?
AIDL has support for the following data types:
-string
-charSequence

-List
-Map
-all native Java data types like int,long, char and Boolean
38) What is a Fragment?
A fragment is a part or portion of an activity. It is modular in a sense that you can move around or combine with other fragments in a
single activity. Fragments are also reusable.
39) What is a visible activity?
A visible activity is one that sits behind a foreground dialog. It is actually visible to the user, but not necessarily being in the
foreground itself.
40) When is the best time to kill a foreground activity?
The foreground activity, being the most important among the other states, is only killed or terminated as a last resort, especially if it
is already consuming too much memory. When a memory paging state has been reach by a foreground activity, then it is killed so
that the user interface can retain its responsiveness to the user.
41) Is it possible to use or add a fragment without using a user interface?
Yes, it is possible to do that, such as when you want to create a background behavior for a particular activity. You can do this by
using add(Fragment,string) method to add a fragment from the activity.
42) How do you remove icons and widgets from the main screen of the Android device?
To remove an icon or shortcut, press and hold that icon. You then drag it downwards to the lower part of the screen where a remove
button appears.
43) What are the core components under the Android application architecture?
There are 5 key components under the Android application architecture:
services
intent
resource externalization
notifications
content providers
44) What composes a typical Android application project?
A project under Android development, upon compilation, becomes an .apk file. This apk file format is actually made up of the
AndroidManifest.xml file, application code, resource files, and other related files.
45) What is a Sticky Intent?
A Sticky Intent is a broadcast from sendStickyBroadcast() method such that the intent floats around even after the broadcast,
allowing others to collect data from it.
46) Do all mobile phones support the latest Android operating system?

Some Android-powered phone allows you to upgrade to the higher Android operating system version. However, not all upgrades
would allow you to get the latest version. It depends largely on the capability and specs of the phone, whether it can support the
newer features available under the latest Android version.
47) What is portable wi-fi hotspot?
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot allows you to share your mobile internet connection to other wireless device. For example, using your
Android-powered phone as a Wi-Fi Hotspot, you can use your laptop to connect to the Internet using that access point.
48) What is an action?
In Android development, an action is what the intent sender wants to do or expected to get as a response. Most application
functionality is based on the intended action.
49) What is the difference between a regular bitmap and a nine-patch image?
In general, a Nine-patch image allows resizing that can be used as background or other image size requirements for the target
device. The Nine-patch refers to the way you can resize the image: 4 corners that are unscaled, 4 edges that are scaled in 1 axis,
and the middle one that can be scaled into both axes.
50) What language is supported by Android for application development?
The main language supported is Java programming language. Java is the most popular language for app development, which
makes it ideal even for new Android developers to quickly learn to create and deploy applications in the Android environment.
1. What is meaning of Android Word?
it means a robot with a human appearance.
2. What is Android?
an open-source operating system used for smartphones and tablet computers.
3. Inventors of android ?
Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears
4. Android versions history and there name?

Code name

Version

API level

Lollipop

5.0

API level 21

KitKat

4.4 - 4.4.4

API level 19

Jelly Bean

4.3.x

API level 18

Jelly Bean

4.2.x

API level 17

Jelly Bean

4.1.x

API level 16

Ice Cream Sandwich

4.0.3 - 4.0.4

API level 15, NDK 8

Code name

Version

API level

Ice Cream Sandwich

4.0.1 - 4.0.2

API level 14, NDK 7

Honeycomb

3.2.x

API level 13

Honeycomb

3.1

API level 12, NDK 6

Honeycomb

3.0

API level 11

Gingerbread

2.3.3 - 2.3.7

API level 10

Gingerbread

2.3 - 2.3.2

API level 9, NDK 5

Froyo

2.2.x

API level 8, NDK 4

Eclair

2.1

API level 7, NDK 3

Eclair

2.0.1

API level 6

Eclair

2.0

API level 5

Donut

1.6

API level 4, NDK 2

Cupcake

1.5

API level 3, NDK 1

(no code name)

1.1

API level 2

(no code name)

1.0

API level 1

5. Features of Android OS?

Most of us are aware of features like
Live wallpaper
Camera
Messaging
Bluetooth
WIFI
Web Browsing
Music
Alarm etc. etc.
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6. Advance Features of Android OS?
Google now (voice assistant)
NFC (Near Field Communication)
Unlock your phone by your face
Use your phone with joystick to enjoy gaming experience
Connect your phone with LED TV via MHL or micro HDMI cable

Screen Capture
Multitasking Future (Task Switcher)
Data Usages (Check and also set limit from device)
7. Tools Required for Developing Android Apps?
JDK
Eclipse + ADT plugin
SDK Tools.
You can also use Android Studio by Google.
8. ADT stand for?
Android Developer Tools
9. SDK stand for ?
Software Development Kit
10. Advantages of android?
Open-source
Platform-independent
Supports various technologies (having number of native application like: camera, bluetooth, wifi, speech, EDGE)
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11. Language Know to develop android apps?
Java
XML
12. Android application main components are?
Components

Description

Activities

They dictate the UI and handle the user interaction to the smartphone screen

Services

They handle background processing associated with an application.

Broadcast Receivers

They handle communication between Android OS and applications.

Content Providers

They handle data and database management issues.

13. What is Activities?

An activity is a single, focused thing that the user can do. when ever user click on GUI the next Activity will be start and new GUI set base on
coding.
14. What is Intent?
An Intent is exactly what it describes. It's an "intention" to do an action.
An Intent is basically a message to say you did or want something to happen. Depending on the intent, apps or the OS might be listening for
it and will react accordingly.
There are two types of intents in android:

Implicit Intent

Explicit Intent

15. How to Start Another Activity?

Intent i = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), Activity2.class);
startActivity(i);
Note: you need to past this code on onClick method.

16. Explain Folder, File & Description of Android Apps?

src: This contains the .java source files for your project.
gen: contains the .R file, a compiler-generated file that references all the resources found in your project. You should not modify this file.
bin: contains the Android package files .apk built by the ADT during the build process and everything else needed to run an Android
application.

res/drawable-hdpi
This is a directory for drawable objects that are designed for high-density screens.
res/layout
This is a directory for files that define your app's user interface.
res/values
This is a directory for other various XML files that contain a collection of resources, such as strings and colors definitions.
AndroidManifest.xml
This is the manifest file which describes the fundamental characteristics of the app and defines each of its components.
17. What is AVD?
AVD Stand for Android Virtual Device (emulator), The Android SDK includes a mobile device emulator - a virtual mobile device that runs on
your computer.

What is Android?
Android is a stack of software for mobile devices which includes an Operating System, middleware and some key
applications. The application executes within its own process and its own instance of Dalvik Virtual Machine. Many Virtual
Machines run efficiently by a DVM device. DVM executes Java languages byte code which later transforms into .dex format
files.

What are the advantages of Android?

It is simple and powerful SDK.
Licensing, Distribution or Development fee is not required.
Easy to Import third party Java library.
Supporting platforms are Linux, Mac Os, Windows.
Innovative products like the location-aware services, location of a nearby convenience store etc., are some of the additive
facilities in Android.
Components can be reused and replaced by the application framework.
Optimized DVM for mobile devices.
SQLite enables to store the data in a structured manner.
Supports GSM telephone and Bluetooth, WiFi, 3G and EDGE technologies.
The development is a combination of a device emulator, debugging tools, memory profiling and plug-in for Eclipse IDE.
The customer will be benefited from wide range of mobile applications to choose, since the monopoly of wireless carriers
like AT&T and Orange will be broken by Google Android.

Describe Android Application Architecture.

Android Application Architecture has the following components:
Services like Network Operation
Intent - To perform inter-communication between activities or services
Resource Externalization - such as strings and graphics
Notification signaling users - light, sound, icon, notification, dialog etc.
Content Providers - They share data between applications
How will you record a phone call in Android? How to get a handle on Audio Stream for a call in Android?
Permissions.PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS: Allows an application to monitor, modify, or abort outgoing calls.

What is activity?
The building block of the user interface is the activity. They're in a long-running conversation with the user and may remain

active, even when idle, as long as the conversation continues. In terms of desktop development, an Activity is equivalent to a
Form.

Describe the APK format.

The (Android Packaging Key) APK file is compressed format of the AndroidManifest.xml file, application code (.dex files),
resource files, and other files. A project is compiled into a single .apk file.

What are the different phases of the Activity life cycle?

As an activity transitions from state to state, it is notified of the change by calls to the following protected methods:
1) void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
2) void onStart()
3) void onRestart()
4) void onResume()
5) void onPause()
6) void onStop()
7) void onDestroy()
Taken together, these seven methods define the entire lifecycle of an activity.

What is intent?
A class (Intent) describes what a caller desires to do. The caller sends this intent to Androids intent resolver, which finds the
most suitable activity for the intent. E.g. opening a PDF file is an intent, and the Adobe Reader is the suitable activity for this
intent.

What is an Explicit Intent?

In an explicit intent, we actually specify the activity that is required to respond to the intent. In other words, we explicitly
designate the target component. This is typically used for application internal messages.

What is an Implicit Intent?

In an implicit intent, the main power of the android design, we just declare an intent and leave it to the platform to find an
activity that can respond to the intent. Here, we do not declare the target component and hence is typically used for
activating components of other applications seamlessly

What is an AndroidManifest file?

Applications declare their components in a manifest file that's bundled into the Android package, the .apk file that also holds
the application's code, files, and resources. The manifest is a structured XML file and is always named AndroidManifest.xml
for all applications. It is also used for naming any libraries the application needs to be linked against (besides the default
Android library) and identifying any permission the application expects to be granted.

What language does Android support for application development?

Android applications are written using the Java programming language.

What's the difference between a file, a class and an activity in android?

File - It is a block of arbitrary information, or resource for storing information. It can be of any type.
Class - Its a compiled form of .Java file . Android finally used this .class files to produce an executable apk
Activity - An activity is the equivalent of a Frame/Window in GUI toolkits. It is not a file or a file type it is just a class that can
be extended in Android for loading UI elements on view.

What is the significance of the .dex files?

Android programs are compiled into .dex (Dalvik Executable) files, which are in turn zipped into a single .apk file on the
device. .dex files can be created by automatically, translating compiled applications written in the Java programming
language.

What does ADT stand for?

ADT stands for Android Development Tools The Android SDK includes several tools and utilities to help you create, test,
and debug your projects.

What are the different tools in Android? Explain them?

The Android SDK and Virtual Device ManagerIt is used to create and manage Android Virtual Devices (AVD) and SDK packages. The AVD hosts an emulator running a
particular build of Android, letting you specify the supported SDK version, screen resolution, amount of SD card storage
available, and available hardware capabilities (such as touch screens and GPS).
The Android EmulatorAn implementation of the Android virtual machine designed to run within a virtual device on your development computer. Use
the emulator to test and debug your Android applications.
Dalvik Debug Monitoring Service (DDMS) Use the DDMS perspective to monitor and control the Dalvik virtual machines on which you're debugging your applications.
Android Asset Packaging Tool (AAPT) Constructs the distributable Android package files (.apk).
Android Debug Bridge,(adb) Android Debug Bridge, is a command-line debugging application shipped with the SDK. It provides tools to browse the
device, copy tools on the device, and forward ports for debugging.

What is Dalvik Virtual Machine?

The name of Android's virtual machine. The Dalvik VM is an interpreter-only virtual machine that executes files in the Dalvik
Executable (.dex) format, a format that is optimized for efficient storage and memory-mappable execution. The virtual
machine is register-based, and it can run classes compiled by a Java language compiler that have been transformed into its
native format using the included "dx" tool. The VM runs on top of Posix-compliant operating systems, which it relies on for
underlying functionality (such as threading and low level memory management). The Dalvik core class library is intended to
provide a familiar development base for those used to programming with Java Standard Edition, but it is geared specifically
to the needs of a small mobile device.

What is Android Runtime?

Android includes a set of core libraries that provides most of the functionality available in the core libraries of the Java
programming language. Every Android application runs in its own process, with its own instance of the Dalvik virtual
machine. Dalvik has been written so that a device can run multiple VMs efficiently. The Dalvik VM executes files in the Dalvik
Executable (.dex) format which is optimized for minimal memory footprint. The VM is register-based, and runs classes
compiled by a Java language compiler that have been transformed into the .dex format by the included "dx" tool.

What is the Open Handset Alliance?

The OHA is a consortium of 84 technology and mobile companies that have joined hands to accelerate innovation in mobile
technology and at the same time offer the end users a better, cost-effective and richer mobile experience. Members of this
include Google, HTC, Sony, Dell, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Samsung, LG, T-Mobile, Nvidia. The OHA
was started on 5 November 2007 by Google and 34 other companies. Android is the main software of the alliance.

What is ViewGroup?
A ViewGroup is a special view that can contain other views (called children.) The view group is the base class for layouts
and views containers. This class also defines the class ViewGroup.LayoutParams which serves as the base class for layouts
parameters.

What is a Service?
A Service is an application component representing either an application's desire to perform a longer-running operation while
not interacting with the user or to supply functionality for other applications to use. Services run without a dedicated GUI,
but, like Activities and Broadcast Receivers, they still execute in the main thread of the application's process. A Service could
be, facility for an application to expose some of its functionality to other applications.

What is the difference between Service and Thread?

Service is like an Activity but has no interface. Probably if you want to fetch the weather for example you won't create a
blank activity for it, for this you will use a Service. It is also known as Background Service because it performs tasks in
background. A Thread is a concurrent unit of execution. You need to know that you cannot update UI from a Thread. You
need to use a Handler for this.

What is a Content Provider?

Content Providers are the only way to share data across Android applications. They store and retrieve data thus making it
accessible to all. Content Providers give a uniform interface to access the data. Android platform provides default
implementations of content providers for data types like audio, video, images, contact information etc.

What is a Toast Notification?

A toast notification is a message that pops up on the surface of the window. It only fills the amount of space required for the
message and the user's current activity remains visible and interactive. The notification automatically fades in and out, and
does not accept interaction events.

What are the other Notifications?

A Status Bar Notification: It is used for persistent reminders that come from the background and request the user's
response.
A Dialog Notification: It is Used for Activity-related notifications.

Experienced Level Questions

What is the importance of XML-based layouts?

The use of XML-based layouts provides a consistent and somewhat standard means of setting GUI definition format. In
common practice, layout details are placed in XML files while other items are placed in source files.

What are containers?

Containers, as the name itself implies, holds objects and widgets together, depending on which specific items are needed
and in what particular arrangement that is wanted. Containers may hold labels, fields, buttons, or even child containers, as
examples.

) What is Orientation?
Orientation, which can be set using setOrientation(), dictates if the LinearLayout is represented as a row or as a column.
Values are set as either HORIZONTAL or VERTICAL.

What do you think are some disadvantages of Android?

Given that Android is an open-source platform, and the fact that different Android operating systems have been released on
different mobile devices, theres no clear cut policy to how applications can adapt with various OS versions and upgrades.
One app that runs on this particular version of Android OS may or may not run on another version. Another disadvantage is
that since mobile devices such as phones and tabs come in different sizes and forms, it poses a challenge for developers to
create apps that can adjust correctly to the right screen size and other varying features and specs.

What is adb?
Adb is short for Android Debug Bridge. It allows developers the power to execute remote shell commands. Its basic function
is to allow and control communication towards and from the emulator port.

What are the four essential states of an activity?

Active if the activity is at the foreground.
Paused if the activity is at the background and still visible.
Stopped if the activity is not visible and therefore is hidden or obscured by another activity.
Destroyed when the activity process is killed or completed terminated.

What is ANR?
ANR is short for Application Not Responding. This is actually a dialog that appears to the user whenever an application have
been unresponsive for a long period of time.

Which elements can occur only once and must be present?

Among the different elements, the and elements must be present and can occur only once. The rest are optional, and can
occur as many times as needed.

How are escape characters used as attribute?

Escape characters are preceded by double backslashes. For example, a newline character is created using \\n

What is the importance of settings permissions in app development?

Permissions allow certain restrictions to be imposed primarily to protect data and code. Without these, codes could be
compromised, resulting to defects in functionality.

Is there a case wherein other qualifiers in multiple resources take

precedence over locale?
Yes, there are actually instances wherein some qualifiers can take precedence over locale. There are two known exceptions,
which are the MCC (mobile country code) and MNC (mobile network code) qualifiers.

What is the proper way of setting up an Android-powered device for app

development?
The following are steps to be followed prior to actual application development in an Android-powered device:
-Declare your application as debuggable in your Android Manifest.
Turn on USB Debugging on your device.
Set up your system to detect your device.

What are the steps in creating a bounded service through AIDL.

1. create the .aidl file, which defines the programming interface

2. implement the interface, which involves extending the inner abstract Stub class as well as implanting its methods.
3. expose the interface, which involves implementing the service to the clients.

What data types are supported by AIDL?

AIDL has support for the following data types:
string
charSequence

List
Map
all native Java data types like int, long, char and Boolean

What is a Fragment?
A fragment is a part or portion of an activity. It is modular in a sense that you can move around or combine with other
fragments in a single activity. Fragments are also reusable.

Is it possible to use or add a fragment without using a user interface?

Yes, it is possible to do that, such as when you want to create a background behavior for a particular activity. You can do this
by using add(Fragment, string) method to add a fragment from the activity.

How do you remove icons and widgets from the main screen of the
Android device?
To remove an icon or shortcut, press and hold that icon. You then drag it downwards to the lower part of the screen where a
remove button appears.

Do all mobile phones support the latest Android operating system?

Some Android-powered phone allows you to upgrade to the higher Android operating system version. However, not all
upgrades would allow you to get the latest version. It depends largely on the capability and specs of the phone, whether it
can support the newer features available under the latest Android version.

What is portable Wi-Fi hotspot?

Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot allows you to share your mobile internet connection to other wireless device. For example, using
your Android-powered phone as a Wi-Fi Hotspot, you can use your laptop to connect to the Internet using that access point.

What is the difference between a regular bitmap and a nine-patch

image?
In general, a Nine-patch image allows resizing that can be used as background or other image size requirements for the
target device. The Nine-patch refers to the way you can resize the image: 4 corners that are unscaled, 4 edges that are
scaled in 1 axis, and the middle one that can be scaled into both axes

1. When does onResume() method called?

onResume() method is an activity lifecycle method. This is called when the activity come to foreground. You can
override this method in your activity to execute code when activity is started, restarted or comes to foreground.

2. How to launch an activity in your

application?
For launching an activity, we need to create an explicit intent that defines the activity that we wish to start. In the
below code snippet, the first parameter to Intent constructor is the current activity context and the second parameter
is your new activity class.startActivity() method can be called on Activity context.

Intentintent=newIntent(this,SecondActivity.class);
startActivity(intent);

If you want to start an activity from fragment

Intentintent=newIntent(getActivity(),SecondActivity.class);
getActivity().startActivity(intent);

3. How to define an Activity as launcher

activity in application Manifest file?
All the activities used in the application should be defined in application manifest file. For launcher activity you need to
define intent filter as shown in the below code snippets.

<activityandroid:name=".MyActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name">
<intentfilter>
<actionandroid:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
<categoryandroid:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
</intentfilter>
</activity>

4. What is a ANR ?
ANR is short for Application Not Responding. Android systems shows this dialog, if application is performing too much
of task on main thread and been unresponsive for a long period of time.

5. What are the measures to avoid

application ANR?
ANR in application is annoying to user. It can be caused due to various reasons. Below are some of the tips to avoid
ANR

Perform all you long running network or database operation in separate thread

If you have too much of background tasks, then take it off the UI thread. You may use IntentService

Server not responding for longer period can be guilt for ANR. To avoid always define HTTP time out for your
all your webs service calls.

Be watchful of infinite loops during your complex calculations

6. What is the difference between a

regular .png and a nine-patch image?
The nine patch images are extension with .9.png. Nine-patch image allows resizing that can be used as background or
other image size requirements for the target device. The Nine-patch refers to the way you can resize the image: 4
corners that are unscaled, 4 edges that are scaled in 1 axis, and the middle one that can be scaled into both axes.

7. How to share text using android share

Intent ?
Share intent is an easy and convenient way of sharing content of your application with other apps.

IntentsendIntent=newIntent();
sendIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,"Thisismytexttosend.");
sendIntent.setType("text/plain");
startActivity(sendIntent);

8. What is the use of WebView in android?

A WebView is an android UI component that displays webpages. It can either display a remote webpage or can also
load static HTML data. This encompasses the functionality of a browser that can be integrated to application. WebView
uses the WebKit rendering engine to display web pages and includes methods to navigate forward and backward
through a history, zoom in and out, etc.

9. Define different kind of context in

android
Context defines the current state of application or object. Context provides access to things such as creating new
activity instance, access databases, start a service, etc. You can get the context by
invoking getApplicationContext(), getContext(),getBaseContext() or this when in the activity class.

//Creatinguiinstance

ImageButtonbutton=newImageButton(getContext());

//creatingadapter

ListAdapteradapter=newSimpleCursorAdapter(getApplicationContext(),...);

//queryingcontentprovider
getApplicationContext().getContentResolver().query(uri,...);

//startactivity.Herethismeansactivitycontext

Intentintent=newIntent(this,SecondActivity.class);

10. What are the different storage

methods in android
Android offers several different options for data persistence.
1.

Shared Preferences Store private primitive data in key-value pairs. This sometimes gets limited as it offers
only key value pairs. You cannot save your own java types.

2.

Internal Storage Store private data on the device memory

3.

External Storage Store public data on the shared external storage

4.

SQLite Databases Store structured data in a private database. You can define many number of tables and
can store data like other RDBMS.

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What is Android?
Describe Android application Architecture?
What is An Activity?
What is the APK format?
What is An Intent?
What is an explicit Intent?
What is an implicit Intent?
What is An android manifest file?
What language does android support to develop an application?

10.What do ADT stands for?

11.What are the tools are placed in An Android SDK?
12.What is viewGroup in android?
13.What is a service in android?
14.What is a content provider in android?
15.What are the notifications available in android?
16.What is container in android?
17.What is ADB in android?
18.What is ANR in android?
19.What is an Adapter in android?
20.What is shared preferences in android?
21.What are the key components in android architecture?
22.What does the intent filter do in android?
23.Where layouts are placed in android?
24.What is nine-patch images tool in android?
25.How many dialog boxes do support in android?
26.What are the exceptions available in android?
27.What is the order of dialog-box in android?
28.What is the order of dialogbox in android?
29.What are the different storages available in android?
30.What is a Sticky Intent in android?
31.How to Translate in Android?
32.How is the use of web view in Android?
33.Why can't you run java byte code on Android?
34.How does android track the application on process?
35.How to change application name after its deployment?
36.Define the application resource file in android?
37.How to launch an activity in android?
38.How do you pass the data to sub-activities android?
39.What is singleton class in android?
40.What is fragment in android?
41.What is sleep mode in android?
42.Which kernal is used in android?
43.How to update UI from a service in android?
44.What folders are impotent in android project?
45.What are application Widgets in android?
46.How do you find any view element into your program?
47.What is drawable folder in android?
48.What are the type of flags to run an application in android?