Android Developer Lab is a series of mobile software development-focused events around the world held annually by Google. They include bootcamps and technical sessions focused on Android and give participants an excellent chance to learn about the state of the Android platform, get hands-on with the latest version of the SDK, test applications on the latest sample Android devices, get questions answered by Google engineers from the Android team as well as meet other like-minded members of the local Android developer community.
Bootcamp is a hands-on training experience where Google engineers show attendees how to get started with Android development, from Android SDK installation to the creation of Android applications. Technical Sessions are presentations where Google engineers speak about key Android features and show developers how to use them effectively to create high quality applications.
Description
ADL will guide developer through best practices to build high quality phone and tablet apps for Android. ADL will cover the latest in Android technologies, market cloud services, designing polished and immersive user experiences, and building rich apps for phones and tablets with a single code base. Android Advocates are going on a world tour, traveling to locations all around the globe! Hear about the state of the Android platform, get hands-on with the latest version of the SDK, meet like-minded Android engineers, play with the latest Android devices, test your apps, and ask your questions directly to Android team members.
History
2007
The Android SDK was released on November 16, 2007. The first time developers have the necessary API libraries and developer tools to build, test, and debug apps for android.
2008
Android Developer Challenge is now open for business and accepting developers’ submissions on January 3, 2008. Android team announced the brand-new Android 1.0 SDK, release 1 on September 23, 2008. Android team and its Handset Alliance partners have now released the source code for android on October 21, 2008.
2009
Android team announced that the Android SDK now supports Android 2.0, Éclair, which brought new developer APIs for sync, Bluetooth, and a few other areas. Android team hosted a series of all-day Android developer labs in Mountain View, CA - Nov 9, New York, NY - Nov 16, London, UK - Nov 17, Tokyo, JP - Nov 18, Taipei, TW - Nov 20.
2010
Android team is embarking on a world tour, which include cities in North America, Austin, Texas – Feb 4, Seattle, Washington – Feb 8, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada – Feb 8, Washington, D.C. – Feb 9, Mountain View, California – Feb 10, Cambridge, Massachusetts – Feb 11, New York, New York – Feb 12, Europe, London, UK – Feb 2, Paris, France – Feb 8, Berlin, Germany – Feb 10, Zurich, Switzerland – Feb 12, Madrid, Spain – Feb 13, and Asia, Singapore – Feb 28, Taipei, Taiwan – March 3, Hong Kong – March 5.
2011
Android team announced that the full SDK for Android 3.0 is now available to developers. Android team announced Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich – a new version of the platform that brings a refined, unified user experience for phones, tablets, and more. Android team hosted a series of all-day Android developer labs in Bangalore – August 2, Seattle – August 15 and 16, New York – August 23 and 24, Los Angeles – September 2, Berlin – September 28 and 29, London – October 3 and 5, Paris – October 27 and 28.
2012
Android team scheduled Android Developer Labs for Melbourne – January 31, Sydney – February 3, and Auckland – February 8. Android team announced the latest version of the Android platform, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on June 27, 2012.
Pre-requisites
Laptop with the Eclipse&Android SDK (API 15) installed and configured. Android device for debugging – could be a phone, tablet or both Solid understanding of Android fundamentals – activities, layouts, app like cycle, etc.