New Features of Android 7

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level

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Overview/Description
Android 7 introduces many new features that developers can use to create more secure interactive applications. In this course, you will learn about these new features including multi-window support, notifications, data-saver, and security.

Target Audience
Individuals with a working knowledge of Java who are new to Android development and wish to create mobile applications by using the Android platform

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
1.5

Lesson Objectives

New Features of Android 7

start the course

detail the behavior changes in the latest version of Android

provide a high-level overview of multi-window support in Android N apps

create an app that utilizes multiple windows

implement activities in multiple windows in an app

describe the process for testing a multi-window app in Android

demonstrate how to trigger picture in picture in an Android app

identify the improvements made to notification in Android

recognize how to use direct reply notifications

describe bundled notifications and identify when and how they should be used

use style resources to create custom notification text

describe how to use the ConnectivityManager class to interact with a user's Data Saver preferences

describe the key features and APIs used for Android TV recording

use key attestation to retrieve and verify a hardware-backed key pair

customize an app's network security settings using the Network Security Config feature

describe how the ICU4J APIs can be used in Android

list and describe the supported Java 8 language features and APIs

describe how Android for Work facilitates the enterprise use of Android

use scoped directory access to work with external storage

review the key features and enhancements introduced by Android 7

Course Number:
sd_aade_a05_it_enus

Expertise Level
Beginner