Android UI Design and Development

This assignment delves into the development of Android User Interfaces (UI) in Week 3. It covers topics such as designing effective UI layouts and understanding the control operations of Activities. Students will learn how to change screen orientation using setRequestOrientation() and ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION constants. The use of Action Bar for UI navigation and functionality is also emphasized. Further, students explore techniques like overriding methods, registering for window events, listening to UI notifications, and controlling operations to enhance Android UI development.

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E-PORTFOLIO: Week 3The Android User Interface
Name of the Student:
Student ID:
Name of the University:

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Summary of Weekly Topic
The study of week 3 explains the development of the UI or User Interface design along
with analysis of the effective controlling operations of Activity. The change orientation of the
Android Application can be done by using setRequestOrientation(). The mode of the screen
orientation can be changed to portrait or landscape by using the function of
ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE/POTRAIT. The use of the Action bar
would be helpful for accessing and functioning of the UI. The functions of overriding, registering
for the windows, listening to the UI notifications and controlling the operations are helpful for
the development of UI for Android Application.
Resources
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtPaCy4V1gM
2. https://blog.stylingandroid.com/midipad-introduction/
3. http://enos.itcollege.ee/~jpoial/allalaadimised/lugemist/Android-UI-Design.pdf
4. http://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/9780321886736/samplepages/0321886739.pdf
5. https://www.sintef.no/globalassets/project/ubicompforall/presentations/android--building-user-
interfaces.pdf
Resources Description
1. The resource is a YouTube video and it has been uploaded by a user named E Angkor. The
video depicts the use of the Android Studio for building the simple user interface of Android
Application.

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2. The resource is a blog that depicts the development of a Musical Instrument Digital Interface
(MIDI) for Android Marshmallow (V6.0 – API 23).
3. The resource helps in developing an understanding of how to kick off or initiate the Android
User interfaces by providing an insight on the basics of User Interface.
4. The resource is an eBook that helps in developing ideas and sketches on paper for Android
User Interface into some good Android Applications.
5. The resource is a PowerPoint presentation that develops the overview of building user
interfaces by the help of workshop activities.

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References
Allison, M. 2017, ‘MidiPad – Introduction’, Styling android blog, [online] Available at:
https://blog.stylingandroid.com/midipad-introduction/ [Accessed 5 Oct. 2017].
Angkor, E. 2017, ‘Android Studio | Building a simple user interface’, YouTube.com, [online]
Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtPaCy4V1gM [Accessed 5 Oct. 2017].
Azzola, F. 2017, ‘Android UI Design’, Enos.itcollege.ee, [online] Available at:
http://enos.itcollege.ee/~jpoial/allalaadimised/lugemist/Android-UI-Design.pdf [Accessed 5 Oct.
2017].
Clifton, I. G. 2017, ‘Android user interface design’, Ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com, [online]
Available at:
http://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/9780321886736/samplepages/0321886739.pdf
[Accessed 5 Oct. 2017].
Stav, E. 2017, ‘Android building user interfaces’, Sintef, [online] Available at:
https://www.sintef.no/globalassets/project/ubicompforall/presentations/android--building-user-
interfaces.pdf [Accessed 5 Oct. 2017].