About the likelihood of Android spreading across embedded devices. Given at OverTheAir 2010. #ota10

1. @kevinmcdonagh
Android isn't just about phones

6. W3C standards
'95 - HTML4
'96 - XML
'2012? - HTML5

7. New input element's in HTML5:
tel, week,
search, time,
url, datetime-local
email, number,
datetime range,
date, color
month,

8. WebSocket API
WebSocket protocol
Server-Sent Events
Web Storage (localStorage and sessionStorage)
Web SQL Database
Geolocation
Workers
Offline
hasFeature("XHTML", "5.0")

9. Source: Isuppli Press release 201
Source: "Future of Embedded Systems Technology". BCC Report G-229R.

15. ● Set Top boxes
● GPS Units
● Kiosks
● Self-Checkout
● Phones
● Personal Computers
● Medical Equipment

16. 3,000,000 iPads in 80 Days

23. 1992 - *7

26. Dalvik Optimisations
●Byte Code
●One DEX file with shared constant pools
●Dex files are read only & shared within processes
●Alignment and Ordering to suit local system
●Register based

29. ●Intents
●Intent Receivers

30. • Broadcast Receivers
• Intent Filters listen to Broadcast Intents

31. Intent Types
Activity Action Broadcast Intents

32. Intent intent = new Intent (......................);
startActivity(intent);
Intent i = new Intent();
i.setAction("my.package.action");
i.putExtra("number", new Integer( 99 ) );
i.putExtra("text", new String( “foo”) );
startSubActivity(i, ACTIVITY_INVOKE);

33. Intent intent = new Intent (Intent.ACTION_DIAL,
Uri.parse(“tel:93675359”)); startActivity(intent);
Intent intent = new Intent (Intent.ACTION_VIEW,
Uri.parse(“http://www.droidcon.co.uk”));
startActivity(intent);

34. <activity android:name=”.HelloWorld” android:label=”@string/app_name”>
<intent-flter>
<action android:name=”android.intent.action.VIEW”/>
<category android:name=”android.intent.category.DEFAULT”/>
<category android:name=”android.intent.category.BROWSABLE”/>
<data android:scheme=”scheme”/>
</intent-flter>
</activity>
Intent intent = new Intent (Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(“scheme://”));
startActivity(intent);

35. <activity android:name=”.HelloWorld” android:label=”@string/app_name”>
<intent-flter>
<action android:name=”android.intent.action.VIEW”/>
<category android:name=”android.intent.category.DEFAULT”/>
<category android:name=”android.intent.category.BROWSABLE”/>
<data android:scheme=”http” android:host=”droidcon.co.uk”/>
</intent-flter>
</activity>
Intent intent = new Intent (Intent.ACTION_VIEW,
Uri.parse(“http://www.droidcon.co.uk”));
startActivity(intent);

36. <receiver android:name=”CameraPressedReceiver”>
<intent-flter>
<action android:name=”android.intent.action.CAMERA_BUTTON”/>
</intent-flter>
</receiver>
public class CameraPressed extends Broadcast Receiver {
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {

37. CRUD with HTTP verbs (post/get/put/delete)
Simplicity in data sources through a unified interface
query()
insert()
update()
delete()
getType()
onCreate()

38. Dim Screens
Suspend long tasks
Warn about I/O
Don't poll
+ <add yours>

39. Receive message
Check scheme
Check contents
Intercept SMS
Pass Extras

40. Generate suggested todos
Suspend resources
Change Answering machine
Auto responders to email
Suspend Services
Auto download shows/podcasts

45. 28th/29th October
Largest ever
Android Conference!
In London!
www.droidcon.co.uk

46. @novoda
www.novoda.com
@kevinmcdonagh
Tel: 07981932411