The document discusses various ways to implement cloud functionality in Android applications using services like Parse and Android Backup. It provides code examples for backing up app data to the cloud using Android Backup, setting up a backend using Parse, pushing notifications with Parse, and performing analytics tracking with Parse.

1. Cloud
InteractionDesign
Android

2. CLOUD

3. Backing Up Data

4. Backing Up Data
The user expects his data will be restored even after reset[!]

5. Lightweight Solution
• Register for the Android Backup Service
<meta-­‐data android:name="com.google.android.backup.api_key"
android:value="ABcDe1FGHij2KlmN3oPQRs4TUvW5xYZ" />
• Configure the Manifest
<application android:label="MyApp"
android:backupAgent="TheBackupAgent">
...
<meta-­‐data android:name="com.google.android.backup.api_key"
android:value="ABcDe1FGHij2KlmN3oPQRs4TUvW5xYZ" />
...
</application>

6. Lightweight Solution
• Write the Backup Agent
import android.app.backup.BackupAgentHelper;
import android.app.backup.FileBackupHelper;
public class TheBackupAgent extends BackupAgentHelper {
// The name of the SharedPreferences file
static final String HIGH_SCORES_FILENAME = "scores";
// A key to uniquely identify the set of backup data
static final String FILES_BACKUP_KEY = "myfiles";
// Allocate a helper and add it to the backup agent
@Override
void onCreate() {
FileBackupHelper helper = new FileBackupHelper(this, HIGH_SCORES_FILENAME);
addHelper(FILES_BACKUP_KEY, helper);
}
}

7. Lightweight Solution
• Request Backup!
BackupManager bm = new BackupManager(this);
bm.dataChanged();
• Request Restore!
BackupManager bm = new BackupManager(this);
bm.requestRestore();

8. Digging Deep into
the Cloud

9. PARSE
https://parse.com/products/android

10. Parse

11. Parse

12. Setting Up Parse
https://parse.com/apps/quickstart#parse_data/mobile/android/native/new

13. Parse

14. Parse
ParseObject testObject = new ParseObject("TestObject");
testObject.put("foo", "bar");
testObject.saveInBackground();

15. Parse

16. Parse
ParseObject testObject = new ParseObject("TestObject");
testObject.put("foo", "bar");
testObject.saveInBackground();

17. Parse

18. Pushing Notification
with Parse

19. Example.

20. Notifications [Cross-Platform]

21. Notifications [Cross-Platform]

22. Notifications [Cross-Platform]
// Push to a channel from an Android client
ParsePush push = new ParsePush();
push.setChannel("galaxy_nexus_news");
push.setMessage("The new Galaxy Nexus has been released!");
push.sendInBackground();

23. Notifications [Cross-Platform]
// Push to a channel from an Android client
ParsePush push = new ParsePush();
push.setChannel("galaxy_nexus_news");
push.setMessage("The new Galaxy Nexus has been released!");
push.sendInBackground();
// Push to a channel from an iOS client
PFPush *push = [[PFPush alloc] init];
[push setChannel:@"ipad_news"];
[push setMessage:@"The new iPad has been released!"];
[push sendPushInBackground];

24. Notifications [Cross-Platform]
// Push to a channel from an Android client
ParsePush push = new ParsePush();
push.setChannel("galaxy_nexus_news");
push.setMessage("The new Galaxy Nexus has been released!");
push.sendInBackground();
// Push to a channel from an iOS client
PFPush *push = [[PFPush alloc] init];
[push setChannel:@"ipad_news"];
[push setMessage:@"The new iPad has been released!"];
[push sendPushInBackground];
// Push to a channel from JavaScript or Cloud Code
Parse.Push.send({
channels: [ "ipad_news" ],
data: {
alert: "The new iPad has been released!"
}
},{});

25. A/B Testing
with Parse

26. Analytics
The most important thing.

27. Analytics
More than your app code.

28. Analytics
with Parse

29. Straight out of the box your application will track app opens,
push opens, API requests, device type, and REST verbs. You
don't have to do anything extra to measure some of the most
important metrics."
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30. Analytics

31. Analytics

32. Analytics

33. Analytics

34. Analytics

35. Analytics
Map<String, String> dimensions = new HashMap<String, String>();
dimensions.put("priceRange", "1000-­‐1500");
dimensions.put("customerType", "renter");
dimensions.put("age", "22-­‐25");
// Send the dimensions to Parse along with the 'search' event
ParseAnalytics.trackEvent("search", dimensions);

36. For Android, visit
https://parse.com/docs/android/guide

37. Unity3D
with Parse