Android system fundamentals

📘 Course Overview (First 24 Lessons)

This course is an introductory and hands-on series on Android system fundamentals and AOSP source code.
It covers the complete learning path from Android system overview → Linux/Ubuntu development environment → AOSP source code download, build, and reading.

The course focuses on practical operations, guiding learners step by step to set up the development environment and gradually enter the world of Android system source code. It is designed for developers who want to move beyond application development and gain a deeper understanding of the Android system.

 

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📚 Course Content Overview (First 24 Lessons)

This stage of the course includes:

• Introduction to the Android system and learning roadmap

• Linux / Ubuntu environment setup and essential operations

• Downloading Android 14 source code and understanding AOSP structure

• Repo tool fundamentals and source repository management

• AOSP build process and build environment configuration

• Common commands (adb, build commands, mk files)

• Source code reading tools and basic source analysis techniques

The course follows a step-by-step approach, helping learners progress from “not knowing where to start” to “being able to build, navigate, and analyze Android system source code.”

 

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📌 Prerequisites

• Basic computer and operating system skills

• General programming experience

• Prior Android development experience is helpful but not required

• Basic Linux knowledge is a plus, but not mandatory

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🧪 Notes

The first 24 lessons focus on foundational concepts and environment setup, establishing the practical skills needed for system-level Android development and preparing learners for deeper dives into the Android Framework and system services in later modules.