This document discusses the development of an Android application for physical activity recognition using the accelerometer sensor. It provides background on the Android operating system and its open development environment. It then summarizes relevant research papers on activity recognition using mobile sensors. The document outlines the process of collecting and labeling accelerometer data from smartphone sensors during different physical activities. Features are extracted from the sensor data and several machine learning classifiers are evaluated for activity recognition. The application will recognize activities and track metrics like calories burned, distance traveled, and implement fall detection and medical reminders.