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Create applications for the latest Android OSThe Android OS is a popular and flexible platform for many of today's most in-demand mobile devices. This full-color guide offers you a hands-on introduction to creating Android applications for the latest mobile devices. Veteran author Wei-Meng Lee accompanies each lesson with real-world examples to drive home the content he covers. Beginning with an overview of core Android features and tools, the author proceeds to teach everything you need to know to successfully develop your own Android applications.
Beginning Android Application Development:
Explains what an activity is and reviews its lifecycle
Zeroes in on how to customize activities by applying styles and themes
Looks at the components of a screen, including LinearLayout, AbsoluteLayout, and RelativeLayout, among others
Details ways to adapt to different screen sizes and adjust display orientation
Reviews the variety of views such as TextView, ProgressBar, TimePicker, and more
Covers SMS messaging and networking
Walks you through how to create an Android Service and interact with it
Pares down the most essential steps for publishing Android applications
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Synopsis
Presented in Full color,
Beginning Android Application Developmenttakes a hands-on approach to teaching aspiring developers how to create applications for the latest Android OS and newest devices. Beginning with the basics this book moves at steady pace to provide everything developers will need to know to begin successfully developing their own Android applications.
Included in the book are lessons on:
- Using Activities and Intents
- Displaying Notifications
- Creating Rich User Interfaces
- Mastering Views and Menus
- Managing Data
- Working with SMS and Messaging API's
- Using Location-Based Services
- Packaging and Publishing Application to the Android Market
- Installing and using Eclipse and the Android SDK
- Much More.
Synopsis
Create must-have applications for the latest Android OSThe Android OS is a popular and flexible platform for many of today's most in-demand mobile devices. This full-color guide offers you a hands-on introduction to creating Android applications for the latest mobile devices. Veteran author Wei Meng Lee accompanies each lesson with real-world examples to drive home the content he covers. Beginning with an overview of core Android features and tools, he moves at a steady pace while teaching everything you need to know to successfully develop your own Android applications.
- Explains what an activity is and reviews its lifecycle
- Zeroes in on customizing activities by applying styles and themes
- Looks at the components of a screen, including LinearLayout, AbsoluteLayout, and RelativeLayout, among others
- Details ways to adapt to different screen sizes and adjust display orientation
- Reviews the variety of views such as TextView, ProgressBar, TimePicker, and more
Beginning Android Application Development pares down the most essential steps you need to know so you can start creating Android applications today.
About the Author
Wei-Meng Lee is a technologist and founder of Developer Learning Solutions (www.learn2develop.net). He writes extensively for online publications and magazines on topics ranging from .NET to Mac OS X. In addition, he is the author of Beginning iOS 4 Application Development, as well as many other technology books and articles.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION xv
GETTING STARTED W CHAPTER 1: ITH ANDROID PROGRAMMING 1
CHAPTER 2: ACTIVITIES AND INTENTS 27
CHAPTER 3: GETTING TO KNOW THE ANDROID USER INTERFACE 81
CHAPTER 4: DESIGNING YOUR USER INTERFACE USING VIEWS 125
CHAPTER 5: DISPLAYING PICTURES AND MENUS WITH VIEWS 169
CHAPTER 6: DATA PERSISTENCE 203
CHAPTER 7: CONTENT PROVIDERS 237
CHAPTER 8: MESSAGING AND NETWORKING 263
CHAPTER 9: LOCATION-BASED SERVICES 301
CHAPTER 10: DEVELOPING ANDROID SERVICES 331
CHAPTER 11: PUBLISHING ANDROID APPLICATIONS 359
APPENDIX A: USING ECLIPSE FOR ANDROID DEVELOPMENT 381
APPENDIX B: USING THE ANDROID EMULATOR 393
APPENDIX C: ANSWERS TO EXERCISES 411
INDEX 415