Building Android Apps in Easy Steps 2nd Edition

Android has become the dominant operating system for smartphones and a host of connected devices. Building Android Apps in easy steps, 2nd edition will help you develop your own brilliant Android App using the popular Android App Inventor 2. Your App idea can now become a reality!

Assuming no prior knowledge of any programming language, this book is ideal for newcomers wanting to easily create apps for Android devices, as well as programmers and web developers looking to quickly expand their skill set.

Starting from setting up your computer to develop and test your Android apps, the book shows how to create graphical interfaces; define application properties; add interactivity; integrate with the web; build and deploy complete Android apps and more and#150; all using simple drag-and-drop blocks and#150; and demonstrated here by examples. Each chapter builds your knowledge so by the end of the book you'll have gained a sound understanding of application development for the Android platform.

Use Building Android Apps in easy steps to create your own Android apps without doing any coding.

Covers App Inventor 2 (released December 2013).

Have you ever wondered how to
create an app for Android devices? Here's your chance to find
out

Android has become the dominant operating system for
smartphones and a host of connected devices. Building Android Apps
in easy steps, 2nd edition will help you develop your own
brilliant Android App using the popular Android App Inventor 2. Your App idea
can now become a reality

Assuming no prior knowledge of any
programming language, Building Android Apps in easy steps, 2nd
edition is ideal for newcomers wanting to easily create apps for
Android devices, as well as programmers and web developers looking to quickly
expand their skill set.

Starting from setting up your
computer to develop and test your Android apps, Building Android
Apps in easy steps, 2nd edition shows how to create graphical
interfaces; define application properties; add interactivity; integrate with
the web; build and deploy complete Android apps and more - all using simple
drag-and-drop blocks - and demonstrated here by examples. Each chapter builds
your knowledge so by the end of the book you'll have gained a sound
understanding of application development for the Android platform.

Use
Building Android Apps in easy steps, 2nd edition
to create your own Android apps without doing any coding

Covers
App Inventor 2.

Covering areas such as designing the interface, controlling progress, calling functions and deploying the app, this book shows how together technical knowledge and creativity can produce Android Apps to be proud of. In addition, areas such as playing sounds and videos, tweeting updates and calling phone numbers are looked at to make fantastic new Android Apps.

Building Android Apps in Easy Steps holds more information than first meets the eye. This book aims to teach programming novices the skills required to create their own Android Apps whilst assisting programmers to gain new skills. For anyone seeking to discover the easiest way to create apps for Android devices, this book holds all of your answers!