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Offering an open development environment, Android represents an exciting
new opportunity to write innovative applications for mobile devices. This book
provides you with a hands-on guide to building these applications using the
Android software development kit. It takes you through a series of sample
projects, each introducing new features and techniques to get the most out of
Android. You’ll learn all about the basic functionality as well as discover how to
utilize the advanced features with the help of concise and useful examples.
Beginning with an introduction to the Android software stack, the author
examines the philosophy behind creating robust, consistent, and appealing
applications for mobile phones. You’ll get the grounding and knowledge that is
needed to write customized mobile applications using the current Android 1.0
SDK. Plus, you’ll also gain the flexibility to quickly adapt to future enhancements
in order to build the most cutting-edge solutions.
What you will learn from this book
● Best practices for Android mobile development
● An introduction to Activities, Intents, the manifest, and resources
● How to create user interfaces with layouts and custom views
● Techniques to store and share your application data
● Instructions for creating map-based applications, using location-based
services including GPS, and geocoding locations
● How to create and use background Services and Notifications
● Working with the accelerometers, compass, and camera hardware
● All about phone and networking hardware such as telephony APIs, SMS, and
network management
● Advanced development topics, including security, IPC, and some advanced
graphics and user interface techniques
Who this book is for
This book is for anyone interested in creating applications for the Android mobile phone platform. It includes information that will be
valuable whether you’re an experienced mobile developer or just starting out writing mobile applications.
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