Professional Android 4 Application Development - Softcover

Meier, Reto

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118102274 ISBN 13: 9781118102275

Publisher: Wrox, 2012

Synopsis

Developers, build mobile Android apps using Android 4

The fast-growing popularity of Android smartphones and tabletscreates a huge opportunities for developers. If you're anexperienced developer, you can start creating robust mobile Androidapps right away with this professional guide to Android 4application development. Written by one of Google's lead Androiddeveloper advocates, this practical book walks you through a seriesof hands-on projects that illustrate the features of the AndroidSDK. That includes all the new APIs introduced in Android 3 and 4,including building for tablets, using the Action Bar, Wi-Fi Direct,NFC Beam, and more.

• Shows experienced developers how to create mobile applicationsfor Android smartphones and tablets
• Revised and expanded to cover all the Android SDK releasesincluding Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), including all updatedAPIs, and the latest changes to the Android platform.
• Explains new and enhanced features such as drag and drop,fragments, the action bar, enhanced multitouch support, newenvironmental sensor support, major improvements to the animationframework, and a range of new communications techniques includingNFC and Wi-Fi direct.
• Provides practical guidance on publishing and marketing yourapplications, best practices for user experience, and more

This book helps you learn to master the design, lifecycle, andUI of an Android app through practical exercises, which you canthen use as a basis for developing your own Android apps.

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From the Back Cover

Build unique smartphone and tablet applications with Android 4

Written by an Android authority, this up-to-date resource is an ideal guide to building mobile apps using the Android 4 SDK. It provides in-depth coverage, showing experienced Android developers how to take full advantage of new features, while covering the fundamentals that novice developers need to get started. Serving as a hands-on guide to building mobile apps using Android, the book walks you through a series of increasingly sophisticated projects, each introducing a new Android platform feature and highlighting the techniques and best practices that will help you write compelling Android apps.

Professional Android 4 Application Development:

• Provides an in-depth look at the Android application components and their lifecycles

• Explores Android UI metaphors, design philosophies, and UI APIs to create compelling user interfaces for phones, tablets, and TVs

• Introduces techniques for creating map-based applications and using location-based services

• Looks at how to create background services, Notifications, and Cloud To Device Messaging

• Demonstrates how to create dynamic and interactive home screen Widgets and Live Wallpaper

• Explores hardware and communication APIs, including Bluetooth, telephony, WiFi Direct, and NFC Beam

• Examines the use of the camera and hardware sensors

• Details the new animation framework and other user experience enhancements, including drag and drop, the Action Bar, and Fragments

• Includes a new chapter on publishing your apps

• Introduces the License Verification and In App Billing Services

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About the Author

Reto Meier is Google's Android Developer Relations Tech Lead. He has been involved in Android development since the initial release in 2007.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wrox
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1118102274
• ISBN 13: 9781118102275
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 864