The Busy Coder's Guide to Advanced Android Development picks up where its predecessor left off, covering yet more topics of interest to the professional Android application developer. If you need to use sensors, create home screen widgets, play back media, take pictures with the camera, or implement sophisticated services, this book will be a helpful guide. With all sample source code available for download from the CommonsWare Web site -- as are the samples from all of CommonsWare's Android books -- you can try out the book examples yourself and continue your education further. CommonsWare even has a support Google Group for readers, to help answer questions about the book materials and examples.
CommonsWare is proud to offer the world's most extensive lineup of complementary Android books. This book --
The Busy Coder's Guide to Advanced Android Development -- goes alongside
Android Programming Tutorials and
Beginning Android (published in partnership with Apress) to provide you with over 1,000 pages of material, offering both depth and breadth on Android application development. If you have any questions about these books, contact us at wares@commonsware.com, and we will be happy to help.
Regardless of whose books you use, we wish you luck with your Android programming efforts!
Table of Contents:
1. WebView, Inside and Out
2. Crafting Your Own Views
3. More Fun With ListViews
4. Show Up At Home
5. Creating Drawables
6. Animating Widgets
7. Playing Media
8. Using the Camera
9. Sensors
10. Databases and Content Providers
11. Using System Services
12. Handling System Events
13. Your Own (Advanced) Services
14. Introspection
15. Testing