Developers, build mobile Android apps using Android 4
The fast-growing popularity of Android smartphones and tablets creates a huge opportunities for developers. If you’re an experienced developer, you can start creating robust mobile Android apps right away with this professional guide to Android 4 application development. Written by one of Google’s lead Android developer advocates, this practical book walks you through a series of hands-on projects that illustrate the features of the Android SDK. 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.
This book helps you learn to master the design, lifecycle, and UI of an Android app through practical exercises, which you can then use as a basis for developing your own Android apps.
Chapter 1: Hello, Android
Chapter 2: Getting Started
Chapter 3: Creating Applications and Activities
Chapter 4: Building User Interfaces
Chapter 5: Intents and Broadcast Receivers
Chapter 6: Using Internet Resources
Chapter 7: Files, Saving State, and Preferences
Chapter 8: Databases and Content Providers
Chapter 9: Working in the Background
Chapter 10: Expanding the User Experience
Chapter 11: Advanced User Experience
Chapter 12: Hardware Sensors
Chapter 13: Maps, Geocoding, and Location-Based Services
Chapter 14: Invading the Home Screen
Chapter 15: Audio, Video, and Using the Camera
Chapter 16: Bluetooth, NFC, Networks, and Wi-Fi
Chapter 17: Telephony and SMS
Chapter 18: Advanced Android Development
Chapter 19: Monetizing, Promoting, and Distributing Applications