Update to the bestseller now features the latest release of the Android platform Android is a powerful, flexible, open source platform for mobile devices and its popularity is growing at an unprecedented pace. This update to the bestselling first edition dives in to cover the exciting new features of the latest release of the Android mobile platform. Providing in–depth coverage of how to build mobile applications using the next major release of the Android SDK, this invaluable resource takes a hands–on approach to discussing Android with a series of projects, each of which introduces a new feature and highlights techniques and best practices to get the most out of Android. The Android SDK is a powerful, flexible, open source platform for mobile devices Shares helpful techniques and best practices to maximize the capabilities of Android Explains the possibilities of Android through the use of a series of detailed projects Demonstrates how to create real–world mobile applications for Android phones Includes coverage of the latest version of Android Providing concise and compelling examples, Professional Android Application Development is an updated guide aimed at helping you create mobile applications for mobile devices running the latest version of Android. Note: CD–ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
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Build unique mobile applications with the latest Android SDK Written by an Android authority, this up–to–date resource shows you how to leverage the features of Android 2 to enhance existing products or create innovative new ones. Serving as a hands–on guide to building mobile apps using Android, the book walks you through a series of sample projects that introduces you to Android′s new features and techniques. Using the explanations and examples included in these pages, you′ll acquire the foundation needed to write compelling mobile applications that use Android, along with the flexibility to quickly adapt to future enhancements. Professional Android 2 Application Development: Reviews Android as a development platform and¿best practices for mobile development Provides an in–depth look at the Android application components Details creating layouts and Views to produce compelling resolution independent user interfaces Examines Intents and Content Providers for sharing data Introduces techniques for creating map–based applications and using location–based services such as GPS Looks at how to create and use background Services, Notifications, and Alarms Demonstrates how to create interactive homescreen components Explores the Bluetooth, telephony, and networking APIs Examines using hardware, including the camera and sensors such as the compass and accelerometers Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real–world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job. Programmer Forums Join our Programmer to Programmer forums to ask and answer programming questions about this book, join discussions on the hottest topics in the industry, and connect with fellow programmers from around the world. Code Downloads Take advantage of free code samples from this book, as well as code samples from hundreds of other books, all ready to use. Read More Find articles, ebooks, sample chapters and tables of contents for hundreds of books, and more reference resources on programming topics that matter to you. wrox.com
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Reto Meier is a software developer who has been involved in Android since the initial release in 2007. He is an Android Developer Advocate at Google.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Over the last 18 months Android seems to have been a tricky subject to write about, it has moved on so fast that books published got outdated far quicker than they deserved. However due to more recent stability in the platform and the fact that this book is the latest and greatest Android work to come out adds a large amount of value to it, which should afford this book a much longer shelf life.
The author has updated and enhanced the entire book to cover the rich features of the newer Android offering. I find that his deep understanding of concepts behind Android translate into one of the easiest to understand guides to getting started available today. If you are thinking about getting into Android then I highly recommend this as a solid starting place to learning the fundamentals of Intents, Activities, Receivers, Services, Content Providers, etc...
Once you're through the fundamentals you'll also find that this book covers a wide range of the features available, giving any developer a good solid bag of tools and best practises to use in day to day development and a very handy reference with well written code samples.
Of course it won't answer all your questions or solve all your problems, but once you are up and running and really understand the fundamentals and the have a solid grasp of what's possible then there are a growing abundance of web based Android resources/sites/forums available and a particularly helpful and vibrant community to get you around any sticky issues.
The author has updated and enhanced the entire book to cover the rich features of the newer Android offering. I find that his deep understanding of concepts behind Android translate into one of the easiest to understand guides to getting started available today. If you are thinking about getting into Android then I highly recommend this as a solid starting place to learning the fundamentals of Intents, Activities, Receivers, Services, Content Providers, etc...
Once you're through the fundamentals you'll also find that this book covers a wide range of the features available, giving any developer a good solid bag of tools and best practises to use in day to day development and a very handy reference with well written code samples.
Of course it won't answer all your questions or solve all your problems, but once you are up and running and really understand the fundamentals and the have a solid grasp of what's possible then there are a growing abundance of web based Android resources/sites/forums available and a particularly helpful and vibrant community to get you around any sticky issues.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This book is aimed at the more advanced Android developer. It goes into great depth into every feature of the subject and is an invaluable resource. Many of the examples of code are fragments and are not complete, which is why I think some experience is needed with this book. The feature I appreciated most was the Compass example which uses 2D graphics extensively, but more importantly introduced the idea of creating an extended, customised view. This example is further developed in later chapters to provide an artificial horizon display which would not be out of place in the glass cockpit of a modern aircraft. Highly recommended.
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This book assumes a good knowledge of Java and a willingness to type in a significant amount of code, which helps you to learn the points being made. You can download the code, but you will not benefit from absorbing it as you type it in. It has excellent examples and makes steady progress in an understandable manner. Well worth the money if you have the time to work through it.
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Mistakenly bought the Android 2 App Dev
The book is awesome but not as detailed as the Professional Android "4" Application Development by the same author. But all in all... Read more
Published 12 months ago by senimii
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Not what I was expecting
Though this book goes into a lot of detail on near all feature of android 2 development, It lacks completeness in certain tutorials (possibly on the assumption that the reader... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Dave
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Impeccable Introduction TO the Android OS
I spent a day and a half trying to make sense of another publisher's so-called Introduction to Android. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Madcap coder
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Good introduction, but very outdated
Before I say anything if you are looking to develop for 2.0 then this is definitely the book for you, but 2. Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2011 by B.W.Robisnon
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A Great Android Start
This book is a very good introduction to developing apps for Android devices.
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not what i expected
First of all i'll start out by saying i am a technical person, and take to technical documentation like a duck to water. Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2010 by S. Roberts
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Excellent Book
I've been reading it for quite a while now, and it explains everything with the needed detail I want. Also it's pretty up-to-date with the 2. Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2010 by Pedro N. Veloso
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Poor introductory book and hard to follow
As several others have already said, it's easy to lose the plot with this book around page 75. You're meant to be starting off with a simple example and developing it as you go... Read more
Published on 23 July 2010 by S. Larkin
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In-depth but hard to follow
I'm on page 77 and already getting lost. The author feeds you lot of info about possible values for the the java and xml files but only a handful are actually used in the To Do... Read more
Published on 22 July 2010 by Ta Rykala
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A very good book
The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because the book lacks more pictures. The book is great and all aspects of the Android 2 OS are explained clearly and the examples are good... Read more
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