Android Essentials [Paperback]

Android Essentials is a nofrills, nononsense, codecentric run through the guts of application development on Google's Mobile OS. This book uses the development of a sample application to work through topics, focusing on giving developers the essential tools and examples required to make viable commercial applications work. Covering the entirety of the Android catalog in less than 150 pages is simply impossible. Instead, this book focuses on just four main topics: the application life cycle and OS integration, user interface, locationbased services, and networking.

• Thorough, complete, and useful work on the nuts and bolts of application development in Android
• Example driven and practically minded
• A tool for hobbyists and professionals who want to create productionquality applications

Introduction - How you should use this book.- Installing, configuration, and compiling.- Running and using the emulator and debugger.- The Android Application.- Activity.- Intent Receiver.- Service.- Content Provider.- User Interface.- XML Layout View.- Custom View.- Location Based Services - Location Location Location.- Using Googles GPS module.- Using Androids built-in Google maps.- Networking.- Opening the connection.- Socket connections.- XML.- Tuning Connectivity.- Wrapping up.A bio is not available for this author.Focuses on just four main topics: Application life-cycle and OS integration, User interface, Location based services, and Networking The reader will understand how an Android application functions and communicates with the handset that hosts it The reader will be able to create and display a rich mix of custom rendered screens and tailored Android widgets Readers will know how to use Googles powerful Map tool They will understand the intricacies of network connectivity in the mobile world

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