Beginning Android 4 Application Development

Book Description

Understand android OS for both smartphone and tablet programming

This fast-paced introduction to the newest release of Android OS gives aspiring mobile app developers what they need to know to program for today’s hottest Android smartphones and tablets. Android 4 OS is, for the first time, a single solution for both smartphones and tablets, so if you master the information in this helpful guide, you’ll be well on your way to successful development for both devices. From using activities and intents and creating rich user interfaces to working with SMS, messaging APIs, and the Android SDK, what you need is here.

Provides clear instructions backed by real-world programming examples
Begins with the basics and covers everything Android 4 developers need to know for both smartphones and tablets
Explains how to customize activities and intents, create rich user interfaces, and manage data
Helps you work with SMS and messaging APIs, the Android SDK, and using location-based services
Details how to package and publish your applications to the Android Market

Beginning Android 4 Application Development pares down the most essential steps you need to know so you can start creating Android applications today.

From the Back Cover
Quickly learn how to develop applications for Android 4 smartphones and tablets!

With Android 4, Google brings the full power of its Android operating system to both smartphone and tablet computing. This full-color guide teaches everything you’ll need to know to successfully develop your own Android applications. The book addresses all the fundamentals, including user interfaces, networking, SMS messaging, databases, location-based services, and deployment. Veteran author Wei-Meng Lee covers it all and puts you well on your way to successful Android application development and deployment.

Beginning Android 4 Application Development:

Explains how to adapt to display orientation, understand the components of a screen, and handle user interface notifications
Explains the various elements that go into designing your user interface using views such as TextView, ProgressBar, AutoCompleteTextView, TimePicker, ListView, and more
Demonstrates how to display pictures and menus with views
Shows how to use a content provider and create your own content provider
Demonstrates how to put long running tasks in separate threads
Builds an application that tracks locations using SMS messaging
Demonstrates how to use JSON and Sockets programming to build your own chat application
Helps you prepare your Android application for the Android Market

Book Details

Paperback: 560 pages
Publisher: Wrox (March 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1118199545
ISBN-13: 978-1118199541