ANDROID IN ACTION
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ANDROID IN ACTION, 3RD ED.
Author : W.FRANK ABLESON, ROBI SEN, CHRIS KING, C.ENRIQUE ORTIZ
ISBN13 : 9789350042915
Product Group : DTECH
Series : MANNING
Product Line :
Pages : 660
Type : Paperback
Release Date : April 2012
Price INR : 549
Android in Action, Third Edition takes you far beyond Hello Android. You will master the SDK, build WebKit apps using HTML 5, and even learn to extend or replace Android's built-in features. You will find interesting examples on every page as you explore cross-platform graphics with RenderScript, the updated notification system, and the Native Development Kit. This book also introduces important tablet concepts like drag-and-drop, fragments, and the Action Bar, all new in Android 3.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part 1 What is Android? The big picture
Introducing Android
Android s development environment
Part 2 Exercising the Android SDK
User interfaces
Intents and Services
Storing and retrieving data
Networking and web services
Telephony
Notifications and alarms
Graphics and animation
Multimedia
Location, location, location
Part 3 Android applications
Putting Android to work in a field service application
Building Android applications in C
Part 4 The maturing platform
Bluetooth and sensors
Integration
Android web development
AppWidgets
Localization
Android Native Development Kit
Activity fragments
Android 3.0 action bar
Drag-and-drop
Appendix A Installing the Android SDK
Appendix B Publishing applications
Index
ABOUT THE AUTHOR :
Frank Ableson is a writer, product strategist, and mobile developer. Robi Sen specializes in new products, and Chris King is a senior mobile engineer.
FOR WHOM ?
This book is written for hobbyists and developers. A background in Java is helpful? no prior experience with Android is assumed.
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