The Android™ Developer’s Cookbook · Building Applications with the Android SDK · 2nd Edition (Jason Arnold's Library) by Schwarz, Ronan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

About This eBook Title Page Copyright Page Praise for The Android™ Developer’s Cookbook, Second Edition Dedication Page Contents at a Glance Table of Contents Preface

Why an Android Cookbook? Who Should Read This Book? Using the Recipes Book Structure Additional References

About the Authors 1. Overview of Android

The Evolution of Android The Dichotomy of Android Devices Running Android Hardware Differences on Android Devices Features of Android Android Development Software Development Kit (SDK) Google Play

2. Application Basics: Activities and Intents

Android Application Overview Activity Lifecycle Multiple Activities

3. Threads, Services, Receivers, and Alerts

Threads Messages between Threads: Handlers Alerts Services Broadcast Receivers App Widgets

4. Advanced Threading Techniques

Loaders AsyncTasks Android Inter-Process Communication

5. User Interface Layout

Resource Directories and General Attributes Views and ViewGroups Text Manipulation Other Widgets: From Buttons to Seek Bars

6. User Interface Events

Event Handlers and Event Listeners Advanced User Interface Libraries

7. Advanced User Interface Techniques

Android Custom View Android Animation Accessibility Fragments

8. Multimedia Techniques

Images Audio Video

9. Hardware Interface

Camera Other Sensors Telephony Bluetooth Near Field Communication (NFC) Universal Serial Bus (USB)

10. Networking

Reacting to the Network State Using SMS Using Web Content Social Networking

11. Data Storage Methods

Shared Preferences SQLite Database Content Provider File Saving and Loading

12. Location-Based Services

Location Basics Using Google Maps Using the Little Fluffy Location Library

13. In-App Billing

Google Play In-App Billing

14. Push Messages

Google Cloud Messaging Setup Sending and Receiving Push Messages Receiving Messages Sending Messages

15. Android Native Development

Android Native Components

16. Debugging

Android Test Projects Eclipse Built-In Debug Tools Android SDK Debug Tools Android System Debug Tools

A. Using the OpenIntents Sensor Simulator

Setting Up the Sensor Simulator Adding the Sensor Simulator to an Application

B. Using the Compatibility Pack

Android Support Packages Adding the Support Library to a Project

C. Using a Continuous Integration System D. Android OS Releases

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