Learn Android app development / Wallace Jackson ; technical reviewer, Michael Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Wallace.

Contributor:

Thomas, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mobile computing.

Application software--Development.

Application software.

Android (Electronic resource).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXIII, 548 p. 347 illus.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2013.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Apress, c2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Learn Android App Development is a hands-on tutorial and useful reference. You'll quickly get up to speed and master the Android SDK and the Java that you need for your Android Apps. The Android SDK offers powerful features, and this book is the fastest path to mastering them—and the rest of the Android SDK—for programmers with some experience who are new to Android smartphone and tablet apps development. Many books introduce the Android SDK, but very few explain how to develop apps optimally. This book teaches both core Java language concepts and how to wisely but rapidly employ the design patterns and logic using the Android SDK, which is based on Java APIs. You'll also learn best practices that ensure your code will be efficient and perform well. Get an accelerated but complete enough treatment of the fundamentals of Java necessary to get you started. Design your first app using prototyping and other design methods. Build your first Android app using the code given over the course of the book. Finally, debug and distribute your first app on Google Play or other Android app store. After reading this book, you'll have your first app ready and on the app store, earning you the prestige and the money you seek.

Contents:

Building an Android IDE for version 4.2 : acquiring, installing, and configuring an Android development environment

Exploring Android app development : the lingo of Android and building your first hello world app!

Java for Android primer : enhancing our hello world application

Layouts and activities : using viewgroup classes

Android intents and events : adding interactivity

Android UI design : using views and widgets vis XML

Android graphics design : concepts and techniques

Compositing in Android : advanced graphical user interface design

Android image animation : frame-based animation using XML constructs

Android vector animation : procedural animation via XML constructs

An introduction to video : concepts and optimization

Digital video in Android : using the videoview class

An introduction to audio : concepts and optimization

Playing audio in Android : the mediaplayer class

Audio sequencing : Android soundpool class

Android intents : inter-application programming

Android services : using background processing

Broadcast receivers : Android inter-application communication

Android content providers : access to datastores

Building an Android IDE for version 4.12 and earlier : acquiring, installing, and configuring an Android development environment.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781430257479

1430257474

OCLC:

855858049