Android for Programmers: An App-Driven Approach (Deitel Developer (Paperback))

Android for Programmers: An App-Driven Approach (Deitel Developer (Paperback))

<B>The professional programmer€s Deitel guide to Android„ smartphone and tablet app development and the Eclipse IDE with the Android Development Tools (ADT) plug-in </B> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Billions of apps have been downloaded from Android Market! This book gives you everything you€ll need to start developing great Android apps quickly and getting them published on Android Market. The book uses an app-driven approach€"each new technology is discussed in the context of 16 fully tested Android apps, complete with syntax coloring, code walkthroughs and sample outputs. Apps you€ll develop include:</P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">SpotOn Game</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Slideshow</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Flag Quiz</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Route Tracker</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Favorite Twitter Searches</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Address Book</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Tip Calculator</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Doodlz</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Weather Viewer</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Cannon Game</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Voice Recorder</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Pizza Ordering </DIV> </LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Practical, example-rich coverage of:</P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Smartphone and Tablet Apps, Android Development Tools (ADT) Plug-In for Eclipse</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Activities, Intents, Content Providers</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">GUI Components, Menus, Toasts, Resource Files, Touch and Gesture Processing</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Tablet Apps, ActionBar and AppWidgets</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Tweened Animations, Property Animations</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Camera, Audio, Video, Graphics, OpenGL ES</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Gallery and Media Library Access</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">SharedPreferences, Serialization, SQLite</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Handlers and Multithreading, Games</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Google Maps, GPS, Location Services, Sensors</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Internet-Enabled Apps, Web Services, Telephony, Bluetooth</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Speech Synthesis and Recognition</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Android Market, Pricing, Monetization</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">And more€¦</DIV> </LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">PLUS:  Register your product at www.informit.com/register for additional online chapters that cover Android Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4), including a complete, working Ice Cream Sandwich app!<br> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <br> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">VISIT WWW.DEITEL.COM </P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">For information on Deitel€s Dive Into Series instructor-led programming language training courses offered at customer sites worldwide visit www.deitel.com/training or write to [email protected]</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Download code examples</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Check out the growing list of programming Resource Centers</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Join the Deitel Twitter (@deitel) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/DeitelFan) communities</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">To receive updates for this book, subscribe to the free Deitel Buzz Online e-mail newsletter at www.deitel.com/newsletter/subscribe.html </DIV> </LI> </UL>