Inside the Android OS: Building, Customizing, Managing and Operating Android System Services (Android Deep Dive)

Inside the Android OS: Building, Customizing, Managing and Operating Android System Services (Android Deep Dive)

<P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Inside the Android OS </B>is the first comprehensive guide and reference for developers who want to customize and integrate Android into their own embedded devices. Replete with code examples, it encourages you to create your own working code versions as you read -- whether for your own personal insight or for a workplace project in the fast-growing marketplace for non-phone Android devices.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">G. Blake Meike responds to the real-world needs of embedded and IoT developers moving to Android, providing indispensable information without becoming obscure or too specialized. Meike teaches through a book-length project that covers everything developers need to know to create their own custom Android service. You'll find approachable yet precise coverage of:</P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Why Android is becoming a pervasive embedded platform</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Using Android's four-tier architectural model in embedded devices</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Setting up a build platform, downloading the AOSP source, and building an Android image</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Walking through system startup on a running Android system</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Running native services on embedded systems</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Using Android's Native Development Kit (NDK) and HAL to link interpreted Java with native C/C++ code</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Taking a deep dive into the seminal Zygote application and its Dalvik interpreter</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Quickly building Java system services</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Working with Binder, Android's heart and the root of its security and access control models</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Establishing permissions and access control</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Enabling apps to use the services you've created</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Building SDKs that allow third-party developers to code for your device</DIV> </LI> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">And much more</DIV> </LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">If you're a software professional who wants to construct or maintain a successful Android-based product, this is the book you've been searching for.</P>