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(More customer reviews)This is book is an excellent addition to the bookshelf of any serious android developer. Android Recipes is primarily geared toward an experienced android developer. However, even a beginning android developer (with a solid understanding of the Java programming language) will find it beneficial. What sets this book apart from most is its clear, concise explanations. I have tested and implemented many of the solutions in this book. After reading Chapter 5: Persisting Data, I was able to implement a content provider of my own in no time.
Pros: Clear, concise explanations of complex topics. Code examples available on-line.
Cons: NoneThis is the best android book I have read so far, and I definitely recommend it to anyone serious about Android development.
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Android continues to be one of the leading mobile OS and development platforms driving today's mobile innovations and the apps ecosystem. Androidappears complex, but offers a variety of organized development kits to those coming into Android with differing programming language skill sets. Android Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach guides you step-by-step through a wide range of useful topics using complete and real-world working code examples. In this book, you'll start off with a recap of Android architecture and app fundamentals, and then get down to business and build an app with Google's Android SDK at the command line and Eclipse. Next, you'll learn how to accomplish practical tasks pertaining to the user interface, communications with the cloud, device hardware, data persistence, communications between applications, and interacting with Android itself. Finally, you'll learn how to leverage various libraries and Scripting Layer for Android (SL4A)to help you perform tasks more quickly, how to use the Android NDK to boost app performance, and how to design apps for performance, responsiveness, seamlessness, and more. Instead of abstract descriptions of complex concepts, in Android Recipes, you'll find live code examples. When you start a new project, you can consider copying and pasting the code and configuration files from this book, then modifying them for your own customization needs. This can save you a great deal of work over creating a project from scratch!
What you'll learn
Discover Android architecture and various Android-specific APIs
How to develop a unit conversion app in the context of command-line/Android SDK and Eclipse/Android SDK environments
How to accomplish various tasks related to the user interface and more
How to use external libraries to save time and effort
How to quickly develop an app using the Scripting Layerfor Android (SL4A) tool
How to boost app performance by using the Android NDK
Guidelines for designing filtered apps, performant apps, responsive apps, and seamless apps
Who this book is for
Newcomers to Android, as well as more accomplished Android developers.
Table of Contents
Getting Started with Android
User Interface Recipes
Communications and Networking
Interacting with Device Hardware and Media
Persisting Data
Interacting with the System
Working with Libraries
Scripting Layer for Android
Android NDK
App Design Guidelines
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