The Android Developer's Cookbook

Goes beyond the basics to show developers not just how to write apps for Android, but how to make their apps great * *By authors with extensive experience building commercial Android apps and training new mobile developers. *Cookbook examples illuminate many core Android development techniques, and can be incorporated directly into production programs. *Covers topics many books skip, including social networking features. *Perfect for all developers familiar with Java and the Eclipse IDE. This hands-on tutorial teaches all essential elements of Android development through practical 'cookbook-style' code examples: sample code that is clear, instructive, and robust enough to be integrated into developers' own production software. The authors base their examples on the newest version of the Android SDK, while also presenting code for widely-used versions including 1.5 and 2.1. Readers will learn how to write new Android apps from scratch - and then improve and extend them with a variety of sophisticated techniques. Coverage includes: * *Getting started with the Android SDK and development platform. *Using the event listener, event manager, and event driven models. *Working around the constraints of Android development. *Mastering activities: intents, bundles, and more *Building effective Android user interfaces with layouts and handlers. *Integrating images, audio, and video into Apps. *Managing networking, data storage, and custom hardware *Sending alerts to users. *Testing and debugging Apps, and much more Note: This book will serve as an ideal complement to our highly praised Android Wireless Application Development by Shane Conder and Lauren Darcey.