Professional Android 4 Application Development

868 Pages·2012·25.26 MB·English

by  Reto Meier

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PROFESSIONAL
ANDROID™ 4 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxvii
CHAPTER 1 Hello, Android . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
CHAPTER 2 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
CHAPTER 3 Creating Applications and Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
CHAPTER 4 Building User Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
CHAPTER 5 Intents and Broadcast Receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
CHAPTER 6 Using Internet Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
CHAPTER 7 Files, Saving State, and Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
CHAPTER 8 Databases and Content Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
CHAPTER 9 Working in the Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
CHAPTER 10 Expanding the User Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359
CHAPTER 11 Advanced User Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .425
CHAPTER 12 Hardware Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
CHAPTER 13 Maps, Geocoding, and Location-Based Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513
CHAPTER 14 Invading the Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .565
CHAPTER 15 Audio, Video, and Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621
CHAPTER 16 Bluetooth, NFC, Networks, and Wi-Fi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .665
CHAPTER 17 Telephony and SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701
CHAPTER 18 Advanced Android Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .739
CHAPTER 19 Monetizing, Promoting, and Distributing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . .771
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 787
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