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Learn Android App Development

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. Wallace Jackson
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  • Aims to be first accelerated tutorial to cover Android 5.0 or next major release of Android SDK.
  • Wallace Jackson is an expert author, Android app developer and indie making money from Android apps.
  • Android still remains the other most appealing mobile platform to develop on and use.

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxviii
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  2. Building an Android IDE for Version 4.2: Acquiring, Installing, and Configuring an Android Development Environment

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 1-30

  3. Exploring Android App Development: The Lingo of Android and Building Your First Hello World App!

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 31-54

  4. Java for Android Primer: Enhancing Our Hello World Application

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 55-76

  5. Layouts and Activities: Using ViewGroup Classes

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 77-110

  6. Android Intents and Events: Adding Interactivity

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 111-136

  7. Android UI Design: Using Views and Widgets via XML

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 137-164

  8. Android Graphics Design: Concepts and Techniques

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 165-190

  9. Compositing in Android: Advanced Graphical User Interface Design

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 191-216

  10. Android Image Animation: Frame-Based Animation Using XML Constructs

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 217-238

  11. Android Vector Animation: Procedural Animation via XML Constructs

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 239-272

  12. An Introduction to Video: Concepts and Optimization

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 273-300

  13. Digital Video in Android: Using the VideoView Class

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 301-320

  14. An Introduction to Audio: Concepts and Optimization

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 321-344

  15. Playing Audio in Android: The MediaPlayer Class

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 345-362

  16. Audio Sequencing: Android SoundPool Class

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 363-382

  17. Android Intents: Inter-Application Programming

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 383-410

  18. Android Services: Using Background Processing

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 411-432

  19. Broadcast Receivers: Android Inter-Application Communication

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 433-450

  20. Android Content Providers: Access to Datastores

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 451-486
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About this book

Learn Android App Development is a hands-on tutorial and useful reference. You'll quickly get up to speed and master the Android SDK and the Java that you need for your Android Apps.

The Android SDK offers powerful features, and this book is the fastest path to mastering them—and the rest of the Andorid SDK—for programmers with some experience who are new to Android smartphone and tablet apps development. Many books introduce the Android SDK, but very few explain how to develop apps optimally. This book teaches both core Java language concepts and how to wisely but rapidly employ the design patterns and logic using the Android SDK, which is based on Java APIs.

You'll also learn best practices that ensure your code will be efficient and perform well.

  • Get an accelerated but complete enough treatment of the fundamentals of Java necessary to get you started.
  • Design your first app using prototyping and other design methods.
  • Build your first Android app using the code given over the course of the book.
  • Finally, debug and distribute your first app on Google Play or other Android app store.
After reading this book, you'll have your first app ready and on the app store, earning you the prestige and the money you seek.

About the author

Wallace Jackson has been writing for leading multimedia publications about his work in new media content development since the advent of Multimedia Producer Magazine nearly two decades ago, when he wrote about computer processor architectures for centerfolds (removable "mini-issue" insert) distributed at SIGGRAPH. Since then, Wallace has written for several other publications about his work in interactive 3D and new media advertising campaign design, including 3D Artist,Desktop Publishers Journal, CrossMedia, AVvideo and Kiosk Magazine.

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