Android Studio Development Essentials

The objective of this book teach the skills necessary to develop Android applications using Android Studio and the Android Software Development Kit (SDK).

Beginning with the basics, this book provides an outline of the steps necessary to set up an Android Studio based development and testing environment. An overview of Android Studio is included covering areas such as tool windows, the code editor and the user interface Designer tool. An introduction to the architecture of Android is followed by an in-depth look at the design of Android applications and user interfaces using Android Studio.

More advanced topics such as database management, content providers and intents are also covered, as are touch screen handling, gesture recognition, camera access and the playback and recording of both video and audio. This edition of the book also covers features introduced with Android 4.4 including printing, transitions and cloud-based file storage.

In addition to covering general Android development techniques, the book also includes Google Play specific topics such as implementing maps using the Google Maps Android API, in-app billing and submitting apps to the Google Play Developer Console.

Chapters also cover advanced features of Android Studio such as Gradle build configuration and the implementation of build variants to target multiple Android device types from a single project code base.

Assuming you already have some Java programming experience, are ready to download Android Studio and the Android SDK, have access to a Windows, Mac or Linux system and ideas for some apps to develop, you are ready to get started.

Title Android Studio Development Essentials
Author(s) Neil Smyth
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (July 22, 2014)
Paperback 620 pages
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Language: English
ISBN-10/ASIN: 150061386X
ISBN-13: 978-1500613860
eBook: http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Android_Studio_Development_Essentials

Android Programming Succinctly

In Android Programming Succinctly, Ryan Hodson provides a useful overview of the Android application lifecycle. Topics ranging from creating a UI to adding widgets and embedding fragments are covered, and he provides plenty of links to Android documentation along the way. Each chapter is conveniently summarized to ensure you get the most out of reading the book, and summaries include helpful suggestions for expanding your abilities in this growing app market.

    Title Android Programming Succinctly
    Author(s) Ryan Hodson
    Publisher: Syncfusion Inc. (2014)
    Language: English
    eBook: http://www.syncfusion.com/content/downloads/ebook/Android_Programming_Succinctly.pdf

Android 4.4 App Development Essentials

The goal of this book is to teach the skills necessary to develop Android based applications using the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and the Android 4.4 Software Development Kit (SDK).

Beginning with the basics, this book provides an outline of the steps necessary to set up an Android development and testing environment. An introduction to the architecture of Android is followed by an in-depth look at the design of Android applications and user interfaces. More advanced topics such as database management, content providers, services and intents are also covered, as are touch screen handling, gesture recognition, camera access and the playback and recording of both video and audio.

In addition to covering general Android development techniques, the book also includes Google Play specific topics such as using the Google Play In-App Billing API, implementing maps using the Google Maps Android API and submitting apps to the Google Play Developer Console.

Assuming you already have some Java programming experience, are ready to download Eclipse and the Android SDK, have access to a Windows, Mac or Linux system and ideas for some apps to develop, you are ready to get started.

Title Android 4.4 App Development Essentials
Author(s) Neil Smyth
Publisher: eBookFrenzy; 1 edition (January 28, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10/ASIN: B00I49TPLY
eBook: http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Android_4_App_Development_Essentials