Pro Android is a detailed look at application development on Google’s Mobile OS. It uses the development of a sample application to work through all the options you might want to build a flexible mobile application. The focus is on making viable commercial applications work. The book includes detailed coverage of the Android API.

? Assumes knowledge of basic Java programming principles so that you can follow the code

? Written in an example–driven and practically minded style

? Serves as a tool for hobbyists and professionals who want to create production–quality applications

What you’ll learn

? Adapt existing applications to a mobile framework.

? Understand how an Android application functions and communicates with the handset that hosts it.

? Discover all aspects of developing the mobile features that Android enables including the complexities of timers, services, and multimedia playback.

? Create and display a rich mix of custom–rendered screens and tailored Android widgets.

? Find out all about the Android API and using it to create apps that work across the gamut of wireless devices.

? Understand how location–based services, which are becoming more and more important in the mobile world, work.

? Uutilize Google’s powerful Map tool.

? Understand network connectivity in the mobile world.

Who is this book for?

This book is for professional software engineers/programmers looking to move their ideas and applications into the mobile space with Android. The author assumes the reader has a passable understanding of Java. The reader should be able to write classes and handle basic inheritance structures. This book also targets hobbyist developers looking to navigate the complex minefield of mobile software.

About the Apress Pro Series

The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder.

You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard–won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.

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Learn how to develop applications for Android mobile devices using simple examples, ready to run with your copy of the SDK. Author and Android columnist, writer, developer, and community advocate Mark L Murphy shows you what you need to know to get started on programming Android applications–everything from crafting GUIs to using GPS, accessing web services, and more!

The Android development platform, created by Google and the Open Handset Alliance, is a platform in its truest sense, encompassing hundreds of classes beyond the traditional Java classes and open source components that ship with the SDK. Some Android books race through the material, trying to cover as much ground as possible in as few pages as possible. Experienced writer and community advocate Mark Murphy shows you how to develop Android applications simply and with care.

The book includes dozens of sample projects, ready to run with your copy of the SDK–not just one huge project where you have difficulty finding the specific examples of the technique you are looking for. You can even get these sample programs online at Apress.com.

What you’ll learn

? Discover what Android is and how to use Android to build Java-based mobile applications for Google Phones G1 and more phones as they hit the market

? Work with the new Android 1.x SDK

? Create user interfaces using both the Android Widget framework and the built-in WebKit-powered web browser components

? Use scripting with BeanShell

? Work with menu inflation, fonts, SDK tools, rotation events, and more

? Work with TabActivity, MyLocationOverlay, DDMS, and more

? Utilize the distinctive capabilities of the Android engine including maps, Internet access, integrated search, media playback, and more

? Use and create similar sample Android applications for services, content providers, mapping, and location-based services/events

Who is this book for?

This book is aimed at people new to mobile development, perhaps even to Java itself.

About the Apress Beginning Series

The Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get the information you need to land that crucial entry–level job. These books will teach you a standard and important technology from the ground up because they are explicitly designed to take you from “novice to professional.” You’ll start your journey by seeing what you need to know—but without needless theory and filler. You’ll build your skill set by learning how to put together real–world projects step by step. So whether your goal is your next career challenge or a new learning opportunity, the Beginning series from Apress will take you there—it is your trusted guide through unfamiliar territory!

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Android is a free, open source, Java-based mobile platform developed by Google. Unlocking Android prepares the reader to embrace the Android mobile platform in easy-to-understand language and builds on this foundation with reusable Java code examples. It’s ideal for corporate developers and hobbyists who have an interest, or a mandate, to deliver mobile software.

The book first covers the big picture so the reader can get comfortable with the Android approach to the mobile applications. Then the reader learns to apply Android by following the many practical examples. The book concludes with two deep and hands-on examples.

Unlocking Android addresses the Android application framework, its graphical capabilities and media support, data storage, communications capabilities, phone interactions, and notifications.

Unlocking Android covers Android SDK 1.x

Excited about the new Google phone? T-Mobile-s G1 android phone is packed with possibilities, and T-Mobile G1 For Dummies will help you make the most of them.

This fun and friendly guide shows you how to navigate the G1-s android interface, make phone calls, view maps, manage contacts, browse the Web, and a whole lot more. Your T-Mobile G1 is so much more than a phone-it-s also an administrative assistant, movie theater, jukebox, mobile office, and several more things all rolled into one device. With T-Mobile G1 For Dummies, you can:

* Find out all about the Android smartphone operating system and what it offers

* Learn your way around the G1-s keyboard, buttons, and touch screen

* See how your G1 connects to both Wi-Fi networks and T-Mobile-s high-speed network

* Surf the Web, download music and picture files, and tweak browser settings

* Send and receive Gmail, get where you-re going with Google Maps, and stay organized with Google Calendar

* Take photos, check out YouTube, and fill your phone with media

* Manage your e-mail and choose which messages will be synced to your phone

* Shop the Android Market and discover more cool apps for your G1

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THE EASY, FUN, PRACTICAL GUIDE TO GOOGLE ANDROID PHONES!

So you’ve got one of those hot new Android-powered phones? Awesome! Now, get the most out of it with Google on the Go! This friendly, easy book shows exactly how to use your phone to make your life more productive, more efficient, and more fun!

Making calls? Playing MP3s? Sending Gmail? Taking pictures? It’s all covered here—one step at a time, in plain English. There’s no faster way to master the great Google tools built into your new phone: calendar, messaging, web browsing, chat, Google Maps, YouTube, you name it!

Want to customize your phone? Here’s how. Need to troubleshoot a problem? No sweat: you’ll find easy, step-by-step directions. Whether you’re using the T-Mobile G1 or another Android-powered smartphone, this book answers all your questions so you can harness the power of Google applications and tools in the palm of your hand.

? Set up your Google Android phone fast!

? Quickly master phone basics, from speakerphone to call waiting

? Transfer contacts from your computer or another phone

? Add new Calendar appointments and reminders

? Make the most of your free Gmail account

? Take photos, and send them instantly to your contacts

? Watch videos and upload them to YouTube

? Find practically anything with Google Search

? Use Google Talk’s handy chat features

? Get directions and traffic info with Google Maps… even use GPS!

? Install new software tools and even start writing your own

? Fix the most common problems with service and hardware

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A hands-on guide to building mobile applications, Professional Android Application Development features concise and compelling examples that show you how to quickly construct real-world mobile applications for Android phones. Fully up-to-date for version 1.0 of the Android software development kit, it covers all the essential features, and explores the advanced capabilities of Android (including GPS, accelerometers, and background Services) to help you construct increasingly complex, useful, and innovative mobile applications for Android phones.

What this book includes

An introduction to mobile development, Android, and how to get started.

An in-depth look at Android applications and their life cycle, the application manifest, Intents, and using external resources.

Details for creating complex and compelling user interfaces by using, extending, and creating your own layouts and Views and using Menus.

A detailed look at data storage, retrieval, and sharing using preferences, files, databases, and Content Providers.

Instructions for making the most of mobile portability by creating rich map-based applications as well as using location-based services and the geocoder.

A look at the power of background Services, using threads, and a detailed look at Notifications.

Coverage of Android’s communication abilities including SMS, the telephony APIs, network management, and a guide to using Internet resources

Details for using Android hardware, including media recording and playback, using the camera, accelerometers, and compass sensors.

Advanced development topics including security, IPC, advanced 2D / 3D graphics techniques, and user–hardware interaction.

Who this book is for

This book is for anyone interested in creating applications for the Android mobile phone platform. It includes information that will be valuable whether you’re an experienced mobile developer or making your first foray, via Android, into writing mobile applications. It will give the grounding and knowledge you need to write applications using the current SDK, along with the flexibility to quickly adapt to future enhancements.

Master the Android mobile development platform

Build compelling Java-based mobile applications using the Android SDK and the Eclipse open-source software development platform. Android: A Programmer’s Guide shows you, step-by-step, how to download and set up all of the necessary tools, build and tune dynamic Android programs, and debug your results. Discover how to provide web and chat functions, interact with the phone dialer and GPS devices, and access the latest Google services. You’ll also learn how to create custom Content Providers and database-enable your applications using SQLite.

Install and configure Java, Eclipse, and Android plugin

Create Android projects from the Eclipse UI or command line

Integrate web content, images, galleries, and sounds

Deploy menus, progress bars, and auto-complete functions

Trigger actions using Android Intents, Filters, and Receivers

Implement GPS, Google Maps, Google Earth, and GTalk

Build interactive SQLite databases, calendars, and notepads

Test applications using the Android Emulator and Debug Bridge

Android Essentials
Apress; 1 edition | 100 pages | 1430210648 | July 21, 2008 | PDF | 0.9 Mb

Android Essentials is a no–frills, no–nonsense, code–centric run through the guts of application development on Google’s Mobile OS. This book uses the development of a sample application to work through topics, focusing on giving developers the essential tools and examples required to make viable commercial applications work. Covering the entirety of the Android catalog in less than 150 pages is simply impossible. Instead, this book focuses on just four main topics: the application life cycle and OS integration, user interface, location–based services, and networking. Thorough, complete, and useful work on the nuts and bolts of applicatio development in Android Example driven and practically minded. A tool for hobbyists and professionals who want to create production–quality applications

What you’ll learn

Understand how an Android application functions and communicates with the handset that hosts it.

Comprehend the complexities of timers, services, and multimedia playback.

Create and display a rich mix of custom–rendered screens and tailored Android widgets.

Understand how location–based services are becoming more and more important in the mobile world.

See how to use Google’s powerful Map tool.

Explore the intricacies of network connectivity in the mobile world.

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