Book Description
Android is a free, open source, Java-based mobile platform developed by Google. Unlocking Android, Second Edition 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. Unlocking Android, Second Edition familiarizes the reader with the Android approach to mobile applications. The Android application framework is thoroughly explained and discussed within the current competitive landscape. Following the release of Android 2.0, this edition has been updated to cover hot topics such as Bluetooth integration, web development strategies, AppWidget framework, sensor management, the Android Native Development Kit, and localization.
Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Brief Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Preface to the First Edition
- Acknowledgments
- About this Book
- About the Cover Illustration
- Part 1. What is Android?—The Big Picture
- Chapter 1. Introducing Android
- Chapter 2. Android’s development environment
- Part 2. Exercising the Android SDK
- Chapter 3. User interfaces
- Chapter 4. Intents and Services
- Chapter 5. Storing and retrieving data
- Chapter 6. Networking and web services
- Chapter 7. Telephony
- Chapter 8. Notifications and alarms
- Chapter 9. Graphics and animation
- Chapter 10. Multimedia
- Chapter 11. Location, location, location
- Part 3. Android applications
- Chapter 12. Putting Android to work in a field service application
- Chapter 13. Building Android applications in C
- Part 4. The maturing platform
- Chapter 14. Bluetooth and sensors
- Chapter 15. Integration
- Chapter 16. Android web development
- Chapter 17. AppWidgets
- Chapter 18. Localization
- Chapter 19. Android Native Development Kit
- Appendix A. Installing the Android SDK
- Appendix B. Publishing applications
- Index
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Listings