Learning Android

Want to build apps for Android devices? This book is the perfect way to master the fundamentals. Written by an expert who’s taught this mobile platform to hundreds of developers in large organizations, this gentle introduction shows experienced object-oriented programmers how to use Android’s basic building blocks to create user interfaces, store data, connect to the network, and more.
You’ll build a Twitter-like application throughout the course of this book, adding new features with each chapter. Along the way, you’ll also create your own toolbox of code patterns to help you program any type of Android application with ease.

• Get an overview of the Android platform and discover how it fits into the mobile ecosystem
• Learn about the Android stack, including its application framework, and the structure and distribution of application packages (APK)
• Set up your Android development environment and get started with simple programs
• Use Android’s building blocks–Activities, Intents, Services, Content Providers, and Broadcast Receivers
• Learn how to build basic Android user interfaces and organize UI elements in Views and Layouts
• Build a service that uses a background process to update data in your application
• Get an introduction to Android Interface Definition Language (AIDL) and the Native Development Kit (NDK)

想要为Android设备构建应用程序吗？这本书是掌握基础知识的绝佳途径。这篇简单的介绍介绍了经验丰富的面向对象程序员如何使用Android的基本构建块来创建用户界面、存储数据、连接网络等。
在本书的整个过程中，您将构建一个类似Twitter的应用程序，为每一章添加新功能。在此过程中，您还将创建自己的代码模式工具箱，帮助您轻松编写任何类型的Android应用程序。

• 了解Android平台的概况，了解它如何融入移动生态系统
• 了解Android堆栈，包括其应用程序框架，以及应用程序包(APK)的结构和分发
• 设置您的Android开发环境并开始使用简单的程序
• 使用Android的构建块活动、意图、服务、内容提供商和广播接收器
• 了解如何构建基本的Android用户界面以及在视图和布局中组织UI元素
• 构建使用后台进程更新应用程序中的数据的服务
• 了解Android界面定义语言(AIDL)和原生开发工具包(NDK)