Expert Android

Book Description

From the leading publisher of Android books, Apress’ Expert Android gives you advanced techniques for customizing views, controls, and layouts. You’ll learn to develop apps in record time using JSON, Advanced Form Processing, and the BaaS (Backend As A Service) platform Parse. The book also includes extensive coverage on OpenGL, Search, and Telephony. With these advanced and time saving technologies you’ll be able to release compelling mobile applications in Google Play and the Amazon Appstore at a rapid pace.

In Expert Android, you’ll learn to:

• Borrow, reuse, or build custom Android UI components
• Create 3D experiences using OpenGL ES 2.0
• Write collaborative applications in the Parse cloud and communicate with your app user community through Parse Push Technology
• Reduce the time-to-market while creating rock solid apps for multiple devices

Whether you are an individual or enterprise developer, in Expert Android you’ll find  the advanced techniques and practices to take your mobile apps to the next level. Regardless of the Android release, this book serves as your definitive, capstone reference for your Apress Android experience.

What you’ll learn

• How to deliver impactful Apps cheaper, better, and faster.
• How to develop for multiple devices and manage fragmentation in Android
• How to use Parse cloud for Storage, Collaborative Social Apps,  and Push notifications
• How to create Custom Views, Controls, and Layouts
• How to create 3D experience with OpenGL ES 2.0
• How to achieve speed to market through JSON, Form processing, and Parse
• How to eliminate memory leaks and poor-performing code

Who this book is for

This book is for advanced Android app developers who have read/used Pro Android already by the very same authors that bring you Expert Android.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Exploring Custom Views
Chapter 2. Exploring Compound Controls
Chapter 3. Principles and Practice of Custom Layouts
Chapter 4. JSON for On-Device Persistence
Chapter 5. Programming for Multiple Devices
Chapter 6. Advanced Form Processing
Chapter 7. Using the Telephony APIs
Chapter 8. Advanced Debugging and Analysis
Chapter 9. Programming 3D Graphics with OpenGL
Chapter 10. Introduction to Android Search
Chapter 11. Simple Search Suggestion Provider
Chapter 12. Custom Search Suggestion Provider
Chapter 13. Introduction to Cloud Storage with Parse
Chapter 14. Enhancing Parse with Parcelables
Chapter 15. Exploring Push Notifications with Parse

中文：

书名：Expert Android

来自安卓图书的领先出版商Apress 专家安卓 为您提供用于自定义视图、控件和布局的高级技术。您将学习使用JSON、高级表单处理和BAAS(后端即服务)平台解析在创纪录的时间内开发应用程序。这本书还包括关于OpenGL、搜索和电话的广泛报道。有了这些先进且节省时间的技术，您将能够在Google Play和Amazon Appstore中快速发布引人注目的移动应用程序。

在专家Android中，您将学习：

• 借用、重用或构建自定义Android UI组件
• 使用OpenGL ES 2.0创建3D体验
• 在Parse云中编写协作应用程序，并通过Parse Push技术与您的应用程序用户社区通信
• 缩短上市时间，同时为多种设备创建坚如磐石的应用程序

Whether you are an individual or enterprise developer, in 专家安卓 您将发现先进的技术和实践，使您的移动应用程序更上一层楼。无论安卓系统是什么版本，这本书都是你体验安卓体验的权威参考。

你会学到什么

• 如何更便宜、更好、更快地提供有影响力的应用程序。
• 如何在Android中针对多个设备进行开发并管理碎片
• 如何将解析云用于存储、协作社交应用、推送通知
• 如何创建自定义视图、控件和布局
• 如何使用OpenGL ES 2.0创建3D体验
• 如何通过JSON、表单处理和解析实现快速推向市场
• 如何消除内存泄漏和低性能代码

这本书是为谁而写的

这本书是为已经阅读/使用过Pro Android的高级Android应用程序开发人员编写的，正是这些作者为您带来了专业的Android。

目录表

Chapter 1. Exploring Custom Views
第2章：探索复合控件
第三章定制版式的原则和实践
第4章.用于设备上持久性的JSON
第5章.多个设备的编程
第6章.高级表单处理
第7章.使用电话API
第8章.高级调试和分析
第9章：使用OpenGL编程3D图形
第十章Android搜索简介
第11章.简单搜索建议提供程序
第12章.自定义搜索建议提供程序
第13章介绍带解析的云存储
第14章：使用Parcelables增强解析
Chapter 15. Exploring Push Notifications with Parse