Professional Android 4 Application Development, 3rd Edition

Book Description

Developers, build mobile Android apps using Android 4

The fast-growing popularity of Android smartphones and tablets creates a huge opportunities for developers. If you’re an experienced developer, you can start creating robust mobile Android apps right away with this professional guide to Android 4 application development. Written by one of Google’s lead Android developer advocates, this practical book walks you through a series of hands-on projects that illustrate the features of the Android SDK. That includes all the new APIs introduced in Android 3 and 4, including building for tablets, using the Action Bar, Wi-Fi Direct, NFC Beam, and more.

• Shows experienced developers how to create mobile applications for Android smartphones and tablets
• Revised and expanded to cover all the Android SDK releases including Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), including all updated APIs, and the latest changes to the Android platform.
• Explains new and enhanced features such as drag and drop, fragments, the action bar, enhanced multitouch support, new environmental sensor support, major improvements to the animation framework, and a range of new communications techniques including NFC and Wi-Fi direct.
• Provides practical guidance on publishing and marketing your applications, best practices for user experience, and more

This book helps you learn to master the design, lifecycle, and UI of an Android app through practical exercises, which you can then use as a basis for developing your own Android apps.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Hello, Android
Chapter 2: Getting Started
Chapter 3: Creating Applications and Activities
Chapter 4: Building User Interfaces
Chapter 5: Intents and Broadcast Receivers
Chapter 6: Using Internet Resources
Chapter 7: Files, Saving State, and Preferences
Chapter 8: Databases and Content Providers
Chapter 9: Working in the Background
Chapter 10: Expanding the User Experience
Chapter 11: Advanced User Experience
Chapter 12: Hardware Sensors
Chapter 13: Maps, Geocoding, and Location-Based Services
Chapter 14: Invading the Home Screen
Chapter 15: Audio, Video, and Using the Camera
Chapter 16: Bluetooth, NFC, Networks, and Wi-Fi
Chapter 17: Telephony and SMS
Chapter 18: Advanced Android Development
Chapter 19: Monetizing, Promoting, and Distributing Applications

中文：

书名：专业Android 4应用程序开发，第三版

开发者，使用Android 4构建移动Android应用程序

Android智能手机和平板电脑的迅速流行为开发者创造了巨大的机会。如果你是一名经验丰富的开发人员，你可以立即开始创建强大的移动Android应用程序与这一专业指南的Android 4应用程序开发。这本实用的书是由谷歌的一位主要的Android开发人员撰写的，它向您介绍了一系列实践项目，这些项目演示了Android SDK的功能。这包括Android 3和4中引入的所有新API，包括为平板电脑构建、使用Action Bar、Wi-Fi Direct、NFC Beam等。

• 向经验丰富的开发人员展示如何为Android智能手机和平板电脑创建移动应用程序
• 修改并扩展到包括Android 4.0(Ice Cream Sandwich)在内的所有Android SDK版本，包括所有更新的API，以及Android平台的最新变化。
• 介绍新的和增强的功能，如拖放、碎片、操作栏、增强的多点触摸支持、新的环境传感器支持、对动画框架的重大改进，以及一系列新的通信技术，包括NFC和Wi-Fi Direct。
• 提供有关发布和营销您的应用程序、用户体验最佳实践等方面的实用指导

这本书通过实践练习帮助您学习掌握Android应用程序的设计、生命周期和用户界面，然后您可以将其用作开发您自己的Android应用程序的基础。

目录表

第一章：你好，安卓
第2章：入门
第3章：创建应用程序和活动
Chapter 4: Building User Interfaces
第5章：意图和广播接收者
第6章：使用互联网资源
第7章：文件、保存状态和首选项
第8章：数据库和内容提供商
第9章：在后台工作
Chapter 10: Expanding the User Experience
第11章：高级用户体验
第12章：硬件传感器
第13章：地图、地理编码和基于位置的服务
第14章：入侵主屏幕
第15章：音频、视频和使用摄像头
Chapter 16: Bluetooth, NFC, Networks, and Wi-Fi
第17章：电话和短信
第18章：高级Android开发
第19章：赚钱、推广和分发应用程序