Android 4: New Features for Application Development

Book Description

Develop Android applications using the new features of Android Ice Cream Sandwich

Overview

• Learn new APIs in Android 4.
• Get familiar with the best practices in developing Android applications.
• Step-by-step approach with clearly explained sample codes.

In Detail

Recently, with the increasing popularity of mobile phones, mobile operating systems have emerged and quickly spread. Now people with smart phones can do everything that they can do with their computers. The popularity of the Android mobile operating system has increased and is widely used. In this book, new features and innovations of Android 4 will be discussed.

“Android 4: New Features for Application Development” is a practical and hands-on guide for developing android applications using new features of Android Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) with a step-by-step approach and clearly explained sample codes. You will learn the new APIs in Android 4.0 with sample code.

This book will cover the new features and APIs of Android 4 (Android Ice Cream Sandwich). It will show the usage of the new APIs with a step-by-step approach and clearly explained sample code..

You will learn about the new user interface components such as Action Bar and GridLayout. You will also learn about new APIs for social media integration and accessing calendar data. We will also look at new connectivity APIs such as Wi-Fi Direct and Android Beam. Supporting multiple screen sizes and multiple versions of Android is also among the subjects that you will learn.

You can use “Android 4: New Features for Application Development” as a reference book for developing Android applications using new features of Android 4.0 with its clearly explained, step-by-step sample codes.

What you will learn from this book

• Use the Social API of Android 4.
• Create and configure GridLayout.
• Use the Calendar API of Android 4.
• Create and configure the Action Bar.
• Design user interfaces that support different screen sizes.
• Create and manage Fragments.
• Design user interfaces that support different screen sizes.
• Create and manage Fragments.
• Support Multiple APKs.
• Use new APIs in older versions of Android.

Approach

This is a practical and hands-on guide with a step-by-step approach and clearly explained sample code.

Who this book is written for

This book is for developers who are experienced with the Android platform, but who may not be familiar with the new features and APIs of Android 4.

Android developers who want to learn about supporting multiple screen sizes and multiple Android versions will also find this book beneficial

中文：

书名：Android 4: New Features for Application Development

使用Android冰淇淋三明治的新功能开发Android应用程序

概述

• 学习Android 4中的新API。
• 熟悉开发Android应用程序的最佳实践。
• 使用清楚解释的样例代码的逐步方法。

详细地说

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Android 4：应用程序开发的新功能&#8220；Android 4：应用程序开发的新功能&#8221；是使用Android冰淇淋三明治(Android 4.0)的新功能开发Android应用程序的实用和动手指南，其中包含循序渐进的方法和清晰解释的示例代码。您将通过示例代码学习Android 4.0中的新API。

本书将介绍Android 4(Android Ice Cream三明治)的新功能和API。它将以循序渐进的方式展示新API的用法，并清楚地解释样例代码。

您将了解新的用户界面组件，如操作栏和GridLayout。您还将了解用于社交媒体集成和访问日历数据的新API。我们还将研究新的连接API，如Wi-Fi Direct和Android Beam。支持多种屏幕尺寸和多个版本的Android也是您将学习的主题之一。

您可以将《Android 4：应用程序开发的新功能》作为使用Android 4.0的新功能开发Android应用程序的参考书，其中包含清晰解释的循序渐进的示例代码。

What you will learn from this book

• Use the Social API of Android 4.
• Create and configure GridLayout.
• Use the Calendar API of Android 4.
• Create and configure the Action Bar.
• 设计支持不同屏幕大小的用户界面。
• Create and manage Fragments.
• 设计支持不同屏幕大小的用户界面。
• Create and manage Fragments.
• 支持多个APK。
• 在旧版Android中使用新的API。

方法

这是一本实用的动手指南，提供了一种循序渐进的方法，并对示例代码进行了清晰的解释。

Who this book is written for

本书面向对Android平台有经验，但可能不熟悉Android 4新功能和API的开发人员。

想要了解支持多种屏幕尺寸和多个Android版本的Android开发人员也会发现这本书很有帮助