Learn Android App Development

Book Description

Learn Android App Development is a hands-on tutorial and useful reference. You’ll quickly get up to speed and master the Android SDK and the Java that you need for your Android Apps.

The Android SDK offers powerful features, and this book is the fastest path to mastering them—and the rest of the Andorid SDK—for programmers with some experience who are new to Android smartphone and tablet apps development. Many books introduce the Android SDK, but very few explain how to develop apps optimally. This book teaches both core Java language concepts and how to wisely but rapidly employ the design patterns and logic using the Android SDK, which is based on Java APIs.

You’ll also learn best practices that ensure your code will be efficient and perform well.

• Get an accelerated but complete enough treatment of the fundamentals of Java necessary to get you started.
• Design your first app using prototyping and other design methods.
• Build your first Android app using the code given over the course of the book.
• Finally, debug and distribute your first app on Google Play or other Android app store.

After reading this book, you’ll have your first app ready and on the app store, earning you the prestige and the money you seek.

What you’ll learn

• How to get a quick start to learning Android to build your first Android app
• How the Android development process works and what is the usual workflow
• How to design an Android app User Interface (UI)
• How to add interactivity and functionality to your Android apps

Who this book is for

This book is for those who have some programming experience but who are new to the Android mobile platform. This book is ideal for those who may be coming from iOS programming/development to learn about this other most popular mobile platform, Android.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Building an Android IDE for Version 4.2: Acquiring, Installing, and Configuring an Android Development Environment
Chapter 2. Exploring Android App Development: The Lingo of Android and Building Your First Hello World App!
Chapter 3. Java for Android Primer: Enhancing Our Hello World Application
Chapter 4. Layouts and Activities: Using ViewGroup Classes
Chapter 5. Android Intents and Events: Adding Interactivity
Chapter 6. Android UI Design: Using Views and Widgets via XML
Chapter 7. Android Graphics Design: Concepts and Techniques
Chapter 8. Compositing in Android: Advanced Graphical User Interface Design
Chapter 9. Android Image Animation: Frame-Based Animation Using XML Constructs
Chapter 10. Android Vector Animation: Procedural Animation via XML Constructs
Chapter 11. An Introduction to Video: Concepts and Optimization
Chapter 12. Digital Video in Android: Using the VideoView Class
Chapter 13. An Introduction to Audio: Concepts and Optimization
Chapter 14. Playing Audio in Android: The MediaPlayer Class
Chapter 15. Audio Sequencing: Android SoundPool Class
Chapter 16. Android Intents: Inter-Application Programming
Chapter 17. Android Services: Using Background Processing
Chapter 18. Broadcast Receivers: Android Inter-Application Communication
Chapter 19. Android Content Providers: Access to Datastores
Appendix A

中文：

书名：学习Android应用程序开发

Learn Android App Development 是一个实际操作的教程和有用的参考。您将很快熟悉并掌握Android应用程序所需的Android SDK和Java。

Android SDK提供了强大的功能，对于对Android智能手机和平板电脑应用程序开发有一定经验的程序员来说，这本书是掌握这些功能和Andorid SDK其余部分的最快途径。许多书籍介绍了Android SDK，但很少有书籍解释如何以最佳方式开发应用程序。这本书既讲授了Java语言的核心概念，也讲授了如何使用基于Java API的Android SDK明智而快速地使用设计模式和逻辑。

您还将学习确保代码高效和良好运行的最佳实践。

• 快速但足够全面地介绍Java的基础知识，这是入门所必需的。
• 使用原型和其他设计方法设计您的第一个应用程序。
• Build your first Android app using the code given over the course of the book.
• 最后，在Google Play或其他Android应用商店上调试和分发您的第一个应用。

读完这本书后，你会有你的第一个应用程序准备好，并在应用程序商店，为你赢得声望和你所寻求的金钱。

你会学到什么

• 如何快速开始学习Android以构建您的第一个Android应用程序
• Android开发流程是如何工作的，通常的工作流程是什么
• 如何设计Android应用程序用户界面(UI)
• 如何为您的Android应用程序添加互动性和功能

Who this book is for

这本书是为那些有一定编程经验但对Android移动平台不熟悉的人写的。对于那些来自iOS编程/开发的人来说，这本书是了解另一个最受欢迎的移动平台Android的理想选择。

目录表

第1章.为版本4.2构建Android IDE：获取、安装和配置Android开发环境
第二章探索Android应用程序开发：Android的Lingo和构建您的第一个Hello World应用程序！
第三章Java for Android入门：增强Hello World应用程序
第4章.布局和活动：使用视图组类
第5章Android意图和事件：添加互动性
第6章Android用户界面设计：通过XML使用视图和小部件
第七章Android图形设计：概念和技术
第八章Android中的合成：高级图形用户界面设计
第9章Android图像动画：使用XML构造的基于帧的动画
第十章Android向量动画：通过XML构造的程序动画
第11章：视频简介：概念和优化
Chapter 12. Digital Video in Android: Using the VideoView Class
第13章音频入门：概念和优化
第14章：在Android中播放音频：MediaPlayer类
第15章音频排序：Android SoundPool类
第16章Android意图：应用程序间编程
第17章Android服务：使用后台处理
Chapter 18. Broadcast Receivers: Android Inter-Application Communication
第19章Android内容提供商：访问数据存储
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