Introduction to Android Application Development, 4th Edition

Book Description

What Every Android™ App Developer Should Know Today: Android Tools, App/UI Design, Testing, Publishing, And More

Introduction to Android Application Development, 4th Edition

This fully reworked edition of a proven title is the most useful real-world guide to building robust, commercial-grade Android™ apps. The content is revised and updated for the latest Android 4.3 SDK and the newest development best practices. Introduction to Android™ Application Development: Android Essentials covers all you need to quickly start developing professional apps for today’s Android devices. Three expert developers guide you through setting up your development environment, designing user interfaces, developing for diverse devices, and optimizing your entire app-development process—from design through publication. Updated throughout, this title includes extensive coverage of the most useful new Android tools and utilities. It adds an all-new chapter on planning an amazing Android app user experience, plus extensive new coverage of unit testing, dialogs, preferences, and app publishing. Throughout, key concepts are taught through clear, up-to-date example code.

This edition offers

• Fully updated introductions to the latest Android 4.3 APIs, tools, utilities, and best practices
• Up-to-date strategies for leveraging new Android capabilities while preserving compatibility
• Navigation patterns and code samples for delivering more intuitive user experiences
• Example-based explanations of ActionBars, DialogFragments, and other key concepts
• Expert automated testing techniques to quickly improve code quality
• New Google Play Developer Console app publishing techniques that also offer more control

For Android developers at all levels of experience, this reference is now more valuable than ever. Students, instructors, and self-learners will especially appreciate new chapter-ending questions and exercises, carefully designed to test knowledge and deepen mastery.

Note: This revamped, newly titled edition is a complete update of Android™ Wireless Application Development, Volume I: Android Essentials, Third Edition, Bonus KitKat material is available for download at www.informit.com/title/9780321940261

Table of Contents

Part I: An Overview of the Android Platform
Chapter 1. Introducing Android
Chapter 2. Setting Up Your Android Development Environment
Chapter 3. Writing Your First Android Application

Part II: Android Application Basics
Chapter 4. Understanding the Anatomy of an Android Application
Chapter 5. Defining Your Application Using the Android Manifest File
Chapter 6. Managing Application Resources

Part III: Android User Interface Design Essentials
Chapter 7. Exploring User Interface Building Blocks
Chapter 8. Designing with Layouts
Chapter 9. Partitioning the User Interface with Fragments
Chapter 10. Displaying Dialogs

Part IV: Android Application Design Essentials
Chapter 11. Using Android Preferences
Chapter 12. Working with Files and Directories
Chapter 13. Leveraging Content Providers
Chapter 14. Designing Compatible Applications

Part V: Publishing and Distributing Android Applications
Chapter 15. Learning the Android Software Development Process
Chapter 16. Designing and Developing Bulletproof Android Applications
Chapter 17. Planning the Android Application Experience
Chapter 18. Testing Android Applications
Chapter 19. Publishing Your Android Application

Part VI: Appendixes
Appendix A. Mastering the Android Development Tools
Appendix B. Quick-Start Guide: The Android Emulator
Appendix C. Quick-Start Guide: Android DDMS
Appendix D. Android IDE and Eclipse Tips and Tricks
Appendix E. Answers to Quiz Questions

中文：

书名：Introduction to Android Application Development, 4th Edition

今天每个安卓™应用程序开发人员都应该知道的：安卓工具、应用程序/用户界面设计、测试、发布等

Android应用程序开发简介，第4版

这是一个经过验证的经过全面修改的版本，是构建强大的、商业级安卓™应用程序的最有用的现实指南。内容针对最新的Android 4.3 SDK和最新的开发最佳实践进行了修订和更新。Android™应用程序开发简介：Android Essentials涵盖了您快速开始为当今的Android设备开发专业应用程序所需的所有内容。三位专业开发人员将指导您设置开发环境、设计用户界面、针对不同设备进行开发以及优化从设计到发布的整个应用程序开发流程。这本书从头到尾都在更新，包括对最有用的新Android工具和实用程序的广泛报道。它增加了关于规划令人惊叹的Android应用程序用户体验的全新章节，以及对单元测试、对话框、首选项和应用程序发布的广泛新覆盖。自始至终，关键概念都是通过清晰、最新的示例代码传授的。

This edition offers

• 完全更新了对最新的Android 4.3API、工具、实用程序和最佳实践的介绍
• 在保持兼容性的同时利用新的Android功能的最新策略
• 用于提供更直观用户体验的导航模式和代码示例
• 对ActionBars、DialogFragments和其他关键概念的基于示例的解释
• 专家自动化测试技术，可快速提高代码质量
• 新的Google Play开发人员控制台应用程序发布技术也提供了更多控制

对于所有经验层次的Android开发人员来说，这一参考现在比以往任何时候都更有价值。学生、教师和自学者将特别欣赏新的章节结尾的问题和练习，这些问题和练习是精心设计的，旨在测试知识和加深掌握。

注：此改版、新标题的版本是安卓™无线应用程序开发第一卷：安卓精华第三版的完整更新，可从www.informit.com/TITLE/下载奖金工具包材料9780321940261

Table of Contents

第一部分：Android平台概述
Chapter 1. Introducing Android
Chapter 2. Setting Up Your Android Development Environment
Chapter 3. Writing Your First Android Application

Part II: Android Application Basics
第4章：了解Android应用程序的结构
第5章.使用Android清单文件定义您的应用程序
第6章.管理应用程序资源

Part III: Android User Interface Design Essentials
Chapter 7. Exploring User Interface Building Blocks
Chapter 8. Designing with Layouts
第9章：使用片段划分用户界面
Chapter 10. Displaying Dialogs

Part IV: Android Application Design Essentials
Chapter 11. Using Android Preferences
Chapter 12. Working with Files and Directories
第13章.利用内容提供商
Chapter 14. Designing Compatible Applications

第五部分：发布和分发Android应用程序
第15章：学习Android软件开发流程
Chapter 16. Designing and Developing Bulletproof Android Applications
第17章：规划Android应用体验
第18章.测试Android应用程序
Chapter 19. Publishing Your Android Application

Part VI: Appendixes
附录A.掌握Android开发工具
附录B.快速入门指南：Android模拟器
Appendix C. Quick-Start Guide: Android DDMS
Appendix D. Android IDE and Eclipse Tips and Tricks
附录E.问答问答