Android Apps for Absolute Beginners, 3rd Edition

Book Description

Anybody can start building multimedia apps for the Android platform, and this book will show you how! Now updated to include both Android 4.4 and the new Android L, Android Apps for Absolute Beginners, Third Edition takes you through the process of getting your first Android apps up and running using plain English and practical examples. If you have a great idea for an Android app, but have never programmed before, then this book is for you.

This book cuts through the fog of jargon and mystery that surrounds Android apps development, and gives you simple, step-by-step instructions to get you started.

• Teaches Android application development in language anyone can understand, giving you the best possible start in Android development
• Provides simple, step-by-step examples that make learning easy, allowing you to pick up the concepts without fuss
• Offers clear code descriptions and layout so that you can get your apps running as soon as possible

This book covers both Android 4.4 (KitKat) and Android L, but is also backwards compatible to cover the previous Android releases since Android 1.5.

What you’ll learn

• Download, install, and configure the latest software needed for Android app development
• Work efficiently using an integrated development environment (IDE)
• Build useful, attractive applications and get them working immediately
• Develop apps for both Android 4.4 and Android L
• Create apps with ease using XML markup and drag-and-drop graphical layout editors
• Use new media and graphics to skin your app so that it has maximum appeal
• Create advanced apps combining XML, Java and new media content

Who this book is for

If you have a great idea for an Android app, but have never programmed before, then this book is for you. You don’t need to have any previous computer programming skills—as long as you have a desire to learn, and you know which end of the mouse is which, the world of Android apps development awaits!

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Android App Development System
Chapter 2: Configuring Your Android App Development System
Chapter 3: An Introduction to the Android Application Development Platform
Chapter 4: Introduction to XML: Defining an Android App, Its Design, and Constants
Chapter 5: Introduction to Java: Objects, Methods, Classes, and Interfaces
Chapter 6: Android Screen Design: Writing to the Display Using Activity and View
Chapter 7: Making Apps Interactive: Intents, Event Handling, and Menus
Chapter 8: Android UI Design: Using Advanced ViewGroup Layout Containers
Chapter 9: Android Graphic Design: Making Your UI Designs Visual
Chapter 10: Android Animation: Making Your UI Designs Move
Chapter 11: Digital Video: Streaming Video, MediaPlayer, and MediaController classes
Chapter 12: Digital Audio: Providing Aural Feedback for UI Designs Using SoundPool
Chapter 13: Android Service Class and Threads: Background Processing
Chapter 14: Android Content Providers: Providing Data to Applications
Chapter 15: Developing for Android Wearable Devices
Chapter 16: The Future of Android: The 64-Bit Android 5.0 OS
Appendix A: Audio Concepts, Terminology, and Codecs

中文：

书名：Android Apps for Absolute Beginners, 3rd Edition

任何人都可以开始为Android平台构建多媒体应用程序，这本书将向您展示如何构建！现在更新为同时包括Android 4.4和新的Android L， 面向绝对初学者的Android应用程序, 第三版 使用简单的英语和实用的例子，带您完成安装和运行您的第一个Android应用程序的过程。如果你有一个很棒的Android应用程序的想法，但以前从未编程过，那么这本书是为你而写的。

这本书打破了围绕Android应用程序开发的术语和神秘的迷雾，并为您提供了简单、循序渐进的指导，让您开始使用Android应用程序。

• Teaches Android application development in language anyone can understand, giving you the best possible start in Android development
• Provides simple, step-by-step examples that make learning easy, allowing you to pick up the concepts without fuss
• Offers clear code descriptions and layout so that you can get your apps running as soon as possible

这本书涵盖了安卓4.4(KitKat)和安卓L，但也是向后兼容的，以涵盖自安卓1.5以来的以前的安卓版本。

你会学到什么？

• Download, install, and configure the latest software needed for Android app development
• 使用集成开发环境(IDE)高效工作
• Build useful, attractive applications and get them working immediately
• Develop apps for both Android 4.4 and Android L
• Create apps with ease using XML markup and drag-and-drop graphical layout editors
• Use new media and graphics to skin your app so that it has maximum appeal
• 创建结合了XML、Java和新媒体内容的高级应用程序

这本书是为谁而写的

如果你有一个很棒的Android应用程序的想法，但以前从未编程过，那么这本书是为你而写的。你不需要任何以前的计算机编程技能-只要你有学习的欲望，你知道鼠标的哪一端是哪一端，Android应用程序开发的世界就在等着你！

目录表

Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Android App Development System
Chapter 2: Configuring Your Android App Development System
Chapter 3: An Introduction to the Android Application Development Platform
Chapter 4: Introduction to XML: Defining an Android App, Its Design, and Constants
Chapter 5: Introduction to Java: Objects, Methods, Classes, and Interfaces
Chapter 6: Android Screen Design: Writing to the Display Using Activity and View
Chapter 7: Making Apps Interactive: Intents, Event Handling, and Menus
Chapter 8: Android UI Design: Using Advanced ViewGroup Layout Containers
第9章：Android图形设计：让你的用户界面设计可视化
Chapter 10: Android Animation: Making Your UI Designs Move
Chapter 11: Digital Video: Streaming Video, MediaPlayer, and MediaController classes
Chapter 12: Digital Audio: Providing Aural Feedback for UI Designs Using SoundPool
第13章：Android服务类和线程：后台处理
第14章：Android内容提供商：向应用程序提供数据
Chapter 15: Developing for Android Wearable Devices
Chapter 16: The Future of Android: The 64-Bit Android 5.0 OS
Appendix A: Audio Concepts, Terminology, and Codecs