Professional Android 2 Application Development (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)

Update to the bestseller now features the latest release of the Android platform Android is a powerful, flexible, open source platform for mobile devices and its popularity is growing at an unprecedented pace. This update to the bestselling first edition dives in to cover the exciting new features of the latest release of the Android mobile platform. Providing in-depth coverage of how to build mobile applications using the next major release of the Android SDK, this invaluable resource takes a hands-on approach to discussing Android with a series of projects, each of which introduces a new feature and highlights techniques and best practices to get the most out of Android. The Android SDK is a powerful, flexible, open source platform for mobile devices Shares helpful techniques and best practices to maximize the capabilities of Android Explains the possibilities of Android through the use of a series of detailed projects Demonstrates how to create real-world mobile applications for Android phones Includes coverage of the latest version of Android Providing concise and compelling examples, Professional Android Application Development is an updated guide aimed at helping you create mobile applications for mobile devices running the latest version of Android. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. Professional Android 2 Application Development 1 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 9 ABOUT THE TECHNICAL EDITOR 9 CREDITS 11 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 13 CONTENTS 15 INTRODUCTION 29 WHOM THIS BOOK IS FOR 30 WHAT THIS BOOK COVERS 30 HOW THIS BOOK IS STRUCTURED 31 WHAT YOU NEED TO USE THIS BOOK 31 CONVENTIONS 31 SOURCE CODE 32 ERRATA 33 P2P.WROX.COM 33 Chapter 1: Hello, Android 35 A LITTLE BACKGROUND 36 WHAT IT ISN’T 37 ANDROID: AN OPEN PLATFORM FOR MOBILE DEVELOPMENT 38 NATIVE ANDROID APPLICATIONS 39 ANDROID SDK FEATURES 40 INTRODUCING THE OPEN HANDSET ALLIANCE 43 WHAT DOES ANDROID RUN ON? 43 WHY DEVELOP FOR MOBILE? 43 WHY DEVELOP FOR ANDROID? 44 INTRODUCING THE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 46 SUMMARY 50 Chapter 2: Getting Started 51 DEVELOPING FOR ANDROID 52 DEVELOPING FOR MOBILE DEVICES 64 TO-DO LIST EXAMPLE 72 ANDROID DEVELOPMENT TOOLS 77 SUMMARY 82 Chapter 3: Creating Applications and Activities 83 WHAT MAKES AN ANDROID APPLICATION? 84 INTRODUCING THE APPLICATION MANIFEST 85 USING THE MANIFEST EDITOR 90 THE ANDROID APPLICATION LIFE CYCLE 91 UNDERSTANDING APPLICATION PRIORITY AND PROCESS STATES 92 EXTERNALIZING RESOURCES 93 INTRODUCING THE ANDROID APPLICATION CLASS 108 A CLOSER LOOK AT ANDROID ACTIVITIES 110 SUMMARY 118 Chapter 4: Creating User Interfaces 119 FUNDAMENTAL ANDROID UI DESIGN 120 INTRODUCING VIEWS 120 INTRODUCING LAYOUTS 123 CREATING NEW VIEWS 125 DRAWABLE RESOURCES 145 RESOLUTION AND DENSITY INDEPENDENCE 151 CREATING AND USING MENUS 157 SUMMARY 170 Chapter 5: Intents, Broadcast Receivers, Adapters, and the Internet 171 INTRODUCING INTENTS 172 INTRODUCING PENDING INTENTS 196 INTRODUCING ADAPTERS 197 USING INTERNET RESOURCES 204 INTRODUCING DIALOGS 206 CREATING AN EARTHQUAKE VIEWER 210 SUMMARY 218 Chapter 6: Files, Saving State, and Preferences 221 SAVING SIMPLE APPLICATION DATA 222 CREATING AND SAVING PREFERENCES 222 RETRIEVING SHARED PREFERENCES 223 CREATING A SETTINGS ACTIVITY FOR THE EARTHQUAKE VIEWER 223 INTRODUCING THE PREFERENCE ACTIVITY AND PREFERENCES FRAMEWORK 231 CREATING A STANDARD PREFERENCE ACTIVITY FOR THE EARTHQUAKE VIEWER 236 SAVING ACTIVITY STATE 237 SAVING AND LOADING FILES 241 INCLUDING STATIC FILES AS RESOURCES 241 FILE MANAGEMENT TOOLS 242 SUMMARY 242 Chapter 7: Databases and Content Providers 243 INTRODUCING ANDROID DATABASES 243 INTRODUCING SQLite 244 CURSORS AND CONTENT VALUES 245 WORKING WITH SQLite DATABASES 245 CREATING A NEW CONTENT PROVIDER 258 USING CONTENT PROVIDERS 261 CREATING AND USING AN EARTHQUAKE CONTENT PROVIDER 264 NATIVE ANDROID CONTENT PROVIDERS 272 SUMMARY 278 Chapter 8: Geocoding, and Location-Based Services 279 USING LOCATION-BASED SERVICES 280 CONFIGURING THE EMULATOR TO TEST LOCATION-BASED SERVICES 280 UPDATING LOCATIONS IN EMULATOR LOCATION PROVIDERS 280 SELECTING A LOCATION PROVIDER 281 FINDING YOUR LOCATION 283 USING PROXIMITY ALERTS 289 USING THE GEOCODER 290 CREATING MAP-BASED ACTIVITIES 294 MAPPING EARTHQUAKES EXAMPLE 313 SUMMARY 318 Chapter 9: Working in the Background 319 INTRODUCING SERVICES 320 USING BACKGROUND THREADS 334 LET’S MAKE A TOAST 340 INTRODUCING NOTIFICATIONS 343 USING ALARMS 354 SUMMARY 359 Chapter 10: Invading the Phone-Top 361 INTRODUCING HOME-SCREEN WIDGETS 362 CREATING APP WIDGETS 362 CREATING AN EARTHQUAKE WIDGET 375 INTRODUCING LIVE FOLDERS 380 ADDING SEARCH TO YOUR APPLICATIONS AND THE QUICK SEARCH BOX 385 CREATING LIVE WALLPAPER 392 SUMMARY 395 Chapter 11: Audio, Video, and Using the Camera 397 PLAYING AUDIO AND VIDEO 398 RECORDING AUDIO AND VIDEO 405 USING THE CAMERA AND TAKING PICTURES 409 ADDING NEW MEDIA TO THE MEDIA STORE 416 RAW AUDIO MANIPULATION 418 SPEECH RECOGNITION 420 SUMMARY 422 Chapter 12: Telephony and SMS 423 TELEPHONY 424 INTRODUCING SMS AND MMS 432 SUMMARY 457 Chapter 13: Bluetooth, Networks, and Wi-Fi 459 USING BLUETOOTH 459 MANAGING NETWORK CONNECTIVITY 482 MANAGING YOUR WI-FI 486 SUMMARY 489 Chapter 14: Sensors 491 USING SENSORS AND THE SENSOR MANAGER 492 INTERPRETING SENSOR VALUES 495 USING THE COMPASS, ACCELEROMETER, AND ORIENTATION SENSORS 496 CONTROLLING DEVICE VIBRATION 508 SUMMARY 509 Chapter 15: Advanced Android Development 511 PARANOID ANDROID 512 USING WAKE LOCKS 514 INTRODUCING ANDROID TEXT TO SPEECH 515 USING AIDL TO SUPPORT IPC FOR SERVICES 517 USING INTERNET SERVICES 522 BUILDING RICH USER INTERFACES 523 SUMMARY 560 INDEX 563

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