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ISBN 10: 1119017947
ISBN 13: 9781119017943 
Author: Michael Burton

The updated edition of the bestselling guide to Android app development If you have ambitions to build an Android app, this hands-on guide gives you everything you need to dig into the development process and turn your great idea into a reality! In this new edition of Android App Development For Dummies, you’ll find easy-to-follow access to the latest programming techniques that take advantage of the new features of the Android operating system. Plus, two programs are provided: a simple program to get you started and an intermediate program that uses more advanced aspects of the Android platform. Android mobile devices currently account for nearly 80% of mobile phone market share worldwide, making it the best platform to reach the widest possible audience. With the help of this friendly guide, developers of all stripes will quickly find out how to install the tools they need, design a good user interface, grasp the design differences between phone and tablet applications, handle user input, avoid common pitfalls, and turn a “meh” app into one that garners applause. Create seriously cool apps for the latest Android smartphones and tablets Adapt your existing apps for use on an Android device Start working with programs and tools to create Android apps Publish your apps to the Google Play Store Whether you’re a new or veteran programmer, Android App Development For Dummies will have you up and running with the ins and outs of the Android platform in no time.

Android App Development for Dummies 1st Table of contents:

Part I: Getting Started with Your First Android Application
Chapter 1: Developing Spectacular Android Applications
Why Develop for Android?
Android Development Basics
Hardware Tools
Software Tools

Chapter 2: Prepping Your Development Headquarters
Developing the Android Developer Inside You
Assembling Your Toolkit
Tuning Up Your Hardware
Installing and Configuring Your Support Tools
Installing Android Studio
Installing Java 7
Adding SDK Packages
Navigating the Android SDK
Specifying Android Platforms
Using SDK Tools for Everyday Development

Part II: Building and Publishing Your First Application
Chapter 3: Your First Android Project
Starting a New Project in Android Studio
Responding to Errors
Setting Up an Emulator
Running the Hello Android App
Understanding Project Structure

Chapter 4: Creating the User Interface
Creating the Silent Mode Toggle Application
Laying Out the Application
Adding an Image to Your Application
Creating a Launcher Icon for the Application
Previewing the Application in the Visual Designer

Chapter 5: Coding Your Application
Understanding Activities and the Activity Lifecycle
Creating Your First Activity
Working with the Android Framework Classes
Installing Your Application
Material Design
Uh‐Oh! (Responding to Errors)
Thinking Beyond the Application Boundaries

Chapter 6: Understanding Android Resources
Understanding Resources
Working with Resources
Different Strokes for Different Folks: Using Resource Qualifier Directories

Chapter 7: Turning Your Application into an App Widget
Working with App Widgets in Android
Working with Intents and Pending Intents
Creating the App Widget
Placing Your Widget on the Home Screen

Chapter 8: Publishing Your App to the Google Play Store
Creating a Distributable File
Creating a Google Play Developer Profile
Pricing Your Application
Getting Screen Shots for Your Application
Uploading Your Application to the Google Play Store
Watching the Number of Installs Soar

Part III: Creating a Feature‐Rich Application
Chapter 9: Designing the Tasks Application
Reviewing the Basic Requirements
Creating the Application’s Screens

Chapter 10: Creating the Task Detail Page
Creating the TaskEditActivity
Linking the List View to the Edit View
Creating the TaskEditFragment
You Put the Fragment in the Activity and Shake It All Up
Updating the Styles
A Special Bonus

Chapter 11: Going a la Carte with Your Menu
Understanding Options and Context Menus
Creating Your First Menu
Creating a Long‐Press Action

Chapter 12: Handling User Input
Creating the User Input Interface
Getting Choosy with Dates and Times
Creating an Alert Dialog
Validating Input

Chapter 13: Getting Persistent with Data Storage
Finding Places to Put Data
Understanding How the SQLite ContentProvider Works
Creating Your Application’s SQLite Database
Using ContentProvider URIs
Dealing with CRUD
Implementing the Save Button
Implementing the List View
Reading Data into the Edit Page

Chapter 14: Reminding the User
Seeing Why You Need AlarmManager
Asking the User for Permission
Waking Up a Process with AlarmManager
Updating a Notification
Clearing a Notification
Rebooting Devices

Chapter 15: Working with Android Preferences
Understanding the Android Preferences Framework
Understanding the PreferenceFragment Class
Creating Your Preferences Screen
Working with the PreferenceFragment Class
Working with Preferences in Your Activities at Runtime

Part IV: Android Is More than Phones
Chapter 16: Developing for Tablets
Considering the Differences between Phones and Tablets
Tweaking the Tasks App for Tablets
Configuring a Tablet Emulator
Creating a New Product Flavor
Creating an AndroidManifest for Phones
Creating an AndroidManifest for Tablets
Making the TaskListAndEditorActivity for Tablets
Building the Tablet App
Adding the App Callbacks
One More Thing . . .

Chapter 17: Supporting Older Versions of Android
Understanding AppCompat
Updating the build File
Adding the Toolbar
Using the AppCompat Theme
Testing Your App
Working with Right‐to‐Left Languages
Fixing the Add Task Menu
Fixing the Window Options
Using Newer APIs
Using Android Lint

Chapter 18: Wearing the Tasks App
Preparing Your Development Environment
Creating a New Wear App
Publishing the Data from Your Phone
Running the App without Android Studio
Packaging the App
What’s Next?

Chapter 19: Look Ma, I’m on TV!
Understanding Guidelines for Building TV Apps
Building and Manifesting Changes
Adding the BrowseActivity
Creating the TV Browse Fragment
Creating the CardPresenter
Running Your App
Adding and Editing Items
Creating Backgrounds
Creating More Filters

Chapter 20: Moving beyond Google
Working around Google Features
Setting Up the Fire SDK
Setting Up Your Fire or Emulator
Publishing to Amazon Appstore for Android

Part V: The Part of Tens
Chapter 21: Ten Free Sample Applications and SDKs
Android Samples
The Google I/O App
K‐9 Mail
GitHub Android App
Facebook SDK for Android
Notepad Tutorial
U+2020
Lollipop Easter Egg
Android Bootstrap
The AOSP

Chapter 22: Ten Tools to Simplify Your Development Life
Android Lint
Android Systrace
RoboGuice and Dagger
Translator Toolkit
Hierarchy Viewer
UI/Application Exerciser Monkey
Git and GitHub
Picasso and OkHttp
Memory Analyzer Tool
Travis‐ci

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