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The comprehensive developer guide to the latest Android features and capabilities Professional Android, 4th Edition shows developers how to leverage the latest features of Android to create robust and compelling mobile apps. This hands-on approach provides in-depth coverage through a series of projects, each introducing a new Android platform feature and highlighting the techniques and best practices that exploit its utmost functionality. The exercises begin simply, and gradually build into advanced Android development. Clear, concise examples show you how to quickly construct real-world mobile applications. This book is your guide to smart, efficient, effective Android development.

Written by an Android authority, this up-to-date resource is an ideal guide to building mobile apps using the Android 4 SDK. It provides in-depth coverage, showing experienced Android developers how to take full advantage of new features, while covering the fundamentals that novice developers need to get started. Serving as a hands-on guide to building mobile apps using Android, the book walks you through a series of increasingly sophisticated projects, each introducing a new Android platform feature and highlighting the techniques and best practices that will help you write compelling Android apps

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. 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.

This hands-on guide to building mobile applications offers concise examples for constructing real-world apps for Android phones. Updated for version 1.0 of the Android SDK, it covers essential features and explores advanced capabilities like GPS, accelerometers, and background Services, enabling the creation of complex and innovative applications. The book includes an introduction to mobile development and Android, detailing the application life cycle, manifest, Intents, and external resources. It provides insights into creating compelling user interfaces through custom layouts, Views, and Menus. Additionally, it covers data storage and retrieval using preferences, files, databases, and Content Providers. Readers will learn to leverage mobile portability by developing map-based applications and utilizing location-based services. The guide also delves into background Services, threading, and Notifications, alongside Android's communication features, including SMS, telephony APIs, and network management. It addresses using Android hardware for media recording, playback, and sensor integration. Advanced topics such as security, IPC, 2D/3D graphics, and user-hardware interaction are also included. This resource is ideal for anyone interested in creating applications for the Android platform, whether experienced or new to mobile development. It provides foundational knowledge for using the current SDK and adapting to future enh