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Written by an Android authority, this up-to-date resource shows you
how to leverage the features of Android 2 to enhance existing
products or create innovative new ones. Serving as a hands-on guide
to building mobile apps using Android, the book walks you through
a series of sample projects that introduces you to Android’s new features
and techniques. Using the explanations and examples included in
these pages, you’ll acquire the foundation needed to write compelling
mobile applications that use Android, along with the flexibility to
quickly adapt to future enhancements.
Professional Android 2 Application Development:
• Reviews Android as a development platform and best practices
for mobile development
• Provides an in-depth look at the Android application components
• Details creating layouts and Views to produce compelling resolution
independent user interfaces
• Examines Intents and Content Providers for sharing data
• Introduces techniques for creating map-based applications and using
location-based services such as GPS
• Looks at how to create and use background Services, Notifications,
and Alarms
• Demonstrates how to create interactive homescreen components
• Explores the Bluetooth, telephony, and networking APIs
• Examines using hardware, including the camera and sensors such
as the compass and accelerometers
Reto Meier is a software developer who has been involved in Android since the
initial release in 2007. He is an Android Developer Advocate at Google.
Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers
to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals.
Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every
day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new
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