The Android Developers Cookbook

Publication Date: October 27, 2010 
ISBN-10: 0321741234  
ISBN-13: 978-0321741233 
Edition: 1
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Want to get started building applications for Android, the worldΓÇÖs hottest, fast-growing mobile platform? Already building Android applications and want to get better at it? This book brings together all the expert guidanceΓÇôand codeΓÇôyouΓÇÖll need!
 
Completely up-to-date to reflect the newest and most widely used Android SDKs, The Android DeveloperΓÇÖs Cookbook is the essential resource for developers building apps for any Android device, from phones to tablets.
 
Proven, modular recipes take you from the absolute basics to advanced location-based services, security techniques, and performance optimization. YouΓÇÖll learn how to write apps from scratch, ensure interoperability, choose the best solutions for common problems, and avoid development pitfalls. Coverage includes:
Implementing threads, services, receivers, and other background tasks
Providing user alerts
Organizing user interface layouts and views
Managing user-initiated events such as touches and gestures
Recording and playing audio and video
Using hardware APIs available on Android devices
Interacting with other devices via SMS, web browsing, and social networking
Storing data efficiently with SQLite and its alternatives
Accessing location data via GPS
Using location-related services such as the Google Maps API
Building faster applications with native code
Providing backup and restore with the Android Backup Manager
Testing and debugging apps throughout the development cycle
 
Turn to The Android DeveloperΓÇÖs Cookbook for proven, expert answersΓÇôand the code you need to implement them. ItΓÇÖs all you need to jumpstart any Android project, and create high-value, feature-rich apps that sell!