Erik Hellman

Android Programming

Pushing the Limits

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Unleash the power of the Android OS and build the kinds of brilliant, innovative apps users love to use

If you already know your way around the Android OS and can build a simple Android app in under an hour, this book is for you. If you're itching to see just how far you can push it and discover what Android is really capable of, it's for you. And if you're ready to learn how to build advanced, intuitive, innovative apps that are a blast to use, this book is definitely for you.

From custom views and advanced multi-touch gestures, to integrating online web services and exploiting the latest geofencing and activity recognition features, ace Android developer, Erik Hellman, delivers expert tips, tricks and little-known techniques for pushing the Android envelope so you can:
Optimize your components for the smoothest user experience possible
Create your own custom Views
Push the boundaries of the Android SDK
Master Android Studio and Gradle
Make optimal use of the Android audio, video and graphics APIs
Program in Text-To-Speech and Speech Recognition
Make the most of the new Android maps and location API
Use Android connectivity technologies to communicate with remote devices
Perform background processing
Use Android cryptography APIs
Find and safely use hidden Android APIs
Cloud-enable your applications with Google Play Services
Distribute and sell your applications on Google Play Store

Learn how to unleash the power of Android and transform your apps from good to great in Android Programming: Pushing the Limits.

Produktdetails

• Pushing the Limits
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1W118717370
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 189mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 738g
• ISBN-13: 9781118717370
• ISBN-10: 1118717376
• Artikelnr.: 38410291

Autorenporträt

Erik Hellman is currently working as a senior mobile consultant at Factor10. He previously worked as research engineer and lead software architect at Sony Mobile where he specializes in mobile apps, web technologies, cloud & enterprise services and 3D graphics. Erik is a regular speaker at DroidCon, JFokus, JavaOne and other major developer conferences.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 Part I Building a Better Foundation 7 Chapter 1 Fine-Tuning
Your Development Environment 9 Chapter 2 Efficient Java Code for Android 33
Part II Getting the Most Out of Components 55 Chapter 3 Components,
Manifests, and Resources 57 Chapter 4 Android User Experience and Interface
Design 77 Chapter 5 Android User Interface Operations 93 Chapter 6 Services
and Background Tasks 111 Chapter 7 Android IPC 131 Chapter 8 Mastering
BroadcastReceivers and Configuration Changes 151 Chapter 9 Data Storage and
Serialization Techniques 165 Chapter 10 Writing Automated Tests 191 Part
III Pushing the Limits 205 Chapter 11 Advanced Audio, Video, and Camera
Applications 207 Chapter 12 Secure Android Applications 231 Chapter 13
Maps, Location, and Activity APIs 249 Chapter 14 Native Code and JNI 267
Chapter 15 The Hidden Android APIs 287 Chapter 16 Hacking the Android
Platform 299 Chapter 17 Networking, Web Service, and Remote APIs 319
Chapter 18 Communicating with Remote Devices 349 Chapter 19 Google Play
Services 369 Chapter 20 Distributing Applications on Google Play Store 389
Index 403