The Busy Coder’s Guide to Advanced Android Development, Version 1.9.2


The Busy Coder’s Guide to Advanced Android Development picks up where its predecessor left off, covering yet more topics of interest to the professional Android application developer. If you need to use sensors, create home screen widgets, play back media, take pictures with the camera, or implement sophisticated services, this book will be a helpful guide. With all sample source code available for download from the CommonsWare Web site — as are the samples from all of CommonsWare’s Android books — you can try out the book examples yourself and continue your education further. CommonsWare even has a support Google Group for readers, to help answer questions about the book materials and examples.

What’s New Over Version 1.9.1

  • Tested on Android 2.3 and 3.0
  • New chapters on content providers
  • New chapters on scripting languages in Android
  • Revamped coverage of AlarmManager
  • Rewritten app widget material
  • Coverage of the new Honeycomb app widget and clipboard features

Table of Contents

  1. WebView, Inside and Out
  2. Crafting Your Own Views
  3. More Fun With ListViews
  4. Creating Drawables
  5. Home Screen App Widgets
  6. Interactive Maps
  7. Creating Custom Dialogs and Preferences
  8. Animating Widgets
  9. Using the Camera
  10. Playing Media
  11. Handling System Events
  12. Advanced Service Patterns
  13. Using System Settings and Services
  14. Content Provider Theory
  15. Content Provider Implementation Patterns
  16. The Contacts ContentProvider
  17. Searching with SearchManager
  18. Introspection and Integration
  19. Working with SMS
  20. More on the Manifest
  21. Device Configuration
  22. Push Notifications with C2DM
  23. The Role of Scripting Languages
  24. The Scripting Layer for Android
  25. JVM Scripting Languages
  26. Reusable Components
  27. Testing
  28. Production

Book Details

  • Paperback: 260 pages
  • Publisher: CommonsWare, LLC (March, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 9780981678016
  • ISBN-13: 978-0981678016
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