Description
Pearson Android Programming Unleashed by B M HARWANI
In this groundbreaking book on Android development, leading developer and entrepreneur Bintu Harwani teaches readers how to begin playing around with the Android Software Development Kit, beginning with basic UI controls. The book gradually moves on to developing feature-rich applications which can access Internet services and store data to provide useful services to the user. The often complex ways through the Android SDK become simpler to understand with this book as readers learn how to see the Android operating system through a developer's eyes, identifying ways to manipulate the tools it offers to make truly original applications in this current age where almost every possible app has been created. The book takes readers through the minute details, explaining how best to use them throughout the journey. The other features explored are: widgets, containers, resources, selection widgets, dialogs, and fragments, menus, ActionBars, content providers, and databases, media and animations, communication via messaging, contacts, and emails and using web, map, and other services.