Android Application Development in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself
4th Edition
Published on 13. August 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-672-33739-0 (ISBN)
Description
In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, learn how to build powerful apps for the world's most popular mobile platform: Android. Using this book's straightforward, step-by-step approach, you'll build complete Android 5 apps from the ground up with Android Studio. As you do, you'll master key skills for designing, developing, and publishing meaningful apps of your own. Extensively updated for Android 5's newest capabilities, every lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success!
Highlights of this new Fourth Edition include
Extensive new coverage: Android 5 (Lollipop), Android Studio, and Material Design; plus Android M early preview
A laser focus on modern Android essentials, including activities, intents, resources, and background processing
New Android 5 features for Android TV and Android Wear
Complete Android Studio projects in nearly every chapter
Learn how to...
Use the powerful new Android Studio development environment
Build layouts that automatically display properly on any device
Craft more dynamic, intuitive apps with Google's new material design language
Display the right information at the right time with ListViews and adapters
Make apps more responsive with background processes
Add sophisticated navigation with action toolbars and slide-out menus
Integrate images and media into your apps
Save data for your app and create public files that can be used by anyone
Access the cloud to download and parse JSON data
Use SQLite and content providers to create responsive, data-driven apps
Create, update, and cancel notifications
Start developing Android Wearable and TV apps
Use Google Play Services to add location, mapping, and more
Package and publish apps to Google Play and other markets
Highlights of this new Fourth Edition include
Extensive new coverage: Android 5 (Lollipop), Android Studio, and Material Design; plus Android M early preview
A laser focus on modern Android essentials, including activities, intents, resources, and background processing
New Android 5 features for Android TV and Android Wear
Complete Android Studio projects in nearly every chapter
Learn how to...
Use the powerful new Android Studio development environment
Build layouts that automatically display properly on any device
Craft more dynamic, intuitive apps with Google's new material design language
Display the right information at the right time with ListViews and adapters
Make apps more responsive with background processes
Add sophisticated navigation with action toolbars and slide-out menus
Integrate images and media into your apps
Save data for your app and create public files that can be used by anyone
Access the cloud to download and parse JSON data
Use SQLite and content providers to create responsive, data-driven apps
Create, update, and cancel notifications
Start developing Android Wearable and TV apps
Use Google Play Services to add location, mapping, and more
Package and publish apps to Google Play and other markets
Reviews / Votes
"This latest edition of Sams Teach Yourself Android Application Development in 24 Hours is just what you've been waiting for if you've been waiting to get into Android development. Freshly updated with what you need to know for developing applications using Android Studio for Android Lollipop (Android 5) with Material Design, this book covers what you need to know to get started building applications for Android."-Ray Rischpater, Author and Engineering Manager at Microsoft
"The new edition of Sams Teach Yourself Android Application Development in 24 Hours covers a lot of new features. The book takes you from the beginning through to uploading your own app into the store. All the screen shots in this edition use the new and official Android IDE (the amazing Android Studio IDE)."
-Fady A. M. Ibrahim, Android Instructor, Benha Faculty of Computer and Information
"Any developer who wants to get up to speed quickly on Android will appreciate this introduction. Beyond the SDK fundamentals, there's plenty of good information on the things real-world Android apps are made of, such as maps, images, and navigation. This is a great way to dive head-first into Android development, or just to become Android-literate in record time."
-Jonathan Taylor, VP, Mobile Technology, Priceline.com
"The authors knock it out of the park for new Android developers and experienced ones who want to extend their prowess. This book is perfectly set-up for a sports technology oriented person like me to teach me the basic principles, give me design knowledge, and then cap that off with how to add and manipulate data. Data-driven applications are the life's blood of every fantasy sports player and the authors' ability to break down the path to success with real-life exercises to put these principles into action is a Grand Slam!"
-Rick Wolf, President, Fantasy Alarm, and Co-Founder, Fantasy Sports Trade Association
More details
Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Indianapolis
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 179 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
828 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-672-33739-0 (9780672337390)
Schweitzer Classification
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Carmen Delessio | Lauren Darcey | Shane Conder
Android Application Development in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself
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06/2015
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Persons
Carmen Delessio is an experienced application developer who has worked as a developer, technical architect, and CTO in large and small organizations. Carmen began his online development career at Prodigy, where he worked on early Internet applications, shopping apps, and fantasy baseball. He is a graduate of Manhattanville College and lives in Pound Ridge, New York, with his wife, Amy, and daughter, Natalie.
Lauren Darcey is responsible for the technical leadership and direction of a small software company specializing in mobile technologies, including Android and iOS consulting services. With more than two decades of experience in professional software production, Lauren is a recognized authority in application architecture and the development of commercial-grade mobile applications. Lauren received a BS in computer science from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Shane Conder has extensive application development experience and has focused his attention on mobile and embedded development for well over a decade. He has designed and developed many commercial applications for Android, iOS, BREW, BlackBerry, J2ME, Palm, and Windows Mobile-some of which have been installed on millions of phones worldwide. Shane has written extensively about the tech industry and is known for his keen insights regarding mobile development platform trends. Shane received a BS in computer science from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Lauren Darcey is responsible for the technical leadership and direction of a small software company specializing in mobile technologies, including Android and iOS consulting services. With more than two decades of experience in professional software production, Lauren is a recognized authority in application architecture and the development of commercial-grade mobile applications. Lauren received a BS in computer science from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Shane Conder has extensive application development experience and has focused his attention on mobile and embedded development for well over a decade. He has designed and developed many commercial applications for Android, iOS, BREW, BlackBerry, J2ME, Palm, and Windows Mobile-some of which have been installed on millions of phones worldwide. Shane has written extensively about the tech industry and is known for his keen insights regarding mobile development platform trends. Shane received a BS in computer science from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Content
Preface xiv
Part I: Android Fundamentals 1
HOUR 1: Introducing Android 3
Defining Android 3
Understanding Android Development 5
Beginning Android Studio 10
Summary 14
Q&A 14
Workshop 14
Exercise 15
HOUR 2: Understanding Intents 17
Using Intents to Start an Activity 17
Using Implicit Intents 27
Handling an Implicit Intent 32
Summary 34
Q&A 35
Workshop 35
Exercise 36
HOUR 3: Understanding Resources 37
Resources in Your Project 37
Understanding Common Resources. 40
Providing Alternative Resources. 48
Internationalization: Using Alternative Languages Resources 49
Summary 51
Q&A 52
Workshop 52
Exercises 52
HOUR 4: Activities and Fragments 53
Working with Activities 53
Understanding the Activity Lifecycle 63
Introducing Fragments 66
Summary 71
Q&A 71
Workshop 71
Exercises 72
HOUR 5: Responsive Apps: Running in the Background 73
Working in the Background 73
Using an AsyncTask 76
Service and IntentService 79
Summary 87
Q&A 87
Workshop 88
Exercise 88
Part II: Creating the User Interface 89
HOUR 6: Using Basic UI Controls 91
Using the Android Studio Palette 91
Handling User Input 92
Using Buttons for User Actions 97
Summary 102
Q&A 103
Workshop 103
Exercise 103
HOUR 7: Using Layouts 105
Getting Started with Layouts 105
Becoming a RelativeLayout Expert 108
Common Attributes 112
More Layout Types 114
Summary 116
Q&A 117
Workshop 117
Exercises 117
HOUR 8: ListViews and Adapters 119
Getting Started with ListViews 119
Extending Base Adapters 124
Introducing the View Holder Pattern 131
Summary 136
Q&A 136
Workshop 136
Exercises 137
HOUR 9: Material Design 139
The Evolution of App Design 139
Introducing Material Design 140
Implementing Material Design 145
Summary 159
Q&A 159
Workshop 160
Exercise 160
HOUR 10: More Views and Controls 161
Controls for Collecting Information 161
Indicating Progress 166
Displaying Data 170
More Views 174
Summary 177
Q&A 177
Workshop 177
Exercise 178
HOUR 11: ImageViews and Bitmaps 179
Examining ImageView 179
Using Bitmaps and Canvas 186
Introducing Picasso 192
Summary 192
Q&A 193
Workshop 193
Exercise 193
HOUR 12: Using VideoViews and Media 195
Playing Video 195
Handling VideoView Events 199
Playing Audio with MediaPlayer 202
More Media 204
Summary 205
Q&A 205
Workshop 205
Exercise 206
HOUR 13: Adding Navigation 207
Using the ActionBar 207
Introducing the Toolbar 214
Sliding Drawer Navigation. 219
Summary 228
Q&A 228
Workshop 229
Exercise 229
Part III: Working with Data 231
HOUR 14: Using the File System 233
File System Overview 233
Saving Data Privately in Your App 236
Saving Data in Public Folders 240
Summary 242
Q&A 242
Workshop 242
Exercise 243
HOUR 15: Using SharedPreferences 245
Using SharedPreferences to Store Data 245
Setting User Preferences 249
Summary 258
Q&A 258
Workshop 258
Exercise 259
HOUR 16: Using SQLite and File Storage 261
Organizing a Database with Tables 261
Managing Data with SQLiteOpenHelper 263
Adding, Deleting, and Updating Data. 266
Querying Data and Using Cursors 267
Using a Database in the App 269
Summary 274
Q&A 274
Workshop 274
Exercise 275
HOUR 17: Accessing the Cloud: Working with a Remote API 277
Fetching Remote Data 277
Using and Parsing JSON-Formatted Data 282
Putting the Pieces Together 286
Checking Connectivity. 290
Summary 294
Q&A 295
Workshop 295
Exercise 295
HOUR 18: Introducing Content Providers 297
Introducing Content Providers 297
All About the Calendar 298
Calendar Data via the Calendar Content Provider 300
Summary 308
Q&A 308
Workshop 309
Exercise 309
HOUR 19: Creating a Content Provider. 311
Specifying a URI for Data Retrieval 311
Using PieDbAdapter 312
Building a Content Provider 312
Using MyContentProvider in the App 319
Summary 321
Q&A 321
Workshop 322
Exercise 322
HOUR 20: Loaders and CursorAdapters. 323
How Loaders Work 323
Loader Classes 324
Understanding Loader States 325
Creating Cursor Adapters 330
The Rest of the App 333
Summary 333
Q&A 333
Workshop 334
Exercise 334
Part IV: Next Steps 335
HOUR 21: Using Notifications 337
Introducing Notifications 337
Creating and Managing Notifications 338
Customizing Notifications 344
Summary 345
Q&A 346
Workshop 346
Exercise 346
HOUR 22: Android TV and Wear Apps 347
Android as a Platform 347
Developing Android Wear Apps 348
Developing Android TV Apps 355
Summary 358
Q&A 358
Workshop 359
Exercise 359
HOUR 23: More Features to Explore 361
Using Google Play Services 361
Using Google Play Services for Location 364
Using Open Source and External SDKs 368
Digging Deeper into Android 369
Summary 373
Q&A 373
Workshop 374
Exercise 374
HOUR 24: Publishing Your Apps 375
Preparing for Release 375
Sharing Your App with the World 382
Monetizing Your App 384
Summary 385
Q&A 385
Workshop 385
Exercise 386
Index 387
Part I: Android Fundamentals 1
HOUR 1: Introducing Android 3
Defining Android 3
Understanding Android Development 5
Beginning Android Studio 10
Summary 14
Q&A 14
Workshop 14
Exercise 15
HOUR 2: Understanding Intents 17
Using Intents to Start an Activity 17
Using Implicit Intents 27
Handling an Implicit Intent 32
Summary 34
Q&A 35
Workshop 35
Exercise 36
HOUR 3: Understanding Resources 37
Resources in Your Project 37
Understanding Common Resources. 40
Providing Alternative Resources. 48
Internationalization: Using Alternative Languages Resources 49
Summary 51
Q&A 52
Workshop 52
Exercises 52
HOUR 4: Activities and Fragments 53
Working with Activities 53
Understanding the Activity Lifecycle 63
Introducing Fragments 66
Summary 71
Q&A 71
Workshop 71
Exercises 72
HOUR 5: Responsive Apps: Running in the Background 73
Working in the Background 73
Using an AsyncTask 76
Service and IntentService 79
Summary 87
Q&A 87
Workshop 88
Exercise 88
Part II: Creating the User Interface 89
HOUR 6: Using Basic UI Controls 91
Using the Android Studio Palette 91
Handling User Input 92
Using Buttons for User Actions 97
Summary 102
Q&A 103
Workshop 103
Exercise 103
HOUR 7: Using Layouts 105
Getting Started with Layouts 105
Becoming a RelativeLayout Expert 108
Common Attributes 112
More Layout Types 114
Summary 116
Q&A 117
Workshop 117
Exercises 117
HOUR 8: ListViews and Adapters 119
Getting Started with ListViews 119
Extending Base Adapters 124
Introducing the View Holder Pattern 131
Summary 136
Q&A 136
Workshop 136
Exercises 137
HOUR 9: Material Design 139
The Evolution of App Design 139
Introducing Material Design 140
Implementing Material Design 145
Summary 159
Q&A 159
Workshop 160
Exercise 160
HOUR 10: More Views and Controls 161
Controls for Collecting Information 161
Indicating Progress 166
Displaying Data 170
More Views 174
Summary 177
Q&A 177
Workshop 177
Exercise 178
HOUR 11: ImageViews and Bitmaps 179
Examining ImageView 179
Using Bitmaps and Canvas 186
Introducing Picasso 192
Summary 192
Q&A 193
Workshop 193
Exercise 193
HOUR 12: Using VideoViews and Media 195
Playing Video 195
Handling VideoView Events 199
Playing Audio with MediaPlayer 202
More Media 204
Summary 205
Q&A 205
Workshop 205
Exercise 206
HOUR 13: Adding Navigation 207
Using the ActionBar 207
Introducing the Toolbar 214
Sliding Drawer Navigation. 219
Summary 228
Q&A 228
Workshop 229
Exercise 229
Part III: Working with Data 231
HOUR 14: Using the File System 233
File System Overview 233
Saving Data Privately in Your App 236
Saving Data in Public Folders 240
Summary 242
Q&A 242
Workshop 242
Exercise 243
HOUR 15: Using SharedPreferences 245
Using SharedPreferences to Store Data 245
Setting User Preferences 249
Summary 258
Q&A 258
Workshop 258
Exercise 259
HOUR 16: Using SQLite and File Storage 261
Organizing a Database with Tables 261
Managing Data with SQLiteOpenHelper 263
Adding, Deleting, and Updating Data. 266
Querying Data and Using Cursors 267
Using a Database in the App 269
Summary 274
Q&A 274
Workshop 274
Exercise 275
HOUR 17: Accessing the Cloud: Working with a Remote API 277
Fetching Remote Data 277
Using and Parsing JSON-Formatted Data 282
Putting the Pieces Together 286
Checking Connectivity. 290
Summary 294
Q&A 295
Workshop 295
Exercise 295
HOUR 18: Introducing Content Providers 297
Introducing Content Providers 297
All About the Calendar 298
Calendar Data via the Calendar Content Provider 300
Summary 308
Q&A 308
Workshop 309
Exercise 309
HOUR 19: Creating a Content Provider. 311
Specifying a URI for Data Retrieval 311
Using PieDbAdapter 312
Building a Content Provider 312
Using MyContentProvider in the App 319
Summary 321
Q&A 321
Workshop 322
Exercise 322
HOUR 20: Loaders and CursorAdapters. 323
How Loaders Work 323
Loader Classes 324
Understanding Loader States 325
Creating Cursor Adapters 330
The Rest of the App 333
Summary 333
Q&A 333
Workshop 334
Exercise 334
Part IV: Next Steps 335
HOUR 21: Using Notifications 337
Introducing Notifications 337
Creating and Managing Notifications 338
Customizing Notifications 344
Summary 345
Q&A 346
Workshop 346
Exercise 346
HOUR 22: Android TV and Wear Apps 347
Android as a Platform 347
Developing Android Wear Apps 348
Developing Android TV Apps 355
Summary 358
Q&A 358
Workshop 359
Exercise 359
HOUR 23: More Features to Explore 361
Using Google Play Services 361
Using Google Play Services for Location 364
Using Open Source and External SDKs 368
Digging Deeper into Android 369
Summary 373
Q&A 373
Workshop 374
Exercise 374
HOUR 24: Publishing Your Apps 375
Preparing for Release 375
Sharing Your App with the World 382
Monetizing Your App 384
Summary 385
Q&A 385
Workshop 385
Exercise 386
Index 387