Android Cookbook, 2nd Ed (O'Reilly)
Thursday, 01 June 2017

The second edition of this acclaimed cookbook includes recipes for working with user interfaces, multitouch gestures, location awareness, web services, and specific device features such as the phone, camera, and accelerometer. Author Ian F. Darwin guides you through building working Android apps with the help of more than 230 tested recipes

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Ideal for developers familiar with Java, Android basics, and the Java SE API, this book features recipes contributed by more than three dozen Android developers. Each recipe provides a clear solution and sample code you can use in your project right away.

Author: Ian F. Darwin
Publisher: O'Reilly
Date: May 2017
Pages: 772
ISBN: 978-1449374433
Print: 1449374433
Kindle: B071VLZ9ZK
Audience: Android developers
Level: Intermediate

 

  • Create layouts with Android's UI controls, graphical services, and pop-up mechanisms
  • Build location-aware services on Google Maps and OpenStreetMap
  • Control aspects of Android's music, video, and other multimedia capabilities
  • Work with accelerometers and other Android sensors
  • Use various gaming and animation frameworks
  • Store and retrieve persistent data in files and embedded databases Access RESTful web services with JSON and other formats

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