Android is a tough platform to get started on. You need to know Java, the Android framework, the IDE, the architecture of a typical Android device and so on. For one book to guide you over so much territory is a difficult challenge.  Based on Big Nerd Ranch's popular Android Bootcamp course, this second edition includes coverage of Lollipop and material design. 

The previous edition of this book takes star billing in All About Android Books in our Programmers Bookshelf  section. Giving a rating of 4.9 out of 5, Mike James concluded "As long as you know Java reasonably well this is a good place to start an exploration of Android programming". 

Author: Bill Phillips, Chris Stewart, Brian Hardy and Kristin Marsicano
Publisher: Big Nerd Ranch Guides
Publication date: July 24, 2015
Pages: 600
ISBN: 978-0134171456

Print: 0134171454
Kindle: B0136ZXIMM
Category: Android, Phone/mobile, Java 
Level: For reasonably experienced Java programmers

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