Sam's Teach Yourself Android application development in 24 hours /
Carmen Delessio, Lauren Darcey and Shane Conder.
- Fourth edition.
- Indianapolis, Indiana : Sams, 2016
- xvi, 404 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Sams teach yourself in 24 hours series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. Android fundamentals -- Introducing Android -- Understanding intents -- Understanding resources -- Activities and fragments -- Responsive apps : running in the background -- pt. II. Creating the user interface -- Using basic UI controls -- Using layouts -- ListViews and adapters -- Marterial design -- More views and controls -- ImageViews and bitmaps -- Using VideoViews and media -- Adding navigation -- pt. III. Working with data -- Using the file system -- Using SharedPreferences -- Using SQLite and file storage -- Accessing the cloud : working with a remote API -- Introducing content providers -- Creating a content provider -- Loaders and CursorAdapters -- pt. IV. Next steps -- Using notifications -- Android TV and wear apps -- More features to explore -- Publishing your apps.
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!