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Advanced Android Application Development
Advanced Android™ Application Development, Fourth Edition,
is the definitive guide to building robust, commercial-grade Android apps. Systematically revised and updated, this guide brings together powerful, advanced techniques for the entire app development cycle, including design, coding, testing, debugging, and distribution. With the addition of quizzes and exercises in every chapter, it is ideal for both professional and classroom use.
An outstanding practical reference for the newest Android APIs, this guide provides in-depth explanations of code utilizing key API features and includes downloadable sample apps for nearly every chapter. Together, they provide a solid foundation for any modern app project.
Throughout, the authors draw on decades of in-the-trenches experience as professional mobile developers to provide tips and best practices for highly efficient development. They show you how to break through traditional app boundaries with optional features, including the Android NDK, Google Analytics and Android Wear APIs, and Google Play Game Services.
New coverage in this edition includes
Integrating Google Cloud Messaging into your apps Utilizing the new Google location and Google Maps Android APIs Leveraging in-app billing from Google Play, as well as third-party providers Getting started with the Android Studio IDE Localizing language and using Google Play App Translation services Extending your app’s reach with Lockscreen widgets and DayDreams Leveraging improvements to Notification, Web, SMS, and other APIs Annuzzi has released new source code samples for use with Android Studio. The code updates are posted to the associated blog
This title is an indispensable resource for intermediate- to advanced-level Java programmers who are now developing for Android, and for seasoned mobile developers who want to make the most of the new Android platform and hardware.
This revamped, newly titled edition is a complete update of Android™ Wireless Application Development, Volume Advanced Topics, Third Edition.
An outstanding practical reference for the newest Android APIs, this guide provides in-depth explanations of code utilizing key API features and includes downloadable sample apps for nearly every chapter. Together, they provide a solid foundation for any modern app project.
Throughout, the authors draw on decades of in-the-trenches experience as professional mobile developers to provide tips and best practices for highly efficient development. They show you how to break through traditional app boundaries with optional features, including the Android NDK, Google Analytics and Android Wear APIs, and Google Play Game Services.
New coverage in this edition includes
Integrating Google Cloud Messaging into your apps Utilizing the new Google location and Google Maps Android APIs Leveraging in-app billing from Google Play, as well as third-party providers Getting started with the Android Studio IDE Localizing language and using Google Play App Translation services Extending your app’s reach with Lockscreen widgets and DayDreams Leveraging improvements to Notification, Web, SMS, and other APIs Annuzzi has released new source code samples for use with Android Studio. The code updates are posted to the associated blog
This title is an indispensable resource for intermediate- to advanced-level Java programmers who are now developing for Android, and for seasoned mobile developers who want to make the most of the new Android platform and hardware.
This revamped, newly titled edition is a complete update of Android™ Wireless Application Development, Volume Advanced Topics, Third Edition.
608 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 10, 2014
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April 23, 2017
There was no option to simply remove this from "currently reading" without moving it to "read" on Goodreads, unfortunately.
I did not finish reading this because I thought it was incredibly dry. The chapters are essentially "here are some APIs in the android SDK. Here is an example of how you can use them."
I was hoping for something that went more into detail regarding what some of these APIs do in the background. For example, an in-depth look of the activity and/or fragment lifecycle, deeper than "this is the sequence in which the callbacks are invoked" would be useful. I've looked at logcat output and see a lot is going on in the system as an app goes through its motions, I was hoping I'd learn something new in that regard.
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Perhaps my review is a bit critical, in my mind I'm pitting this book against Jon Skeet's "C# in Depth", which stayed interesting throughout and taught a lot of things you might not pick up on while doing regular work--things that are very helpful in regular work going forward however.
I did not finish reading this because I thought it was incredibly dry. The chapters are essentially "here are some APIs in the android SDK. Here is an example of how you can use them."
I was hoping for something that went more into detail regarding what some of these APIs do in the background. For example, an in-depth look of the activity and/or fragment lifecycle, deeper than "this is the sequence in which the callbacks are invoked" would be useful. I've looked at logcat output and see a lot is going on in the system as an app goes through its motions, I was hoping I'd learn something new in that regard.
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Perhaps my review is a bit critical, in my mind I'm pitting this book against Jon Skeet's "C# in Depth", which stayed interesting throughout and taught a lot of things you might not pick up on while doing regular work--things that are very helpful in regular work going forward however.
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