Android Application Development for Dummies - Brossura

Felker, Donn; Dobbs, Joshua

Brossura

ISBN 10: 047077018X ISBN 13: 9780470770184

Casa editrice: For Dummies, 2010

Riassunto

Each book covers all the necessary information a beginner needs to know about a particular topic, providing an index for easy reference and using the series' signature set of symbols to clue the reader in to key topics, categorized under such titles as Tip, Remember, Warning!, Technical Stuff and True Story.

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Donn Felker is an independent consultant specializing in Android and .NET technologies. He has been a technical architect, software developer, and programmer analyst for more than a decade, with experience that covers desktop, Web, and mobile development.

Donn Felker is an independent consultant specializing in Android and .Net technologies. He has been a technical architect, software developer, and programmer analyst for more than a decade, with experience that covers desktop, Web, and mobile development.

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Here's just what you need to start developing feature-rich, amazing Android apps

Even if you've never written a mobile application, this book has the know-how you need to turn your great ideas into cool apps for the Android platform. With millions of smartphone users and a cornucopia of carriers, Android is a great place to ply the app development trade. This book shows you from the ground up how to set up your environment and create an app. Read on to become an Android developer extraordinaire!

• Welcome to Android learn what makes a great Android app, how to use the SDK, ways to work with mobile screens, and how the development process works

• Make users happy find out how to design an interface that mobile users will love

• Learn the code work with the activity lifecycle and Android framework classes, use the Eclipse debugger, and create a home screen widget for your app

• Beyond the basics take your skills up a notch with apps that involve SQLite databases and multiple screens

• Price and publish pick the right price for your app and get it into the Android Market

Open the book and find:

• Cool ways to use the accelerometer in your app

• How to turn mobile limitations into opportunities

• Tips on installing and setting up the tools

• Step-by-step coding directions

• Ways to make your apps more marketable

• How to create really useful menus

• Advice on app pricing

• Ten great sample apps and SDKs, including code

Learn to:

• Create apps for hot smartphones like Droid X, Galaxy S, and MyTouch

• Download the SDK and get Eclipse up and running

• Code Android applications

• Submit your apps to the Android Market

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: For Dummies
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 047077018X
• ISBN 13: 9780470770184
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 357
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile