| Description |
1 online resource : color illustrations |
| Contents |
Fine-tuning your development environment -- Efficient Java code for Android -- Components, manifests, and resources -- Android user experience and interface design -- Android user interface operations -- Services and background tasks -- Android IPC -- Mastering BroadcastReceivers and configuration changes -- Dtata storage and serialization tehniques -- Writing automated tests -- Advanced audio, video and camera applications -- Secure Android apllications -- Maps, location, and activity APIs -- Native code and JNI -- The hidden Android APIs -- Hacking the Android platform -- Networking, web service and remote APIs -- Communicating with remote devices -- Google Play services -- Distributing applications on Google Play Store |
| Summary |
Learn how to unleash the power of Android and transform your apps from good to great. From custom views and advanced multi-touch gestures, to integrating online web services and exploiting the latest geofencing and activity recognition features, Android developer, Erik Hellman, delivers expert tips, tricks and little-known techniques for pushing the Android envelope so you can: optimize your components for the smoothest user experience possible; create your own custom Views; push the boundaries of the Android SDK; master Android Studio and Gradle; make optimal use of the Android audio, video and graphics APIs; program in text-to-speech and speech recognition; make the most of the new Android maps and location API; use Android connectivity technologies to communicate with remote devices; perform background processing; use Android cryptography APIs; find and safely use hidden Android APIs; cloud-enable your applications with Google Play Services; and, distribute and sell your applications on Google Play Store |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from title page (Axis360, viewed November 4, 2013) |
| SUBJECT |
Android (Electronic resource) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2009043077
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Android (Electronic resource) fast (OCoLC)fst01776064 |
| Subject |
Application software -- Development.
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Smartphones -- Programming
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Tablet computers -- Programming
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COMPUTERS -- Computer Literacy.
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COMPUTERS -- Computer Science.
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COMPUTERS -- Data Processing.
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COMPUTERS -- Hardware -- General.
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COMPUTERS -- Information Technology.
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COMPUTERS -- Machine Theory.
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COMPUTERS -- Reference.
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Application software -- Development.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118717301 |
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1118717309 |
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9781118717356 |
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111871735X |
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1299988695 |
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9781299988699 |
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