Rick Boyer

Kyle Mew

Over 100 recipes to help you solve the most common problems faced by Android Developers today About This Book Find the answers to your common Android programming problems, from set up to security, to help you deliver better applications, faster Uncover the latest features of Android Marshmallow to make your applications stand out Get up to speed with Android Studio 1.4 - the first Android Studio based on the IntelliJ IDE from JetBrains Who This Book Is For If you are new to Android development and want to take a hands-on approach to learning the framework, or if you are an experienced developer in need of clear working code to solve the many challenges in Android development, you can benefit from this book. Either way, this is a resource you'll want to keep at your desk for a quick reference to solve new problems as you tackle more challenging projects. What You Will Learn Along with Marshmallow, get hands-on working with Google's new Android Studio IDE Develop applications using the latest Android framework while maintaining backward-compatibility with the support library Master Android programming best practices from the recipes Create exciting and engaging applications using knowledge gained from recipes on graphics, animations, and multimedia Work through succinct steps on specifics that will help you complete your project faster Keep your app responsive (and prevent ANRs) with examples on the AsynchTask class Utilize Google Speech Recognition APIs for your app. Make use of Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) to create Push Notifications for your users Get a better understanding of the Android framework through detailed explanations In Detail The Android OS has the largest installation base of any operating system in the world; there has never been a better time to learn Android development to write your own applications, or to make your own contributions to the open source community! This “cookbook” will make it easy for you to jump to a topic of interest and get what you need to implement the feature in your own application. If you are new to Android and learn best by “doing,” then this book will provide many topics of interest. Starting with the basics of Android development, we move on to more advanced concepts, and we'll guide you through common tasks developers struggle to solve. The first few chapters cover the basics including Activities, Layouts, Widgets, and the Menu. From there, we cover fragments and data storage (including SQLite), device sensors, the camera, and GPS. Then we move on more advanced topics such as graphics and animation (including OpenGL), multi-threading with AsyncTask, and Internet functionality with Volley. We'll also demonstrate Google Maps and Google Cloud Messaging (also known as Push Notifications) using the Google API Library. Finally, we'll take a look at several online services designed especially for Android development. Take your application big-time with full Internet web services without having to become a server admin by leveraging the power of Backend as a Service (BaaS) providers. Style and approach This book progresses from the fundamentals of Android Development to more advanced concepts, with recipes to solve the most common problems faced by developers. This cookbook makes it easy to jump to specific topics of interest, where you'll find simple steps to implement the solution and get a clear explanation of how it works.

Android Application Development Cookbook

Descrição do livro A linguagem Material Design, do Google, impressionou tanto o mundo de desenvolvimento quanto o de design. Agora disponível em muito mais plataformas além do Android, o Material Design utiliza cor, luz e movimento não apenas para gerar interfaces bonitas, mas também para proporcionar uma navegação intuitiva para o usuário. O livro Aprendendo Material Design ensinará a você os fundamentos teóricos do Material Design, usando amostras de código para colocar essa teoria em prática. Concentrando-se principalmente no Android Studio, você criará interfaces móveis com os componentes do Material mais utilizados e poderosos. Cada seção apresentará as classes Java relevantes e as APIs necessárias para implementar esses componentes. Em seguida, seguiremos para animação e transição, possivelmente os conceitos mais poderosos do Material Design, possibilitando que hierarquias complexas sejam mostradas de forma simples e elegante. Com todas as tecnologias e conceitos básicos dominados, ao final do livro você verá como essas habilidades podem ser aplicadas a outras plataformas, em particular aplicativos web, usando a poderosa biblioteca Polymer. Para quem se destina este livro Este livro é ideal para desenvolvedores e designers interessados na implementação do Material Design em seus aplicativos móveis e web. Nenhum conhecimento prévio ou experiência com o Material Design é necessário, mas alguma familiaridade com linguagens procedurais, como Java, e linguagens de marcação, como HTML, proporcionará uma vantagem. O que você aprenderá com este livro: Implementar o Material Design tanto em plataformas móveis quanto web que funcionem em dispositivos e navegadores mais antigos Projetar layouts elegantes com temas do Material Criar e gerenciar cartões, listas e grids Projetar e implementar drawers (gavetas) deslizantes para navegação contínua Coordenar componentes para funcionarem juntos Animar widgets e criar transições e fluxo de programa animado Usar frameworks web para levar o Material Design para suas páginas web

Domine o Material Design e crie interfaces bonitas e animadas para aplicativos móveis e web

Aprendendo Material Design

Create reliable, robust, and efficient Android apps with industry-standard design patterns About This Book Create efficient object interaction patterns for faster and more efficient Android development Get into efficient and fast app development and start making money from your android apps Implement industry-standard design patterns and best practices to reduce your app development time drastically Who This Book Is For This book is intended for Android developers who have some basic android development experience. Basic Java programming knowledge is a must to get the most out of this book. What You Will Learn Build a simple app and run it on real and emulated devices Explore the WYSIWYG and XML approaches to material design provided within Android Studio Detect user activities by using touch screen listeners, gesture detection, and reading sensors Apply transitions and shared elements to employ elegant animations and efficiently use the minimal screen space of mobile devices Develop apps that automatically apply the best layouts for different devices by using designated directories Socialize in the digital word by connecting your app to social media Make your apps available to the largest possible audience with the AppCompat support library In Detail Are you an Android developer with some experience under your belt? Are you wondering how the experts create efficient and good-looking apps? Then your wait will end with this book! We will teach you about different Android development patterns that will enable you to write clean code and make your app stand out from the crowd. The book starts by introducing the Android development environment and exploring the support libraries. You will gradually explore the different design and layout patterns and get to know the best practices of how to use them together. Then you'll then develop an application that will help you grasp activities, services, and broadcasts and their roles in Android development. Moving on, you will add user-detecting classes and APIs such as gesture detection, touch screen listeners, and sensors to your app. You will also learn to adapt your app to run on tablets and other devices and platforms, including Android Wear, auto, and TV. Finally, you will see how to connect your app to social media and explore deployment patterns as well as the best publishing and monetizing practices. The book will start by introducing the Android development environment and exploring the support libraries. You will gradually explore the different Design and layout patterns and learn the best practices on how to use them together. You will then develop an application that will help you grasp Activities, Services and Broadcasts and their roles in Android development. Moving on, you will add user detecting classes and APIs such as at gesture detection, touch screen listeners and sensors to our app. You will also learn to adapt your app to run on tablets and other devices and platforms, including Android Wear, Auto, and TV. Finally, you will learn to connect your app to social media and explore deployment patterns and best publishing and monetizing practices. Style and approach This book takes a step-by-step approach. The steps are explained using real-world practical examples. Each chapter uses case studies where we show you how using design patterns will help in your development process.

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