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Android Apps for Absolute Beginners

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  • © 2014

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  1. Wallace Jackson
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  • Anybody can start building multimedia apps for the Android platform, and this book will show you how!
  • Now updated to include both Android 4.4 and the new Android L, Android Apps for Absolute Beginners, Third Edition takes you through the process of getting your first Android apps up and running using plain English and practical examples.

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxx
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  2. Setting Up Your Android App Development System

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 1-32

  3. Configuring Your Android App Development System

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 33-60

  4. An Introduction to the Android Application Development Platform

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 61-99

  5. Introduction to XML: Defining an Android App, Its Design, and Constants

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 101-130

  6. Introduction to Java: Objects, Methods, Classes, and Interfaces

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 131-165

  7. Android Screen Design: Writing to the Display Using Activity and View

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 167-212

  8. Making Apps Interactive: Intents, Event Handling, and Menus

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 213-257

  9. Android UI Design: Using Advanced ViewGroup Layout Containers

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 259-300

  10. Android Graphic Design: Making Your UI Designs Visual

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 301-351

  11. Android Animation: Making Your UI Designs Move

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 353-397

  12. Digital Video: Streaming Video, MediaPlayer, and MediaController classes

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 399-446

  13. Digital Audio: Providing Aural Feedback for UI Designs Using SoundPool

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 447-473

  14. Android Service Class and Threads: Background Processing

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 475-503

  15. Android Content Providers: Providing Data to Applications

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 505-550

  16. Developing for Android Wearable Devices

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 551-590

  17. The Future of Android: The 64-Bit Android 5.0 OS

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 591-650

  18. Audio Concepts, Terminology, and Codecs

    • Wallace Jackson
    Pages 651-663

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 665-677
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About this book

Anybody can start building multimedia apps for the Android platform, and this book will show you how! Now updated to include both Android 4.4 and the new Android L, Android Apps for Absolute Beginners, Third Edition takes you through the process of getting your first Android apps up and running using plain English and practical examples. If you have a great idea for an Android app, but have never programmed before, then this book is for you.

This book cuts through the fog of jargon and mystery that surrounds Android apps development, and gives you simple, step-by-step instructions to get you started.

  • Teaches Android application development in language anyone can understand, giving you the best possible start in Android development
  • Provides simple, step-by-step examples that make learning easy, allowing you to pick up the concepts without fuss
  • Offers clear code descriptions and layout so that you can get your apps running as soon as possible

This book covers both Android 4.4 (KitKat) and Android L, but is also backwards compatible to cover the previous Android releases since Android 1.5.

About the author

Wallace Jackson has been writing for leading multimedia publications about his work in new media content development since the advent of Multimedia Producer Magazine nearly two decades ago, when he wrote about computer processor architectures for centerfolds (removable "mini-issue" insert) distributed at SIGGRAPH. Since then, Wallace has written for several other publications about his work in interactive 3D and new media advertising campaign design, including 3D Artist,Desktop Publishers Journal, CrossMedia, AVvideo and Kiosk Magazine.

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