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Android Programming for Beginners. Learn all the Java and Android skills you need to start making powerful mobile applications

Android Programming for Beginners. Learn all the Java and Android skills you need to start making powerful mobile applications

John Horton

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Android is the most popular OS in the world. There are millions of devices accessing tens of thousands of applications. It is many people's entry point into the world of technology; it is an operating system for everyone. Despite this, the entry-fee to actually make Android applications is usually a computer science degree, or five years’ worth of Java experience.

Android Programming for Beginners will be your companion to create Android applications from scratch—whether you’re looking to start your programming career, make an application for work, be reintroduced to mobile development, or are just looking to program for fun. We will introduce you to all the fundamental concepts of programming in an Android context, from the Java basics to working with the Android API. All examples are created from within Android Studio, the official Android development environment that helps supercharge your application development process.

After this crash-course, we’ll dive deeper into Android programming and you’ll learn how to create applications with a professional-standard UI through fragments, make location-aware apps with Google Maps integration, and store your user’s data with SQLite. In addition, you’ll see how to make your apps multilingual, capture images from a device’s camera, and work with graphics, sound, and animations too.
By the end of this book, you’ll be ready to start building your own custom applications in Android and Java.
  • 1. Building the first app
  • 2. Java first contact
  • 3. Exploring Android Studio
  • 4. Designing Android layouts
  • 5. Implementing Android layouts
  • 6. Life and times of an Android app
  • 7. Java basics part 1
  • 8. Java basics part 2
  • 9. Classes and Object oriented programming
  • 10. Every thing's a class
  • 11. Widget mania
  • 12. Having a dialogue with the user
  • 13. Handling and displaying arrays of data
  • 14. Handling data with Arrays and ArrayList
  • 15. Android Intent and Persistence
  • 16. I like to move it, move it
  • 17. Is it a little quiet around here?
  • 18. Design Patterns, Fragments and the Real World
  • 19. Using multiple fragments
  • 20. Paging and Swiping
  • 21. Paging, swiping and the simple gallery app
  • 22. Starting the Where it's snap app introducing Navigation Drawer
  • 23. Capturing images with the camera
  • 24. SQL, databases and CRUD
  • 25. Adding a database to 'Where it's snap'
  • 26. Integrating Google Maps
  • 27. Upgrading Where it's snap to add locations and maps
  • 28. Learning threads, touches and drawing with a simple game
  • 29. Publishing our apps
  • 30. Before you go
  • Title: Android Programming for Beginners. Learn all the Java and Android skills you need to start making powerful mobile applications
  • Author: John Horton
  • Original title: Android Programming for Beginners. Learn all the Java and Android skills you need to start making powerful mobile applications
  • ISBN: 9781785889035, 9781785889035
  • Date of issue: 2015-12-31
  • Format: Ebook
  • Item ID: e_3cdf
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing