Android Apps for Absolute Beginners (eBook)
XXV, 712 Seiten
Apress (Verlag)
978-1-4842-0019-3 (ISBN)
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.
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.
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 developmentProvides simple, step-by-step examples that make learning easy, allowing you to pick up the concepts without fussOffers clear code descriptions and layout so that you can get your apps running as soon as possibleThis 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.
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.
1. Setting Up Your Android App Development System2. Configuring Your Android App Development System3. An Introduction to the Android Application Development Platform4. Introduction to XML: Defining an Android App, its Design, and Constants 5. Introduction to Java: Objects, Methods, Classes and Interfaces 6. Android Screen Design: Writing to the Display using Activity and View 7. Making Apps Interactive: Intents, Event Handling and Menus8: Android UI Design: Using ViewGroup Layout Containers9: Android Graphics Design: Making Your UI Designs Visual10: Android Animation: Making Your UI Designs Animated11: Digital Video: Streaming Video, MediaPlayer, MediaController class12: Digital Audio: Providing Aural Feedback for UI Designs & SoundPool13: Services and Threads: Background Processin14: Content Providers: Providing Data to Application15: Developing for Android Wearable Devices16: The Future of Android: 64-bit Android L17: Appendix A: Audio Concepts, Terminology, and Codecs
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.8.2014 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | XXV, 712 p. 522 illus. |
| Verlagsort | Berkeley |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Netzwerke |
| Informatik ► Software Entwicklung ► Mobile- / App-Entwicklung | |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium | |
| Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► Smartphones / Tablets | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4842-0019-5 / 1484200195 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4842-0019-3 / 9781484200193 |
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