Android App Development for Dummies - Michael Burton

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Auteur(s) : Michael Burton

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/03/2015

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 432

Expédition : 574

Dimensions : 23.6 x 19.0 x 2.7

ISBN : 1119017920

Résumé :

Learn to:

• Create amazing apps for the latest Android smartphones and tablets
• Download and install the SDK and start working with the Android Studio tools
• Adapt your apps for use on Android watches and TVs
• Publish your apps to the Google Play(TM) Store

Here's just what you need to turn your great idea into a cool Android app!

Did you know that nearly 80 percent of mobile devices use the Android platform? With this book to guide you, you can start developing apps for that huge market. You'll learn to design the ideal user interface, take advantage of all the newest Android features, understand the difference between phone and tablet apps, avoid common pitfalls, and more!

• Get what you need ? discover how to acquire and install the tools and set up your development headquarters
• Set up your first project ? get going right away with sample programs that explore different aspects of the Android platform
• Nuts and bolts ? see how to design the Tasks application, handle user input, design a menu, work with data storage, and even port your app to wearables
• Adapt existing apps ? learn to convert apps from other platforms for Android and how to accommodate older Android versions
• Get'em out there ? publish your apps to the Google Play Store

Visit the companion website at www.dummies.com/go/androidappdevfd3e to download all the code used in this book

Open the book and find:

• How to build a great app with Android Studio
• How to create an app widget
• When to use advanced techniques, such as Fragments, Databases, and Image Downloads
• Material Design to beautify your app
• Ways to build apps on Android and Amazon tablets
• How to create apps for Android Wear and TV

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Biographie:

Introduction 1

About This Book 1

Conventions Used in This Book 2

Foolish Assumptions 2

How This Book Is Organized 3

Part I: Getting Started with Your First Android Application 3

Part II: Building and Publishing Your First Android Application 3

Part III: Creating a Feature-Rich Application 3

Part IV: Android Is More than Phones 3

Part V: The Part of Tens 4

Icons Used in This Book 4

Beyond the Book 4

Part I: Getting Started with Your First Android Application 7

Chapter 1: Developing Spectacular Android Applications 9

Why Develop for Android? 9

Android Development Basics 12

Hardware Tools 20

Software Tools 22

Chapter 2: Prepping Your Development Headquarters 25

Developing the Android Developer Inside You 25

Assembling Your Toolkit 26

Tuning Up Your Hardware 30

Installing and Configuring Your Support Tools 31

Installing Android Studio 31

Installing Java 7 33

Adding SDK Packages 33

Navigating the Android SDK 34

Specifying Android Platforms 34

Using SDK Tools for Everyday Development 35

Part II: Building and Publishing Your First Application 39

Chapter 3: Your First Android Project 41

Starting a New Project in Android Studio 41

Responding to Errors 45

Setting Up an Emulator 47

Running the Hello Android App 49

Understanding Project Structure 52

Chapter 4: Creating the User Interface 65

Creating the Silent Mode Toggle Application 65

Laying Out the Application 67

Adding an Image to Your Application 71

Creating a Launcher Icon for the Application 75

Previewing the Application in the Visual Designer 77

Chapter 5: Coding Your Application 79

Understanding Activities and the Activity Lifecycle 79

Creating Your First Activity 84

Working with the Android Framework Classes 88

Installing Your Application 92

Material Design 96

Uh-Oh! (Responding to Errors) 98

Thinking Beyond the Application Boundaries 103

Chapter 6: Understanding Android Resources 107

Understanding Resources 107

Working with Resources 110

Different Strokes for Different Folks: Using Resource Qualifier Directories 114

Chapter 7: Turning Your Application into an App Widget 119

Working with App Widgets in Android 120

Working with Intents and Pending Intents 122

Creating the App Widget 127

Placing Your Widget on the Home Screen 137

Chapter 8: Publishing Your App to the Google Play Store 139

Creating a Distributable File 139

Creating a Google Play Developer Profile 145

Pricing Your Application 148

Getting Screen Shots for Your Application 149

Uploading Your Application to the Google Play Store 150

Watching the Number of Installs Soar 153

Part III: Creating a Feature-Rich Application 155

Chapter 9: Designing the Tasks Application 157

Reviewing the Basic Requirements 157

Creating the Application's Screens 159

Chapter 10: Creating the Task Detail Page 181

Creating the TaskEditActivity 181

Linking the List View to the Edit View 183

Creating the TaskEditFragment 185

You Put the Fragment in the Activity and Shake It All Up 193

Updating the Styles 194

A Special Bonus 196

Chapter 11: Going a la Carte with Your Menu 199

Understanding Options and Context Menus 199

Creating Your First Menu 200

Creating a Long-Press Action 207

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