Description
---DEPRECATED---*Notice - a new and better version of this book exists (also free).
Please download from:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aviyehuda.androidcard2
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This free short book describes the basics of Android development.
It contains short explanations and examples.
Here is the subject list:
Basic Concepts
Activity
View
Intent
Service
Development
Android SDK
ADT Eclipse plugin
Creating a project
A project structure
Creating a Virtual Device
Generating jars
User Interface
Views
-View Groups
-List view
-Spinner
-Layouts
Global Strings
Menus
-Options Menu
-Context Menu
-Submenu
Alerts/Dialogs
-AlertDialog
-AlertDialog with a List
-Custom Dialog from XML file
-Status-Bar Notifications
Resource images
-A Bitmap object
-Drawing the bitmap on a canvas
Linkfy
System APIs
Multi-threading
-Regular Thread
-Thread + Handler
-AsyncTask
-Timer
Opening a new screen
Network
Media (audio, video)
Text to speech
Storage
-Shared preferences
-Storing internally
-Storing externally
Camera
Contacts
Phone calls
SMS, MMS
Geo-location
Screen Properties
Vibrate
List installed Applications
NDK
Enjoy.
Matt
Mar 12, 2012 9:32:12 PM
Well written Thanks for developing an app on development.
dmihaita
Mar 5, 2012 10:32:45 PM
Excellent Very good. It may be handy to update it with a short reference for fragments.
Safanoooo
Mar 5, 2012 12:39:36 AM
THANKS ALOT This apps helped me in android dev. It is always there in my mobile to read whenever i have even just alitttttttttle time. Going over and over again through the material helps alot. Thanx again...I'm happy now and looking for more :D
sachintha
Mar 2, 2012 2:16:49 PM
Thank you very much !
Torie
Feb 21, 2012 2:44:16 PM
Great Very nice thank-you
Tech_slave
Feb 10, 2012 2:02:44 AM
Resume reading from the last location Please add resume reading from the last location after restarting the app! Thanks a lot!
Khash
Feb 7, 2012 9:56:53 PM
Useful Thanx,it was a good one and practically useful
Nothingness101
Jan 29, 2012 4:14:49 AM
Excellent Very detailed information but the step by step nature of it allowed a pure novice like myself to gain an understanding of the process. Only slight flaw I can find is that it returns to the top of the document if you switch apps and return.
bala
Jan 26, 2012 2:27:08 PM
Good one for beginners
swaroop
Jan 24, 2012 6:02:24 PM
Beautiful reference This is a great reference for a beginner...sharing is caring..kudos for the effort :)