{"product_id":"9781430246152","title":"Android Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003e    Android continues to be one of the leading mobile OS and development platforms driving today's mobile innovations and the apps ecosystem. Android appears complex, but offers a variety of organized development kits to those coming into Android with differing programming language skill sets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAndroid Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach, Second Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e offers more than 100 down-to-earth code recipes, and guides you step-by-step through a wide range of useful topics using complete and real-world working code examples.  It's updated to include the Jelly Bean Android SDK as well as earlier releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Instead of abstract descriptions of complex concepts, in Android Recipes, you'll find live code examples. When you start a new project, you can consider copying and pasting the code and configuration files from this book, then modifying them for your own customization needs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Crammed with insightful instruction and helpful examples, this second edition of Android Recipes is your guide to writing apps for one of today’s hottest mobile platforms. It offers pragmatic advice that will help you get the job done quickly and well.  This can save you a great deal of work over creating a project from scratch!       \u003c\/p\u003e    What you’ll learn\u003cli\u003e Use external libraries to save time and effort\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Boost app performance by using the Android NDK and Renderscript\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Design apps for performance, responsiveness, and seamlessness\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Send data between devices and other external hardware\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Persist application data and share it between applications\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Capture and play back various device media items\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Communicate with web services\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Get the most out of your user interface\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Develop a unit conversion app in the context of the command-line\/Android SDK and Eclipse\/Android SDK environments \u003cp\u003e  Who this book is for      \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e     This book is a handy reference for all Android app developers.  Newcomers may also find this of interest, too.        \u003c\/p\u003e     Table of Contents1. Getting Started with Android \u003cp\u003e  2. User Interface Recipes \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  3. Communications and Networking \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  4. Interacting with Device Hardware and Media \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  5. Persisting Data \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  6. Interacting with the System \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  7. Working with Libraries \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  8. Working with Android NDK and Renderscript   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  9. Appendix A: Scripting Layer for Android \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  10. Appendix B: Android Tools Overview \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  11. Appendix C: App Design Guidelines \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  12. Appendix D: Univerter Architecture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134072930544,"sku":"9781430246152","price":31.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781430246152_p0.jpg?v=1763751919","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781430246152","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}