{"product_id":"9781430263234","title":"Android Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003eAndroid 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\u003cem\u003eAndroid Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach, Third Edition\u003c\/em\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 KitKat Android 4.4 SDK as well as earlier releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead of abstract descriptions of complex concepts, in \u003cem\u003eAndroid Recipes\u003c\/em\u003e, 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 and then modifying them for your own customization needs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrammed with insightful instruction and helpful examples, this third edition of \u003cem\u003eAndroid Recipes \u003c\/em\u003eis 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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWhat you’ll learn\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse external libraries to save time and effort \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBoost app performance by using the Android NDK and Renderscript \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesign apps for performance, responsiveness, and seamlessness \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSend data between devices and other external hardware \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePersist application data and share it between applications \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCapture and play back various device media items \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommunicate with web services \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGet the most out of your user interface \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop a unit conversion app in the context of the command-line\/Android SDK and Eclipse\/Android SDK environments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWho this book is for\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book is a handy reference for all Android app developers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eGetting Started with Android \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUser Interaction \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGraphics and Drawing \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommunications and Networking \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInteracting with Device Hardware and Media \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePersisting Data \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInteracting with the System \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWorking with Android NDK and Renderscript\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127973298416,"sku":"9781430263234","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781430263234_p0.jpg?v=1763749950","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781430263234","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}