{"product_id":"9781785889202","title":"Android Application Development Cookbook - Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOver 100 recipes to help you solve the most common problems faced by Android Developers today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind the answers to your common Android programming problems, from set up to security, to help you deliver better applications, faster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUncover the latest features of Android Marshmallow to make your applications stand out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet up to speed with Android Studio 1.4 - the first Android Studio based on the IntelliJ IDE from JetBrains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are new to Android development and want to take a hands-on approach to learning the framework, or if you are an experienced developer in need of clear working code to solve the many challenges in Android development, you can benefit from this book. Either way, this is a resource you'll want to keep at your desk for a quick reference to solve new problems as you tackle more challenging projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You Will Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlong with Marshmallow, get hands-on working with Google's new Android Studio IDE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop applications using the latest Android framework while maintaining backward-compatibility with the support library\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaster Android programming best practices from the recipes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate exciting and engaging applications using knowledge gained from recipes on graphics, animations, and multimedia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWork through succinct steps on specifics that will help you complete your project faster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep your app responsive (and prevent ANRs) with examples on the AsynchTask class\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUtilize Google Speech Recognition APIs for your app.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake use of Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) to create Push Notifications for your users\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet a better understanding of the Android framework through detailed explanations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Detail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Android OS has the largest installation base of any operating system in the world; there has never been a better time to learn Android development to write your own applications, or to make your own contributions to the open source community!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis “cookbook” will make it easy for you to jump to a topic of interest and get what you need to implement the feature in your own application. If you are new to Android and learn best by “doing,” then this book will provide many topics of interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting with the basics of Android development, we move on to more advanced concepts, and we'll guide you through common tasks developers struggle to solve. The first few chapters cover the basics including Activities, Layouts, Widgets, and the Menu. From there, we cover fragments and data storage (including SQLite), device sensors, the camera, and GPS. Then we move on more advanced topics such as graphics and animation (including OpenGL), multi-threading with AsyncTask, and Internet functionality with Volley. We'll also demonstrate Google Maps and Google Cloud Messaging (also known as Push Notifications) using the Google API Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, we'll take a look at several online services designed especially for Android development. Take your application big-time with full Internet web services without having to become a server admin by leveraging the power of Backend as a Service (BaaS) providers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle and approach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book progresses from the fundamentals of Android Development to more advanced concepts, with recipes to solve the most common problems faced by developers. This cookbook makes it easy to jump to specific topics of interest, where you'll find simple steps to implement the solution and get a clear explanation of how it works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Packt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47158757622000,"sku":"9781785889202","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781785889202_p0.jpg?v=1763729354","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781785889202","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}