Ebook: Programming Android

"What does it take to build well-engineered Android applications? Explore Android's core building blocks and APIs in depth with this authoritative guide, and learn how to create compelling apps that work on a full range of Android devices. You'll work with proven approaches to app design and implementation--including application frameworks that you can use as a starting point for your own projects. Delve into sensors, native development, 3D graphics, and many other topics, and discover how to build apps on the platform of your choice. If you're an intermediate to advanced programmer, you'll learn how to make great Android apps"--Provided by publisher.;Your toolkit -- Java for Android -- The ingredients of an Android application -- Getting your application into users' hands -- Eclipse for Android software development -- Effective Java for Android -- Building a view -- Fragments and multiplatform support -- Drawing 2D and 3D graphics -- Handling and persisting data -- A framework for a well-behaved application -- Using content providers -- Exploring content providers -- Multimedia -- Location and mapping -- Sensors, NFC, speech, gestures, and accessibility -- Communication, identity, sync, and social media -- The Android Native Development Kit (NDK).