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One of the newest guides in the terrific Smashing Magazine book series, this book takes you beyond the basics with expert techniques and innovative ideas. Learn smart solutions that will help you avoid pitfalls while building apps that can scale up to a multitude of possible Android device-and-browser combinations.

• Teaches practical techniques for developing and designing applications that work on all Android phones and tablets
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• Starts with how to use simple components and then moves on to building scalable layouts
• Covers adaptive layouts and fragments, responsive design, and how to design user interfaces using Android UI design patterns

Smashing Android UI: Responsive Android UI and Design Patterns for Phones and Tablets helps you create apps for the hottest thing in technology--Android devices!

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