Beginning Android Application Development

Wei-Meng Lee

Mar 2011 · Sold by John Wiley & Sons

About this ebook

Create must-have applications for the latest Android OS

The Android OS is a popular and flexible platform for many of today's most in-demand mobile devices. This full-color guide offers you a hands-on introduction to creating Android applications for the latest mobile devices. Veteran author Wei Meng Lee accompanies each lesson with real-world examples to drive home the content he covers. Beginning with an overview of core Android features and tools, he moves at a steady pace while teaching everything you need to know to successfully develop your own Android applications.

• Explains what an activity is and reviews its lifecycle
• Zeroes in on customizing activities by applying styles and themes
• Looks at the components of a screen, including LinearLayout, AbsoluteLayout, and RelativeLayout, among others
• Details ways to adapt to different screen sizes and adjust display orientation
• Reviews the variety of views such as TextView, ProgressBar, TimePicker, and more

Beginning Android Application Development pares down the most essential steps you need to know so you can start creating Android applications today.

Ratings and reviews

Pre-purchase says nothing about this Book/Authors/Publishers lack of "supported devices". The book is nearly impossible to read on any mobile device. Ironic considering the book is for development on a mobile device..

Barely scratches the surface...very good if all you need to do is create buttons

useless

About the author

Wei-Meng Lee is a technologist and founder of Developer Learning Solutions (www.learn2develop.net). He writes extensively for online publications and magazines on topics ranging from .NET to Mac OS X. In addition, he is the author of Beginning iOS 4 Application Development, as well as many other technology books and articles.

Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.