The goal of this Aplication is to teach the skills necessary to develop Android based applications using the Android Studio
Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and the Android 5 Software Development Kit (SDK).
Beginning with the basics, this book provides an outline of the steps necessary to set up an Android development and testing
environment. An overview of Android Studio is included covering areas such as tool windows, the code editor and the De signer
tool. An introduction to the architecture of Android is followed by an in -depth look at the design of Android applications and
user interfaces using the Android Studio environment. More advanced topics such as database management, content providers
and intents are also covered, as are touch screen handling, gesture recognition, camera access and the playback and recording
of both video and audio. This edition of the book also covers printing, transitions and cloud -based file storage.
In addition to covering general Android development techniques, the book also includes Google Play specific topics such as
implementing maps using the Google Maps Android AP I, in-app billing and submitting apps to the Google Play Developer
Console.
Chapters also cover advanced features of Android Studio such as Gradle build configuration and the implementation of build
variants to target multiple Android device types from a single project code base .
Assuming you already have some Java programming experience, are ready to download Android Studio and the Android SDK,
have access to a Windows, Mac or Linux system and ideas for some apps to develop, you are ready to get started.
Last updated on 2016年10月24日
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