Android in action
By: W. Frank Ableson, Robi Sen, Chris King
Contributors: Sen, Robi; King, Chris
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Manning
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Greenwich, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 562
ISBN-13: 9781935182726
Subjects: Development; Android (Electronic resource); Mobile computing; Application software; Software
Description: Android runs on mobile devices ranging from smart phones to tablets to countless special purpose gadgets. It's the broadest mobile platform available. Includes: SDK and web development; drive a robot via Bluetooth and Sensors; integrate with Social Media Contacts; image processing with native C code. A background in Java is helpful; no prior experience with Android is assumed--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes index.

"Covers Android 2"--Cover.

Rev. ed. of Unlocking Android, 2009.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. What is Android? The big picture. Introducing Android; title: Android's development  environment; title: Part 2. Exercising the Android SDK. User interfaces; title: Intents and services; title: Storing and retrieving data; title: Networking and web services; title: Telephony; title: Notifications and alarms; title: Graphics and animation; title: Multimedia; title: Location, location, location; title: Part 3. Android applications. Putting Android to work in a field service application - Building Android applications in C; title: Part 4. The maturing platform. Bluetooth and sensors; title: Integration; title: Android web development; title: AppWidgets; title: Localization; title: Android native development kit.