Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Your First Android Application 7
Chapter 1: Developing Spectacular Android Applications 9
Chapter 2: Prepping Your Development Headquarters 25
Part II: Building and Publishing Your First Application 39
Chapter 3: Your First Android Project 41
Chapter 4: Creating the User Interface 65
Chapter 5: Coding Your Application 79
Chapter 6: Understanding Android Resources 107
Chapter 7: Turning Your Application into an App Widget 119
Chapter 8: Publishing Your App to the Google Play Store 139
Part III: Creating a Feature-Rich Application 155
Chapter 9: Designing the Tasks Application 157
Chapter 10: Creating the Task Detail Page 181
Chapter 11: Going a la Carte with Your Menu 199
Chapter 12: Handling User Input 211
Chapter 13: Getting Persistent with Data Storage 233
Chapter 14: Reminding the User 265
Chapter 15: Working with Android Preferences 279
Part IV: Android Is More than Phones 293
Chapter 16: Developing for Tablets 295
Chapter 17: Supporting Older Versions of Android 315
Chapter 18: Wearing the Tasks App 333
Chapter 19: Look Ma, I’m on TV! 357
Chapter 20: Moving beyond Google 381
Part V: The Part of Tens 393
Chapter 21: Ten Free Sample Applications and SDKs 395
Chapter 22: Ten Tools to Simplify Your Development Life 399
Index 403