Pro Android 3

Contents at a Glance
Contents ....................................................................................................................................................... vi
Foreword ................................................................................................................................................... xviii
About the Authors ....................................................................................................................................... xix
About the Technical Reviewer ..................................................................................................................... xx
Acknowledgments ...................................................................................................................................... xxi
Preface ....................................................................................................................................................... xxii
■ Chapter 1: Introducing the Android Computing Platform .......................................................................... 1
■ Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Development Environment ........................................................................... 21
■ Chapter 3: Understanding Android Resources ......................................................................................... 63
■ Chapter 4: Understanding Content Providers .......................................................................................... 89
■ Chapter 5: Understanding Intents .......................................................................................................... 125
■ Chapter 6: Building User Interfaces and Using Controls ........................................................................ 145
■ Chapter 7: Working with Menus ............................................................................................................ 217
■ Chapter 8: Working with Dialogs ........................................................................................................... 243
■ Chapter 9: Working with Preferences and Saving State ........................................................................ 265
■ Chapter 10: Exploring Security and Permissions .................................................................................. 287
■ Chapter 11: Building and Consuming Services ...................................................................................... 307
■ Chapter 12: Exploring Packages ............................................................................................................ 377
■ Chapter 13: Exploring Handlers ............................................................................................................. 399
■ Chapter 14: Broadcast Receivers and Long-Running Services .............................................................. 425
■ Chapter 15: Exploring the Alarm Manager ............................................................................................ 465
■ Chapter 16: Exploring 2D Animation ...................................................................................................... 491
■ Chapter 17: Exploring Maps and Location-based Services ................................................................... 519
■ Chapter 18: Using the Telephony APIs ................................................................................................... 559
■ Chapter 19: Understanding the Media Frameworks .............................................................................. 575
■ Chapter 20: Programming 3D Graphics with OpenGL ............................................................................ 623
■ Chapter 21: Exploring Live Folders ........................................................................................................ 693
■ Chapter 22: Home Screen Widgets ........................................................................................................ 711
■ Chapter 23: Android Search ................................................................................................................... 745
■ Chapter 24: Exploring Text to Speech .................................................................................................... 825
■ Chapter 25: Touch Screens .................................................................................................................... 845
■ Chapter 26: Using Sensors ..................................................................................................................... 891
■ Chapter 27: Exploring the Contacts API ................................................................................................. 937
■ Chapter 28: Deploying Your Application: Android Market and Beyond ................................................. 993
■ Chapter 29: Fragments for Tablets and More ...................................................................................... 1015
■ Chapter 30: Exploring ActionBar ......................................................................................................... 1069
■ Chapter 31: Additional Topics in 3.0 .................................................................................................... 1097
Index ....................................................................................................................................................... 1141


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