Unleash the power of the Android OS and build the kinds of brilliant, innovative apps users love to use If you already know your way around the Android OS and can build a simple Android app in under an hour, this book is for you. If you’re itching to see just how far you can push it and discover what Android is really capable of, it’s for you. And if you’re ready to learn how to build advanced, intuitive, innovative apps that are a blast to use, this book is definitely for you. From custom views and advanced multi-touch gestures, to integrating online web services and exploiting the latest geofencing and activity recognition features, ace Android developer, Erik Hellman, delivers expert tips, tricks and little-known techniques for pushing the Android envelope so you can: <ul>
<li>Optimize your components for the smoothest user experience possible</li> <li>Create your own custom Views</li> <li>Push the boundaries of the Android SDK</li> <li>Master Android Studio and Gradle</li> <li>Make optimal use of the Android audio, video and graphics APIs</li> <li>Program in Text-To-Speech and Speech Recognition</li> <li>Make the most of the new Android maps and location API</li> <li>Use Android connectivity technologies to communicate with remote devices</li> <li>Perform background processing</li> <li>Use Android cryptography APIs</li> <li>Find and safely use hidden Android APIs</li> <li>Cloud-enable your applications with Google Play Services</li> <li>Distribute and sell your applications on Google Play Store</li> </ul>
Learn how to unleash the power of Android and transform your apps from good to great in Android Programming: Pushing the Limits.

Android Programming: Pushing the Limits

Computers & Technology

Hellman, Erik

Programming

wiley

Discover more than 100 down-to-earth code recipes, covering a wide range of useful topics using complete and real-world working code examples. This book is updated to include the Android N SDK (7.0), as well as earlier releases.
Crammed with insightful instruction and helpful examples, this fifth edition of Android Recipes is your guide to writing apps for one of today’s hottest mobile platforms. It offers pragmatic advice that will help you get the job done quickly and well. This can save you a great deal of work over creating a project from scratch. 
Instead of abstract descriptions of complex concepts, in Android Recipes you'll find live code examples. When you start a new project you can consider copying and pasting the code and configuration files from this book and then modifying them for your own customization needs. 
What You'll Learn
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<li>Code for Android smartphones and tablets 
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<li>Use external libraries to save time and effort 
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<li>Boost app performance by using the Android NDK and RenderScript 
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<li>Design apps for performance, responsiveness, and seamlessness 
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<li>Send data between devices and other external hardware 
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<li>Persist application data and share it between applications 
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<li>Capture and play back various device media items 
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<li>Communicate with web services 
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<li>Get the most out of your user interface</li>
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Who This Book Is ForAll Android app developers.

Android Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

SMITH, Dave

Apress

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