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PradeepKothari holds theB.E. degreeinElectronics andCommunicationandhas about 9years of industryexperienceindeveloping,
architecting, anddeploying enterprise-level mobile technological product andsolutions for Windows mobile, J2ME, Android, andiOS
based devices while working in some top technology companies in the domain of Telecom, Gaming, Mobile content solutions, and
Educationtechnology. Pradeepstartedhis softwarecarrier writingMobileapps for Pocket PC2003(earlyversionof windows mobile)
in the early days of evolution of smart phones. He then progressed to Android and iOS programming for handled devices. He also
providedconsultingtosometoptechnologycompanies likeLionbridgeInc. andMicrosoft Learning. Currently, heis aPh.D. researcher
in the field of mobility and a Technical Manager with a technology company, where he is leading a teamin designing and developing
cuttingedgeenterprisemobileproducts for mobilephones as well as tablets.
What is in this book for you What is in this book for you
uIntroducing JavaHelps you to learn about uThe Drawable ClassHelps you to develop animation-
fundamentals of Java programming based a p p l i c a t i o n s for Android 4
uActivities and IntentsHelp you to perform an operation uThe Get and Post MethodsHelp you to establish
such as m a k i n g a call, capturing a photo, sending a network connections for downloading binary data and
message or viewing a map in a mobile application images
uUser Interface Using Views and ViewGroupsHelps you uAudio, Video, and Camera APIAllow you to create a
to design v a r i o u s types of layouts, such as linear, sound pool or v i d e o s and play them one by one by
relative, and table using media player
uPictures and Menus with ViewsAllow you to display uThreads and Services SupportHelp you to work with
images as thumbnails in the grid view or change an various types of services and their life cycles
image by using the uBluetooth, NFC, and Wi-Fi APIsHelp you to develop
I m a g e S w i t c h e r view applications to transfer data from one device to
uSQLite DatabaseAllows you to store data of a mobile another through wireless technologies
application persistently uTelephony and SMS APIsHelp you to develop
uShared PreferencesAllow you to store primitive data Android applications by using the TelephonyManager
through keyv a l u e pairs and SmsManager classes
uIntent class and Setting the ACTION_SEND intentHelp uHardware Sensors APIHelps you to develop
you to send an SMS programmatically applications to use the sensors, such as accelerometer,
uThe GoogleMaps APIHelps you to work with maps and of the Android devices
location s e r v i c e s in an Android application uWidgets and Live Wallpapers DevelopmentHelps
you to create and more...
About the Author About the Author
Android Application Development

Black Book
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The book, Android Application Development Black Book, is a one-
time reference book that covers all aspects of Android application
development in an easy-to-understand approachfor example, how to
design user interface by using Views and ViewGroups, howto persistently
store data by using content providers, howto design mobile applications
displaying pictures and menus by using Views, how to develop Android
mobile applications for sending messages and e-mails, howto work with
location services and maps, howto run background services in the mobile
applications, how to develop applications supporting audio, video, and
camera of a mobile device, etc. The book explores these concepts with
appropriateexamples andexecutableapplications.
ISBN: 9789351194095
Pages: 580
Price: 549/-
Authors: Pradeep Kothari, KLSI
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Android Application Development

Black Book
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