Beginning Android Tablet Application Development

by Lee, Wei-Meng

• ISBN13: 9781118106730
• ISBN10: 1118106733
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-09
• Publisher: Wrox

Summary

Presented in Full Color, Beginning Android 3 Application Development for Tablets takes a hands-on approach to teaching aspiring developers how to create tablet applications for the latest Android OS. Beginning with the basics this book moves at steady pace to provide everything developers will need to know to begin successfully developing their own Android tablet applications. Included in the book are lessons on: Overview of Android 3 programming for tablets Components of Android tablet applications Building the Android user interface for tablets Creating Location-based services SMS messaging and networking Publishing Android applications Using Eclipse for Android Development Using the Android Simulator And Much More.

Author Biography

Wei-Meng Lee is a technologist and founder of Developer Learning Solutions (www.learn2develop.net), a technology company that specializes in hands-on training in the latest Microsoft and Apple technologies. He writes extensively for online publications and magazines and is the author of Beginning iOS 4 Application Development, Beginning Android Application Development, and many other technology books and articles.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION xiii

PART I: QUICK TOUR OF ANDROID 3 FOR TABLETS.

CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED WITH ANDROID PROGRAMMING FOR TABLETS 3

CHAPTER 2: COMPONENTS OF AN ANDROID TABLET APPLICATION 29

CHAPTER 3: ANDROID USER INTERFACE 65

PART II: PROJECTS.

CHAPTER 4: CREATING LOCATION-BASED SERVICES APPLICATIONS 109

CHAPTER 5: SMS MESSAGING AND NETWORKING 151

CHAPTER 6: PUBLISHING ANDROID APPLICATIONS 205

PART III: APPENDICES.

APPENDIX A: USING ECLIPSE FOR ANDROID DEVELOPMENT 229

APPENDIX B: USING THE ANDROID EMULATOR 243

APPENDIX C: ANSWERS TO EXERCISES 259

INDEX 263