Learning Android Application Programming for the Kindle Fire A Hands-On Guide to Building Your First Android Application

by Darcey, Lauren; Conder, Shane

• ISBN13: 9780321833976
• ISBN10: 032183397X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-13
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Summary

Practically overnight, the Amazon Kindle Fire has become the world's top-selling Android-based tablet. Since Kindle Fire uses a customized ("forked") version of Android, however, developers need specific knowledge to successfully create apps for it. Now, the world's leading Android programming authors have written the first complete, hands-on introduction to Kindle Fire development. Lauren Darcey and Shane Conder begin by thoroughly introducing Kindle Fire hardware and the Android development toolset, and explaining what's involved in building Kindle Fire-specific apps. Readers learn how to manage application resources and configure Android app Manifest Files; then walk step-by-step through designing and constructing application frameworks including user interfaces, logic, and support for networking and web services. Darcey and Conder walk through testing Kindle Fire apps; registering as an Amazon developer; publishing apps on the Amazon Appstore, and much more. This book requires no mobile, Android, or Kindle Fire development experience: any reader who's written Java code will be able to dive right in - and get results, fast! Note: This book includes some text drawn from the authors'"Sams Teach Yourself Android Application Development in 24 Hours, Second Edition."

Author Biography

Lauren Darcey is technical leader of Mamlambo, Inc., a firm specializing in mobile development and consulting with Android, iOS, Black Berry, and other mobile platforms. With more than 20 years of software experience, she is a recognized authority in enterprise architecture and commercial-grade mobile development. SHANE CONDER has extensive development experience and has focused his attention on mobile and embedded development for the past decade. He has designed and developed many commercial applications for Android. iOS, BREW, Black Berry, J2ME, Palm, and Windows Mobile-some of which have been installed on millions of phones worldwide. Darcey and Conder coauthored all editions of the bestselling Android Wireless Application Development and Sames Teach Yourself Android Application Development in 24 Hours.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Kindle Fire Fundamentals
Getting Started with Kindle Fire	p. 9
Mastering the Android Development Tools	p. 29
Building Kindle Fire Applications	p. 39
Managing Application Resources	p. 53
Configuring the Android Manifest File	p. 69
Designing an Application Framework	p. 83
Building an Application Framework
Implementing an Animated Splash Screen	p. 101
Implementing the Main Menu Screen	p. 117
Developing the Help and Scores Screens	p. 133
Collecting User Input	p. 149
Using Dialogs to Collect User Input	p. 165
Adding Application Logic	p. 181
Adding Network Support	p. 199
Exploring the Amazon Web Services SDK for Android	p. 225
Publishing Your Kindle Fire Application
Managing Alternative and Localized Resources	p. 233
Testing Kindle Fire Applications	p. 249
Registering as an Amazon Application Developer	p. 261
Publishing Applications on the Amazon Appstore	p. 271
Appendixes
Configuring Your Android Development Environment	p. 279
Eclipse IDE Tips and Tricks	p. 289
Supplementary Materials	p. 299
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