Android Tablet Application Development For Dummies - Softcover

Felker, Donn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118096231 ISBN 13: 9781118096239

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2011

Synopsis

Get up to speed on the hottest opportunity in the application development arena

App development for tablets is a booming business. Android tablets, including the popular Motorola Xoom, are gaining market share at breakneck speed, and this book can have even novice programmers creating great Android apps specifically for tablets quickly and easily. A little Java knowledge is helpful but not essential to get started creating apps. Android expert Donn Felker helps you get the Android environment up and running, use XML to create application menus, create an icon for your app, and submit your app to the Android Market.

You′ll also learn to create an SQLite database to run behind your app and how to allow users to tailor your app to their needs.

• Tablet application development is booming, and Android tablets, including the Samsung Galaxy Tab and Motorola Xoom, are rapidly gaining market share
• This easy–to–follow guide helps new and veteran programmers set up the Android tablet environment, work with Google′s notification system, and design apps that take advantage of larger tablet screens
• Covers using XML to create application menus, creating an icon for your app, and submitting your app to the Android Market
• Demonstrates notifications, how to create an SQLite database to run behind an application, and how to set up your app so users can choose options that tailor the app to their individual needs

If you want to break into the growing Android tablet application development market, look no further than Android Tablet Application Development For Dummies!

About this title

About the Author

Donn Felker has been an independent consultant for more than a decade. He′s an Android developer, a Microsoft ASP Insider, and the founder of Agilevent, an agile and mobile software development company. Donn is also the author of Android Application Development For Dummies.

From the Back Cover

The Android tablet is a developer′s dream this book helps you get in on the action!

Once the new kid on the block, Android now holds more than 50 percent of the mobile OS market. If you′re already developing for Android mobile devices, the move to tablets is a natural. If you′ve been considering plunging into app development, Android tablet apps are a great place to start. Here′s your step–by–step guide to tablet app success.

• Why Android is cool discover how Android supports developers with its open platform, cross–compatibility, and easy publishing process

• The key to stellar apps make your apps more versatile by using all the hardware and software options

• Nuts and bolts download and install Java, the Android SDK, Eclipse, and other essential tools

• Know the code work with activities and framework classes, install your app, and obliterate bugs

• Make users happy learn to please them with super menus and options for input, validation, data storage permissions, and more

Open the book and find:

• Tips for leveraging the Android platform

• The developer tools you′ll need

• How to use the Android Project Wizard

• Advice on creating the user interface

• What makes a great menu

• How to turn your app into a home screen widget

• Things to consider when publishing your app

• Ten great free apps and SDKs with code

Learn to:

• Maximize Android SDK features and design apps perfectly suited for Android tablets

• Use Google′s new notification system and leverage the widget API

• Create menus using XML and databases with SQLite

• Use Android resources to develop your app′s identity

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1118096231
• ISBN 13: 9781118096239
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 384