Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications. The Android SDK provides the tools and APIs necessary to begin developing applications on the Android platform using the Java programming language.
Android 是一种基于 Linux® V2.6 内核的综合操作环境。Android 是 Google 提供的移动、无线、计算机和通信平台。通过使用 Android Eclipse 插件，可以在强大的 Eclipse 环境中构建 Android 应用程序。最初，Android 的部署目标是移动电话领域，包括智能电话和更廉价的翻盖手机。但是， Android 全面的计算服务和丰富的功能支持完全有能力扩展到移动电话市场以外。Android 也可以用于其他的平台和应用程序
Android Essentials is a no–frills, no–nonsense, code–centric run through the guts of application development on Google’s Mobile OS. This book uses the development of a sample application to work through topics, focusing on giving developers the essential tools and examples required to make viable commercial applications work. Covering the entirety of the Android catalog in less than 150 pages is simply impossible.
Hello, Android – Introducing Google’s Mobile Development Platform (With Source Code)
Android is a new software toolkit for mobile phones, created by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. In a few years, it’s expected to be found inside millions of cell phones and other mobile devices, making Android a major platform for application developers. That could be your own program running on all those devices.
Android: A Programmers Guide (With Source Code)
Android: A Programmer’s Guide shows you, step-by-step, how to download and set up all of the necessary tools, build and tune dynamic Android programs, and debug your results. Discover how to provide web and chat functions, interact with the phone dialer and GPS devices, and access the latest Google services. You’ll also learn how to create custom Content Providers and database-enable your applications using SQLite.
Pro Android (With Source Code)
Pro Android is the first book that includes coverage of the new Google Android 1.5 SDK (including the branch formerly called Cupcake). This essential book covers the fundamentals of building applications for embedded devices thru through to advanced concepts, such as, custom 3D components.
Beginning Android (With Source Code)
Learn how to develop applications for Android mobile devices using simple examples, ready to run with your copy of the SDK. Author and Android columnist, writer, developer, and community advocate Mark L Murphy shows you what you need to know to get started on programming Android applications–everything from crafting GUIs to using GPS, accessing web services, and more!
Unlocking Android (With Source Code)
Unlocking Android prepares the reader to embrace the Android mobile platform in easy-to-understand language and builds on this foundation with reusable Java code examples. It’s ideal for corporate developers and hobbyists who have an interest, or a mandate, to deliver mobile software.
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