Free Download PDF Android Programming Pushing the Limits By Erik Hellman

Sinopsis

If you’re reading this book, you’re probably familiar with the Android platform, smartphones, and application development. You’re well aware of the tremendous growth of Android devices over the last few years and the potential that the platform holds for application developers. I could give you specific numbers and statistics about Android, but that wouldn’t serve much purpose because those numbers most likely would be invalid by the time you read this book. It’s enough to say that the Android platform is here to stay, and you can expect its growth to continue for the foreseeable future.

All of this is great news to people like you and me. Those of us who are aiming to becoming experts at Android development face a bright future. The demand for skilled application developers for Android is growing every day, and at the same time, the demand on developers is growing because the features that users want and the possibilities provided by the new technologies require us to constantly think ahead. Although Google provides a great set of tools and APIs to help you perform your magic, you still need to push yourself on what you can now do with Android. That is the goal of this book: to push the limits of the Android platform and build ever more advanced applications.

Who This Book Is For

You’ve probably written a few Android applications already and are eager to learn more advanced APIs and tricks. Perhaps you generally program using Java, but you don’t have any problems learning a new language. As a developer, you’re not afraid to try out new things, be it a new IDE or a brand new API. You like to test all the latest features, and you don’t’ become discouraged when things initially fail. While you can find plenty of introductory books on Android development, this is not such a book. Instead, this book is targeted toward developers who have previous experience with application development for Android.

You know all the basics and how to create an app using the Activity, Service, Broadcast Receiver, and ContentProvider classes. You’re familiar with the core concept of the application manifest and the different types of application resources for Android. If you can build a simple Android application in a matter of minutes, you’re well prepared for the contents of this book. My goal for this book is just what the title says: pushing the limits. In each chapter, I try to push the limits on what typical Android developers know and use in their daily work. Even though you may be familiar with some of this book’s topics, I provide an in-depth discussion on each topic; so, trust me, there’s something new for all Android developers in this book.

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