Gargenta M. - Learning Android [2011, PDF, ENG]

Chapter 1 Android OverviewAndroid Overview
History
Android Versions
[*]SummaryChapter 2 The StackStack Overview
Linux
Native Libraries
Dalvik
Application Framework
Applications
[*]SummaryChapter 3 Quick StartInstalling the Android SDK
Hello, World
The Emulator
[*]SummaryChapter 4 Main Building BlocksWhat Are Main Building Blocks?
A Real-World Example
Activities
Intents
Services
Content Providers
Broadcast Receivers
Application Context
[*]SummaryChapter 5 Yamba Project OverviewThe Yamba Application
Design Philosophy
Project Design
Part 1: Android User Interface
Part 2: Preferences, Filesystem, Options Menu, and Intents
Part 3: Android Services
Part 4: Working with Databases
Part 5: Lists and Adapters
Part 6: Broadcast Receivers
Part 7: Content Providers
Part 8: System Services
[*]SummaryChapter 6 Android User InterfaceTwo Ways to Create a User Interface
Views and Layouts
Starting the Yamba Project
The StatusActivity Layout
The StatusActivity Java Class
Logging in Android
Threading in Android
Other UI Events
Adding Color and Graphics
Alternative Resources
Optimizing the User Interface
[*]SummaryChapter 7 Preferences, the Filesystem, the Options Menu, and IntentsPreferences
The Options Menu
Shared Preferences
The Filesystem Explained
[*]SummaryChapter 8 ServicesThe Yamba Application Object
UpdaterService
Looping in the Service
Pulling Data from Twitter
[*]SummaryChapter 9 The DatabaseAbout SQLite
DbHelper
First Example
Update UpdaterService
Refactoring Status Data
[*]SummaryChapter 10 Lists and AdaptersTimelineActivity
Basic TimelineActivity Layout
About Adapters
TimelineAdapter
ViewBinder: A Better Alternative to TimelineAdapter
Updating the Manifest File
Base Activity
[*]SummaryChapter 11 Broadcast ReceiversAbout Broadcast Receivers
BootReceiver
The TimelineReceiver
Broadcasting Intents
The Network Receiver
Adding Custom Permissions to Send and Receive Broadcasts
[*]SummaryChapter 12 Content ProvidersCreating a Content Provider
Using Content Providers Through Widgets
[*]SummaryChapter 13 System ServicesCompass Demo
Location Service
Updating Yamba to Use the Location Service
Intent Service
Sending Notifications
[*]SummaryChapter 14 The Android Interface Definition LanguageImplementing the Remote Service
Implementing the Remote Client
[*]SummaryChapter 15 The Native Development Kit (NDK)What Is and Isn’t the NDK For?
Problems Solved by the NDK
An NDK Example: Fibonacci
Summary
[*]Colophon