Android Application Development All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition

6 BOOKS IN 1

• Android Jump-Start
• Background Material
• The Building Blocks
• Programming Cool Phone Features
• Apps for All Kinds of Devices
• Publishing and Marketing Your App

No experience? No problem! Start creating Android apps today!

Android is everywhere. Get your piece of the action with this all-in-one guide to creating great apps for this booming market! Six self-contained minibooks provide everything you need to program cool phone features, refine your apps, and add the perfect finishing touches.

• First, the groundwork — set up your system for app development and create your first basic Android app
• Android underpinnings — see how Java and XML are necessary and learn to use Android Studio
• Nuts and bolts — discover the essentials common to every app from simple to complex
• What phones can do — explore how to take advantage of a mobile device's unique feature set
• Both big and small — learn to create apps for larger tablet screens, small watch screens, and larger TV screens
• Make a game of it — investigate Android game development and learn to connect to social media
• To market, to market — find out how to market your apps
• The alternative world — learn app development techniques involving C and C++

Open the book and find:

• Steps to create your first app
• Major technical ideas behind Android
• Tips for handling button presses
• Hints for effective screen layout
• Android's built-in tools
• What a fragment is and how to use one
• Programming tricks essential to building games
• Posting your app to the Google Play Store