Android Application Development Cookbook: 93 Recipes for Building Winning Apps

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introduction
WhAt this booK Covers
This book covers all key areas of Android programming using the Android 4.1 SDK. It is divided 
into 11 chapters.
Chapter 1: Android Fundamentals covers basic topics such as how to link activities, pass data 
between activities, send and receive broadcasts, call built-in apps, and more. 
Chapter 2: Using Views to Design the User Interface explains how to use the various views to build 
the user interface of your Android applications. Also covered are the different types of layouts sup-
ported in Android to arrange the views, including LinearLayout, RelativeLayout, FrameLayout, and 
others. You will also learn how to display context and option menus. 
Chapter 3: Displaying Lists of Items and Images covers how to use the ListView and Spinner, and 
how to customize them to display a list of items. It also demonstrates how to use fragments to create 
Master-Detail applications. 
Chapter 4: Telephony covers topics related to the phone on your Android device, such as how to 
block outgoing calls, auto-answering incoming calls, enabling Bluetooth, and more. 
Chapter 5: Messaging covers how to send and intercept SMS messages on your Android phone. You 
will also learn how to monitor for SMS messages sent by your users. 
Chapter 6: Network Programming covers topics related to getting your Android application con-
nected to the outside world. You will learn about how to consume XML and JSON web services, 
sockets programming, and Bluetooth communications. 
Chapter 7: Using Google Maps includes topics about how to display Google Maps in your Android 
application, how to perform reverse geocoding, and more. 
Chapter 8: Location-Based Data Services covers the key techniques you need to know to build
location-based services. You will also learn how to implement location data logging.