Intro -- About the Author -- Contents -- Introduction -- Who This Book Is For -- What This Book Covers -- How This Book Is Structured -- What You Need to Use This Book -- Source Code -- Errata -- Part I: Building a Better Foundation -- Chapter 1: Fine-Tuning Your Development Environment -- Operating Systems for Android Development -- Advanced Android SDK Tools -- Android Library Projects and Third-Party Libraries -- Version Control and Source Code Management -- Mastering Your IDE -- Developer Options on Android Devices -- Summary -- Further Resources -- Chapter 2: Efficient Java Code for Android -- Comparing Android's Dalvik Java to Java SE -- Optimizing Java Code for Android -- Memory Management and Allocations -- Multithreading on Android -- Summary -- Further Resources -- Part II: Getting the Most Out of Components -- Chapter 3: Components, Manifests, and Resources -- Android Components -- The Android Application Manifest -- Resources and Assets -- Summary -- Further Resources -- Chapter 4: Android User Experience and Interface Design -- User Stories -- Android UI Design -- Android UI Elements -- Text in Android Applications -- Dimensions and Sizes -- Colors -- Images and Icons -- Usability -- Rewarding the User -- Summary -- Further Resources -- Chapter 5: Android User Interface Operations -- Activities and Fragments -- Using Multiple Screens -- Designing Custom Views -- Multi-Touching -- OpenGL ES -- Summary -- Further Resources -- Chapter 6: Services and Background Tasks -- When and How to Use a Service -- Understanding the Service Lifecycle -- Running in the Background -- Communicating with Services -- Summary -- Further Resources -- Chapter 7: Android IPC -- The Binder Explained -- Designing APIs -- Securing Remote APIs -- Summary -- Further Resources -- Chapter 8: Mastering BroadcastReceivers and Configuration Changes.

BroadcastReceivers -- Device Configuration Changes -- Summary -- Further Resources -- Chapter 9: Data Storage and Serialization Techniques -- Persistence Options for Android -- Storing Data in Preference Files -- User Options and Settings UI -- High-Performance ContentProviders -- Serializing Data for Persistence -- Application Data Backup -- Summary -- Further Resources -- Chapter 10: Writing Automated Tests -- Android Testing Principles -- Continuous Integration -- Summary -- Further Resources -- Part III: Pushing the Limits -- Chapter 11: Advanced Audio, Video, and Camera Applications -- Advanced Audio Applications -- Video Processing with OpenGL ES 2.0 -- Camera Processing with OpenGL ES 2.0 -- Encoding Media -- Summary -- Further Resources -- Chapter 12: Secure Android Applications -- Android Security Concepts -- Client-Side Data Encryption -- Android Key Chain Management -- Device Management API -- Summary -- Further Resources -- Chapter 13: Maps, Location, and Activity APIs -- Fused Location Manager -- Google Maps v2 Integration -- Working with Google Maps -- Using the LocationClient -- Geofencing -- Activity Recognition -- Summary -- Further Resources -- Chapter 14: Native Code and JNI -- A Note on CPU Architecture -- Writing Android Applications in C -- Working with JNI -- Android Native APIs -- Porting a Native Library to Android -- Summary -- Further Resources -- Chapter 15: The Hidden Android APIs -- Official and Hidden APIs -- Discovering Hidden APIs -- Safely Calling Hidden APIs -- Examples of Hidden APIs -- Summary -- Further Resources -- Chapter 16: Hacking the Android Platform -- Unlocking Your Device -- The Android Source Code -- Writing System Applications -- Hacking the Android Platform -- Contributing to AOSP -- Summary -- Further Resources -- Chapter 17: Networking, Web Service, and Remote APIs -- Android Networking.

Integrating Web Services -- Network and Power Consumption -- Summary -- Further Resources -- Chapter 18: Communicating with Remote Devices -- Android's Connectivity Technologies -- Android USB -- Bluetooth Low Energy -- Android Wi-Fi -- On-Device Web Services -- Summary -- Further Resources -- Chapter 19: Google Play Services -- Authorization -- Google Drive Application Data -- Google Cloud Endpoints -- Google Cloud Messaging -- Google Play Game Services -- Summary -- Further Resources -- Chapter 20: Distributing Applications on Google Play Store -- In-app Billing -- Ads in Android Applications -- Application Licensing -- APK Expansion Files -- Summary -- Further Resources -- Index.

Unleash the power of the Android OS and build the kinds of brilliant, innovative apps users love to use If you already know your way around the Android OS and can build a simple Android app in under an hour, this book is for you. If you're itching to see just how far you can push it and discover what Android is really capable of, it's for you. And if you're ready to learn how to build advanced, intuitive, innovative apps that are a blast to use, this book is definitely for you. From custom views and advanced multi-touch gestures, to integrating online web services and exploiting the latest geofencing and activity recognition features, ace Android developer, Erik Hellman, delivers expert tips, tricks and little-known techniques for pushing the Android envelope so you can: Optimize your components for the smoothest user experience possible Create your own custom Views Push the boundaries of the Android SDK Master Android Studio and Gradle Make optimal use of the Android audio, video and graphics APIs Program in Text-To-Speech and Speech Recognition Make the most of the new Android maps and location API Use Android connectivity technologies to communicate with remote devices Perform background processing Use Android cryptography APIs Find and safely use hidden Android APIs Cloud-enable your applications with Google Play Services Distribute and sell your applications on Google Play Store Learn how to unleash the power of Android and transform your apps from good to great in Android Programming: Pushing the Limits.

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