Description
Pearson Introduction To Android Application Development by Joseph Annuzzi Jr and Lauren Darcey
Introduction to Android&trade Application Development, Fifth Edition, is the most useful real-world guide to building robust, commercial-grade Android apps with the new Android 6 (Marshmallow) SDK, Android Studio, and latest development best practices. Bigger, better, and more comprehensive than ever, this book covers everything students need to start developing professional apps for modern Android devices.Three well-respected experts guide readers through setting up the development environment, designing user interfaces, developing for diverse devices, and optimizing the entire app-development process. Up-to-date code listings support in-depth explanations of key API features, and each chapter contains at least one sample app. This fifth edition adds brand-new chapters on Material Design, styling applications, design patterns, and querying with SQLite."
Salient Features
"The definitive Android developer's guide: all the essentials, from concept to market
Reflects the authors' decades of in-the-trenches experience with commercial-grade mobile development
Covers powerful, lesser-known features, tips and tricks ignored by other books, including how to write apps that are compatible across multiple Android devices and versions
Instructor resources available"