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    Beginning Android Application Development
    Beginning Android Application Development
    Beginning Android Application Development
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    Beginning Android Application Development

    By Wei-Meng Lee

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    Create must-have applications for the latest Android OS

    The Android OS is a popular and flexible platform for many of today's most in-demand mobile devices. This full-color guide offers you a hands-on introduction to creating Android applications for the latest mobile devices. Veteran author Wei Meng Lee accompanies each lesson with real-world examples to drive home the content he covers. Beginning with an overview of core Android features and tools, he moves at a steady pace while teaching everything you need to know to successfully develop your own Android applications.

    • Explains what an activity is and reviews its lifecycle
    • Zeroes in on customizing activities by applying styles and themes
    • Looks at the components of a screen, including LinearLayout, AbsoluteLayout, and RelativeLayout, among others
    • Details ways to adapt to different screen sizes and adjust display orientation
    • Reviews the variety of views such as TextView, ProgressBar, TimePicker, and more

    Beginning Android Application Development pares down the most essential steps you need to know so you can start creating Android applications today.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateMar 10, 2011
    ISBN9781118087800
    Beginning Android Application Development
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    Wei-Meng Lee

    Wei-Meng Lee (Microsoft .NET MVP) is a technologist and co-founder of Active Developer, a technology company specializing in hands-on training on the latest technologies. He is an established developer and trainer specializing in .NET and wireless technologies.Wei-Meng speaks regularly at international conferences and has authored and co-authored numerous books on .NET, XML and wireless technologies, including .Net Mobile Web Developer's Guide, C#.Net Web Developer's Guide with CDROM, VB.NET Developer's Guide with CDROM, and Webmaster's Guide to the Wireless Internet (Syngress). He writes extensively for the O'Reilly Network on topics ranging from .NET to Mac OS X. He is also the author of Windows XP Unwired (O'Reilly & Associates) and is currently working on Programming the .NET Compact Framework, also from O'Reilly.

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