Android Tutorial Guide This book illustrates the Android application development and its dependent technologies. This book provides a step-by-step approach for developing Android applications. It is specially designed to help the individuals who want to learn Android application development.
This book covers the Android application development technology standards such as introduction to Android, Developing Android applications using material design components, Spring Android for accessing REST-based web services, Android location based services for to pin point the location on Google maps, Android open-source application development frameworks, how to use Android studio for developing Android applications, Android data persistence frameworks, the use of activities, intents, and fragments. A step-by-step approach is followed throughout and this book contains approximately 100 Java programs and images for a better understanding of the topics.
The following topics are covered in this book.
- Introduction to Android
- Activities, Intents, and Fragments
- My First Android Project
- Android Frameworks
- Android Material Design Components
- Database Persistence in Android
- Google Maps API - LBS
- Practice Project
Srinivas earned his master’s degree in Machine Design Engineering from Roorkee-IIT, India. He is a Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP), Sun Certified Java Developer (SCJD), Sun Certified Enterprise Architect (SCEA), Sun Certified Business Component Developer (SCBCD), Sun Certified Developer for Java Web Services (SCDJWS), Bea Weblogic Certified Enterprise Developer, and an Open Group Certified TOGAF-9 Practitioner. Srinivas has been working with Java related technologies since its very early days. He has over 18 years of experience in developing the enterprise applications Java-EE and Android technologies. Srinivas is currently working as a senior Java and Android developer in Phoenix, Arizona. He is an active member in various Java user forums and he is a regular speaker in Java and mobile user groups. Srinivas is a technology evangelist and he teaches Android, Spring, Web Services, and Java EE-related technologies during his free time. He is the author of following books. • Imbibing Java Web Services – A Step by Step Approach for Learning Java Web Services. • Spring Framework – A Step by Step Approach for Learning Spring Framework. • MyBatis in Practice – A Step by Step Approach for Learning MyBatis Framework. • Android Tutorial Guide - A Step by Step Approach for learning Android development.