Android Application Development in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, learn how to build powerful apps for the world's most popular mobile platform: Android 4.3. Using this book's straightforward, step-by-step approach, you'll build complete Android 4.3 apps from the ground up as you master the skills you need to design, develop, test, and publish powerful solutions. Extensively updated for Android's newest features and tools, every lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! Highlights of this new Third Edition include:

Extensive new coverage: fragments, action bar, SQLite, content providers, Facebook SDK, and more

Practical guidance on developing for multiple Android versions

How to use open source projects to simplify Android development

New topic-focused structure with at least one complete project in nearly every chapter

Learn how to...

Quickly set up your development environment and create Android projects

Use Android layouts and fragments to create apps that look great on phones, tablets, and even TVs

Develop intuitive user interfaces using Android controls

Access the cloud and retrieve data using the Flickr API

Create a full-blown app that parses JSON, stores metadata, and

displays Flickr images

Use a SQLite database and content providers to create responsive, data-driven apps

Write social apps using the Facebook Android SDK

Use contact and calendar data

Build location-based apps using LocationManager APIs or the new Google Play Location Services

Internationalize your apps

Work with media and cameras

Use open-source libraries to add "finishing touches"

Package and publish apps to Google Play and other app stores