Beginning Android
Learn how to develop applications for Android mobile devices using simple examples, ready to run with your copy of the software development kit. Author and Android columnist, writer, developer, and community advocate Mark L. Murphy shows you what you need to know to get started on programming Android applicationseverything from crafting graphical user interfaces to using GPS, accessing web services, and more!\ The Android development platform, created by Google and the Open Handset Alliance,...
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Beginning Android, one of the first beginning books on Android, covers what the reader needs and wants to know to get started on programming Android applications — everything from crafting GUIs to using GPS and accessing Web services, and more.Written by Android columnist, writer, developer and community advocate, Mark L Murphy, the easy-to-read style of Beginning Android makes entry-level Android development even more accessible.Google’s open source Java-based Android mobile (and possibly Netbook applications) operating and development platform is growing with the availability of more and more Smart Phone devices that can utilize it. Beyond HTC G1 and G2 Google Phones, Android continues to grow and be in use as well as adopted by other hardware vendors and their developers in the Open Handset Alliance.On Google’s Android source code download site alone, there are nearly 1.5 million downloads of Android. Also, Android’s mobile phone market share is growing from 4% in 4Q2008 to as much as 6-8% by mid 2009. Moreover, its ease of use and much lower barrier of entry due to Open Source makes Android accessible to more developers and users. Lastly, Android supports Adobe Flash+AIR platform while Apple’s iPhone still does not.
