Android Programming For Beginners: The Ultimate Android App Developer's Guide

By Joseph Joyner

Mobile application development is now the hottest trend in the programming world. In this book you will learn Android Programming Basics.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mihails Konoplovs
• Release date: Feb 10, 2015
• ISBN: 9781681274591

Joseph Joyner

Technical writer Joseph Joyner has been fascinated with computers and all things having to do with technology since a very early age. When computers were in their infancy young Joseph was tearing them apart just to see how they worked, and he never got over his insatiable curiosity about the latest and greatest gadgets as they became available. As a young man Mr. Joyner went to work in a local computer store as a hardware technician while he worked his way through night school. He continued pursuing his passion while earning a computer science degree in just five years attending classes at night and on weekends. After graduating college he was hired as a Network Administrator and was responsible for maintaining 99% availability of the company's computer network. In addition to his considerable responsibilities Mr. Joyner is also an author of computer related books covering computer programming, gaming, and technical manuals. "Technology has always been my first passion in life. I get a great deal of personal satisfaction from being able to apply technology in new and interesting ways. My previous coal is to develop new software that will revolutionize artificial intelligence and how it's applied to industrial robotics," says Joyner. Those who know him have little doubt that he'll accomplish his goal. His many achievements in advancing the theories and concepts of computer technology have earned him the respect of his peers and superiors alike. Mr. Joyner is married and has two children. He and his family happily reside in a quiet nondescript gated resort community in the Midwestern United States.

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Introduction

Mobile application development is now the hottest thing in the programming world. One is the Android and another is iOS. Although the numbers tend to vary frequently, it appears that Android has grabbed the topmost place from Apple.

Chapter 1. Android Basics

Android is a Linux based mobile operating system that was originally developed by same name Android, Inc. In 2005, Google purchased Android and continued its development work through its efficient worker.

Each android application has four unique components. By combining these 4 components, it is possible to create android application.

Activities

An Android operating system, an activity is any lone screen with a UI (User Interface). An excellent example is an email application where one activity shows you the inbox, another activity is used to create new emails, and other activity permits you to read emails. For the inexperienced, this may appear like extra work. This makes your job truly as an Android programmer or developer much easier because the modular drawing and construction helps you to change one feature of the application without disturbing or affecting the rest. For example, you may desire to have a different color scheme when users generate a new email that actually differs from colors that is used in the rest of the app. By using activities this does a very simple task.

Services

This component provides one of the