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Professional Android

The comprehensive developer guide to the latest Android features and capabilities Professional Android, 4th Edition shows developers how to leverage the latest features of Android to create robust and compelling mobile apps. This hands-on approach provides in-depth coverage through a series of projects, each introducing a new Android platform feature and highlighting the techniques and best practices that exploit its utmost functionality. The exercises begin simply, and gradually build into advanced Android development. Clear, concise examples show you how to quickly construct real-world mobile applications. This book is your guide to smart, efficient, effective Android development. Learn the best practices that get more out of Android Understand the anatomy, lifecycle, and UI metaphor of Android apps Design for all mobile platforms, including tablets Utilize both the Android framework and Google Play services

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Android Tips and Tricks

Covers All AndroidTM Smartphones and Tablets Running Android 4.4 (KitKat®) or 4.3 (Jelly Bean) Unlock the Power of Your AndroidTM Smartphone or Tablet Discover hundreds of tips and tricks you can use right away with your Android device to get more done, and have more fun. You’ll learn how to use your Android smartphone or tablet as a powerful communication, organization, and productivity tool as well as a feature-packed entertainment device. You will dig deep into the settings and capabilities of both Android itself and the preinstalled apps, developing the knowledge and skills to exploit them to the fullest. Easy to understand and non-technical, Android Tips and Tricks is perfect for beginners–and for more experienced users ready to get more productive or move to newer devices. It covers all new and recent Android smartphones and tablets running Android 4.4 (KitKat®) or 4.3 (Jelly Bean)–with bonus coverage of today’s top Android “skins”: Samsung TouchWiz and HTC Sense. Here’s just a sampling of what this book’s tips, tricks, and strategies will help you do: • Connect to wireless and cellular networks, keyboards and Bluetooth devices, and even VPNs • Transform your device into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot, and share Internet connections via USB or Bluetooth • Secure Android with screen and SIM locks, location settings, and encryption • Sideload apps from any source and keep bad apps from loading • Take Gmail to pro level with signatures, vacation responders, labels, archiving, advanced search, and secure two-step verification • Manage multiple email accounts together: POP, IMAP, web mail, and Exchange • Get more out of your Google Chrome browser, and share bookmarks across all your devices • Chat via text, audio, or video on Google Hangouts–and customize it to work just the way you want • Enjoy your music everywhere, whether it’s stored locally or in the cloud • Easily capture, edit, and share top-quality photos and videos • Transform your smartphone or tablet into a total social networking hub • Squeeze more battery life from any Android device Guy Hart-Davis is the co-author of My Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and My HTC One, and the author or lead author of nearly 100 computer books.