Revision as of 14:12, 7 May 2012

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Table of Contents

1. An Overview and History of the Kindle Fire
   • The History of the Kindle Fire
   • Kindle Fire Hardware
   • Kindle Fire Operating System
     
     
2. Setting Up a Kindle Fire Android Development Environment
   • System Requirements
   • Installing the Java Development Kit (JDK)
   • Windows JDK Installation
   • Mac OS X JDK Installation
   • Linux JDK Installation
   • Installing the Eclipse IDE
   • Launching Eclipse
   • Installing the Android SDK Starter Package
   • Installing the Android SDK
   • Installing the ADT Plugin for Eclipse
     
     
3. Creating a Kindle Fire Android Virtual Device (AVD)
   • About Android Virtual Devices
   • Kindle Fire AVD Specifications
   • Creating a Kindle Fire AVD
   • Kindle Fire AVD Command-line Creation
   • Android Virtual Device Configuration Files
   • Moving and Renaming an Android Virtual Device
     
     
4. Creating an Example Kindle Fire Android Application
   • Creating a New Android Project
   • Running the Application in the AVD
   • Modifying the Example Application
   • Reviewing the Layout and Resource Files
     
     
5. Testing Android Applications on a Physical Kindle Fire Device
   • An Overview of the Android Debug Bridge (adb)
   • Configuring the adb to Detect a Kindle Fire Device
   • Mac OS X Kindle Fire adb Configuration
   • Windows Kindle Fire adb Configuration
   • Configuring the adb_usb.ini File
   • Configuring the Google USB Driver Package
   • Installing the Google USB Device Driver
   • Restarting the adb Server
   • Linux Kindle Fire adb Configuration
   • Identifying the Linux USB Device
   • Editing the 51-android.rules File
   • Modifying the adb_usb.ini File
   • Restarting the adb Server
   • Testing the adb Connection
   • Manual Selection of the Application Run Target
     
     
6. An Overview of the Kindle Fire Android Architecture
   • The Android Software Stack
   • The Linux Kernel
   • Android Runtime - Dalvik Virtual Machine
   • Android Runtime – Core Libraries
   • Dalvik VM Specific Libraries
   • Java Interoperability Libraries
   • Android Libraries
   • C/C++ Libraries
   • Application Framework
   • Applications
     
     
7. The Anatomy of an Android Application
   • Android Activities
   • Android Intents
   • Broadcast Intents
   • Broadcast Receivers
   • Android Services
   • Content Providers
   • The Application Manifest
   • Application Resources
   • Application Context
     
     
8. Understanding Android Application and Activity Lifecycles
9. Handling Android Activity State Changes