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Table of Contents Introduction to Android 4.4 App Development Essentials Setting up an Android Development Environment Creating an Android Virtual Device (AVD) Creating an Example Android Application Testing Android Applications on a Physical Android Device with ADB An Overview of the Android Architecture The Anatomy of an Android Application Understanding Android Application and Activity Lifecycles Handling Android Activity State Changes Android Activity State Changes - An Example Application Saving and Restoring the User Interface State of an Android Activity Understanding Android Views, View Groups and Layouts Designing an Android User Interface using the Graphical Layout Tool Creating an Android User Interface in Java Code Using the Android GridLayout Manager in the Graphical Layout Tool Working with the Android GridLayout in XML Layout Resources An Overview and Example of Android Event Handling Android Touch and Multi-touch Event Handling Detecting Common Gestures using the Android Gesture Detector Class Implementing Android Custom Gesture and Pinch Recognition An Introduction to Android Fragments Using Fragments in Android - A Worked Example An Android Master/Detail Flow Tutorial Creating and Managing Overflow Menus on Android Animating User Interfaces with the Android Transitions Framework An Android Transition Tutorial using beginDelayedTransition Implementing Android Scene Transitions – A Tutorial An Overview of Android Intents Android Explicit Intents – A Worked Example Android Implicit Intents – A Worked Example Android Broadcast Intents and Broadcast Receivers A Basic Overview of Android Threads and Thread handlers An Overview of Threads The Application Main Thread Thread Handlers A Basic Threading Example Creating a New Thread Implementing a Thread Handler Passing a Message to the Handler An Overview of Android Started and Bound Services Implementing an Android Started Service – A Worked Example Creating the Example Project Creating the Service Class Adding the Service to the Manifest File Starting the Service Testing the IntentService Example Using the Service Class Creating the New Service Modifying the User Interface Running the Application Creating a New Thread for Service Tasks Android Local Bound Services – A Worked Example Android Remote Bound Services – A Worked Example An Overview of Android SQLite Databases Understanding Database Tables Introducing Database Schema Columns and Data Types Database Rows Introducing Primary Keys What is SQLite? Structured Query Language (SQL) Trying SQLite on an Android Virtual Device (AVD) Android SQLite Java Classes Cursor SQLiteDatabase SQLiteOpenHelper ContentValues An Android TableLayout and TableRow Tutorial The TableLayout and TableRow Layout Views Creating the Database Project Designing the User Interface Layout An Android SQLite Database Tutorial About the Database Example Creating the Data Model Implementing the Data Handler The Add Handler Method The Query Handler Method The Delete Handler Method Implementing the Activity Event Methods Testing the Application Understanding Android Content Providers What is a Content Provider? The Content Provider onCreate() query() insert() update() delete() getType() The Content URI] The Content Resolver The <provider> Manifest Element An Android Content Provider Tutorial Copying the Database Project Adding the Content Provider Package Creating the Content Provider Class Constructing the Authority and Content URI Implementing URI Matching in the Content Provider Implementing the Content Provider onCreate() Method Implementing the Content Provider insert() Method Implementing the Content Provider query() Method Implementing the Content Provider update() Method Implementing the Content Provider delete() Method Declaring the Content Provider in the Manifest File Modifying the Database Handler Accessing Cloud Storage using the Android Storage Access Framework The Storage Access Framework Working with the Storage Access Framework Filtering Picker File Listings Handling Intent Results Reading the Content of a File Writing Content to a File Deleting a File Gaining Persistent Access to a File An Android Storage Access Framework Example About the Storage Access Framework Example Creating the Storage Access Framework Example Designing the User Interface Declaring Request Codes Creating a New Storage File The onActivityResult() Method Saving to a Storage File Opening and Reading a Storage File Testing the Storage Access Application Implementing Video Playback on Android using the VideoView and MediaController Classes Introducing the Android VideoView Class Introducing the Android MediaController Class Testing Video Playback Creating the Video Playback Example Designing VideoPlayer Layout Configuring the VideoView Adding Internet Permission Adding the MediaController to the Video View Setting up the onPreparedListener Video Recording and Image Capture on Android using Camera Intents Checking for Camera Support Calling the Video Capture Intent Calling the Image Capture Intent Creating an Example Video Recording Project Designing the User Interface Layout Checking for the Camera Launching the Video Capture Intent Handling the Intent Return Testing the Application Android Audio Recording and Playback using MediaPlayer and MediaRecorder Playing Audio Recording Audio and Video using the MediaRecorder Class About the Example Project Creating the AudioApp Project Designing the User Interface Checking for Microphone Availability Performing the Activity Initialization Implementing the recordAudio() Method Implementing the stopClicked() Method Implementing the playAudio() method Configuring Permissions in the Manifest File Testing the Application Working with the Google Maps Android API The Elements of the Google Maps Android API Getting Ready to use the Google Maps Android API Installing the Google APIs Downloading the Google Play Services SDK Adding the Google Play Services Library Project to the Eclipse Workspace Adding the Google Play Services Library to a Project Build Path Obtaining Your Developer Signature Registering the Project in the Google APIs Console Adding Map Support to the AndroidManifest.xml File Checking for Google Play Services Support Understanding Geocoding and Reverse Geocoding Adding a Map to an Application Displaying the User’s Current Location Changing the Map Type Displaying Map Controls to the User Handling Map Gesture Interaction Map Zooming Gestures Map Scrolling/Panning Gestures Map Tilt Gestures Map Rotation Gestures Creating Map Markers Controlling the Map Camera Printing with the Android Printing Framework The Android Printing Architecture The HP Print Services Plugin Google Cloud Print Printing to Google Drive Save as PDF Printing from Android Devices Options for Building Print Support into Android Apps Image Printing Creating and Printing HTML Content Printing a Web Page Printing a Custom Document An Android HTML and Web Content Printing Example Creating the HTML Printing Example Application Printing Dynamic HTML Content Designing the User Interface Layout Loading the Web Page into the WebView Adding the Print Menu Option An Android Custom Document Printing Tutorial An Overview of Android Custom Document Printing Custom Print Adapters Preparing the Custom Document Printing Project Creating the Custom Print Adapter Implementing the onLayout() Callback Method Implementing the onWrite() Callback Method Checking a Page is in Range Drawing the Content on the Page Canvas Starting the Print Job Testing the Application Handling Different Android Devices and Displays Handling Different Device Displays Creating a Layout for each Display Size Providing Different Images Checking for Hardware Support Providing Different Images Checking for Hardware Support Providing Device Specific Application Binaries Signing and Preparing an Android Application for Release The Release Preparation Process Accessing the Export Wizard Creating a Keystore File Generating a Private Key Creating the Application APK File Register for a Google Play Developer Console Account Integrating Google Play In-app Billing into an Android Application – A Tutorial Installing the Google Play Billing Library Creating the Example In-app Billing Project Adding Billing Permission to the Manifest File Adding the IInAppBillingService.aidl File to the Project Adding the Utility Classes to the Project Designing the User Interface Implementing the “Click Me” Button Google Play Developer Console and Google Wallet Accounts Obtaining the Public License Key for the Application Setting Up Google Play Billing in the Application Initiating a Google Play In-app Billing Purchase Implementing the onActivityResult Method Implementing the Purchase Finished Listener Consuming the Purchased Item Releasing the IabHelper Instance Modifying the Security.java File Testing the In-app Billing Application Building a Release APK Creating a New In-app Product Adding In-app Billing Test Accounts Resolving Problems with In-App Purchasing

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