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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 Android Started and Bound Services Implementing an Android Started Service – A Worked Example Android Local Bound Services – A Worked Example Android Remote Bound Services – A Worked Example An Overview of Android SQLite Databases An Android TableLayout and TableRow Tutorial An Android SQLite Database Tutorial Understanding Android Content Providers An Android Content Provider Tutorial Accessing Cloud Storage using the Android Storage Access Framework An Android Storage Access Framework Example Implementing Video Playback on Android using the VideoView and MediaController Classes Video Recording and Image Capture on Android using Camera Intents Android Audio Recording and Playback using MediaPlayer and MediaRecorder 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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