Kindle Fire Development Essentials

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1. Introduction to Kindle Fire App Development Essentials
   • About Kindle Fire App Development Essentials
   • Downloading the Code Samples
   • Feedback
   • Errata
     
     
2. An Overview of the Kindle Fire
   • Kindle Fire Operating System
   • Kindle Fire, the Cloud and Pricing
     
     
3. Setting up a Kindle Fire Android Development Environment
   • System Requirements
   • Installing the Java Development Kit (JDK)
   • Downloading the Android Developer Tools (ADT) Bundle
   • Installing the ADT Bundle
   • Installing the Correct Android and Kindle Fire SDK Packages
   • Making the Android SDK Tools Command-line Accessible
   • Adding the ADT Plugin to an Existing Eclipse Integration
   • Adding the ADT Plugin to an Existing Eclipse Integration
   • Adding the ADT Plugin to an Existing Eclipse Integration
     
     
4. Creating a Kindle Fire Android Virtual Device (AVD)
   • About Android Virtual Devices
   • Creating a Kindle Fire AVD
   • Starting the Emulator
   • Kindle Fire AVD Command-line Creation
   • Android Virtual Device Configuration Files
   • Moving and Renaming an Android Virtual Device
     
     
5. Creating an Example Kindle Fire Android Application
   • Creating a New Android Project
   • Defining the Project Name and SDK Settings
   • Project Configuration Settings
   • Configuring the Launcher Icon
   • Creating an Activity
   • Running the Application in the AVD
   • Stopping a Running Application
   • Modifying the Example Application
   • Reviewing the Layout and Resource Files
     
     
6. Testing Android Applications on a Physical Kindle Fire Device with ADB
   • An Overview of the Android Debug Bridge (ADB)
   • Enabling ADB on the Kindle Fire Device
   • Configuring the adb to Detect a Kindle Fire Device
   • Mac OS X Kindle Fire ADB Configuration
   • Windows Kindle Fire ADB Configuration
   • Linux Kindle Fire adb Configuration
   • Testing the adb Connection
   • Manual Selection of the Application Run Target
     
     
7. 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
     
     
8. 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
     
     
9. Understanding Android Application and Activity Lifecycles
   • Android Applications and Resource Management
   • Android Process States
   • Foreground Process
   • Visible Process
   • Service Process
   • Background Process
   • Empty Process
   • Inter-Process Dependencies
   • The Activity Lifecycle
   • The Activity Stack
   • Activity States
   • Handling State Change
     
     
10. Handling Android Activity State Changes
    • The Activity Class
    • Dynamic State vs. Persistent State
    • The Android Activity Lifecycle Methods
    • Activity Lifetimes
      
      
11. Android Activity State Changes - An Example Application
    • Creating the State Change Example Project
    • Designing the User Interface
    • Overriding the Activity Lifecycle Methods
    • Enabling and Filtering the LogCat Panel
    • Running the Application
    • Experimenting with the Activity
    • Saving Dynamic State
      
      
12. Saving and Restoring the User Interface State of an Android Activity
    • Saving Dynamic State
    • The Bundle Class
    • Saving the State
    • Restoring the State
    • Testing the Application
      
      
13. Understanding Android Views, View Groups and Layouts
    • Designing for Different Kindle Fire Models
    • Views and View Groups
    • Android Layout Managers
    • The View Hierarchy
    • Creating User Interfaces
      
      
14. Designing an Android User Interface using the Graphical Layout Tool
    • The Android Graphical Layout Tool
    • A Graphical Layout Tool Example
    • Adding an XML Resource File to the Project
    • Editing View Properties
    • Using the View Properties Sheet
    • Creating a New Activity
    • Adding the New Activity to the Manifest File
    • Running the Application
    • Manually Creating an XML Layout
    • Using the Hierarchy Viewer
      
      
15. Creating an Android User Interface in Java Code
    • Java Code vs. XML Layout Files
    • Creating Views
    • Properties and Layout Parameters
    • Creating the Example Project
    • Adding Views to an Activity
    • Setting View Properties
    • Adding Layout Parameters and Rules
    • Using View IDs
    • Converting Density Independent Pixels (dp) to Pixels (px)
      
      
16. An Overview and Example of Android Event Handling
    • Understanding Android Events
    • Event Listeners and Callback Methods
    • An Event Handling Example
    • Designing the User Interface
    • The Event Listener and Callback Method
    • Consuming Events
      
      
17. Android Touch and Multi-touch Event Handling
    • Intercepting Touch Events
    • The MotionEvent Object
    • Understanding Touch Actions
    • Handling Multiple Touches
    • An Example Multi-Touch Application
    • Designing the Activity User Interface
    • Implementing the Touch Event Listener
    • Running the Example Application
      
      
18. Detecting Common Gestures using the Android Gesture Detector Class
    • Implementing Common Gesture Detection
    • Creating an Example Gesture Detection Project
    • Implementing the Listener Class
    • Creating the GestureDetectorCompat Instance
    • Implementing the onTouchEvent() Method
    • Testing the Application
      
      
19. Implementing Android Custom Gesture and Pinch Recognition
    • The Android Gesture Builder Application
    • The GestureOverlayView Class
    • Detecting Gestures
    • Identifying Specific Gestures
    • Adding SD Card Support to an AVD
    • Building and Running the Gesture Builder Application
    • Creating a Gestures File
    • Extracting the Gestures File from the SD Card
    • Creating the Example Project
    • Designing the User Interface
    • Loading the Gestures File
    • Registering the Event Listener
    • Implementing the onGesturePerformed Method
    • Testing the Application
    • Configuring the GestureOverlayView
    • Intercepting Gestures
    • Detecting Pinch Gestures
    • A Pinch Gesture Example Project
      
      
20. An Introduction to Android Fragments
    • What is a Fragment?
    • Creating a Fragment
    • Adding a Fragment to an Activity using the Layout XML File
    • Adding and Managing Fragments in Code
    • Handling Fragment Events
    • Implementing Fragment Communication
      
      
21. Using Fragments in Android - A Worked Example
22. About the Example Fragment Application
23. Creating the Example Project
    • Adding the Android Support Library
    • Creating the First Fragment Layout
    • Creating the First Fragment Class
    • Creating the Second Fragment Layout
    • Adding the Fragments to the Activity
    • Making the Toolbar Fragment Talk to the Activity
    • Making the Activity Talk to the Text Fragment
    • Testing the Application
      
      
24. Creating and Managing Android Overflow Menus on the Kindle Fire

1. An Overview of Android Intents
   • An Overview of Intents
   • Explicit Intents
   • Returning Data from an Activity
   • Implicit Intents
   • Using Intent Filters
   • Checking Intent Availability
     
     
2. Android Explicit Intents – A Worked Example
   • Creating the Explicit Intent Example Application
   • Designing the User Interface Layout for ActivityA
   • Creating the Second Activity Class
   • Creating the User Interface for ActivityB
   • Adding ActivityB to the Application Manifest File
   • Creating the Intent
   • Extracting Intent Data
   • Launching ActivityB as a Sub-Activity
   • Returning Data from a Sub-Activity
   • Testing the Application
     
     
3. Android Implicit Intents – A Worked Example
   • Creating the Implicit Intent Example Project
   • Designing the User Interface
   • Creating the Implicit Intent
   • Adding a Second Matching Activity
   • Adding the Web View to the UI
   • Obtaining the Intent URL
   • Modifying the MyWebView Project Manifest File
   • Installing the MyWebView Package on a Device
   • Testing the Application
     
     
4. Android Broadcast Intents and Broadcast Receivers
   • An Overview of Broadcast Intents
   • An Overview of Broadcast Receivers
   • Obtaining Results from a Broadcast
   • Sticky Broadcast Intents
   • The Broadcast Intent Example
   • Creating the Example Application
   • Creating and Sending the Broadcast Intent
   • Creating the Broadcast Receiver
   • Configuring a Broadcast Receiver in the Manifest File
   • Testing the Broadcast Example
   • Listening for System Broadcasts
     
     
5. 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
     
     
6. An Overview of Android Started and Bound Services
   • Started Services
   • Intent Service
   • Bound Service
   • The Anatomy of a Service
   • Controlling Destroyed Service Restart Options
   • Declaring a Service in the Manifest File
   • Starting a Service Running on System Startup
     
     
7. 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
     
     
8. Android Local Bound Services – A Worked Example
   • Understanding Bound Services
   • Bound Service Interaction Options
   • A Local Bound Service Example
   • Adding a Bound Service to the Project
   • Implementing the Binder
   • Binding the Client to the Service
   • Completing the Example
   • Testing the Application
     
     
9. Android Remote Bound Services – A Worked Example
   • Client to Remote Service Communication
   • Creating the Example Application
   • Designing the User Interface
   • Implementing the Remote Bound Service
   • Configuring a Remote Service in the Manifest File
   • Launching and Binding to the Remote Service
   • Sending a Message to the Remote Service