The Busy Coder's Guide to Advanced Android Development

What's New Over Version 2.5

• New chapter on database tricks, including packaging and encrypting databases
• New chapter on advanced broadcast techniques
• Discussion of using content providers for a plugin mechanism

Table of Contents

1. WebView, Inside and Out
2. Crafting Your Own Views
3. More Fun With ListViews
4. Creating Drawables
5. Home Screen App Widgets
6. Interactive Maps
7. Creating Custom Dialogs and Preferences
8. Advanced Fragments and the Action Bar
9. Action Modes
10. Rich Text
11. Animating Widgets
12. Using the Camera
13. Playing Media
14. Handling System Events
15. Advanced Service Patterns
16. Using System Settings and Services
17. Content Provider Theory
18. Content Provider Implementation Patterns
19. Loaders
20. The Contacts Content Provider
21. The CalendarContract Content Provider
22. Advanced Databases
23. Searching with SearchManager
24. Advanced Broadcasts
25. Introspection and Integration
26. Tapjacking
27. Working with SMS
28. More on the Manifest
29. Device Configuration
30. Push Notifications with C2DM
31. NFC
32. Google TV
33. Kindle Fire
34. Blackberry Playbook
35. NOOK Tablet
36. WIMM One
37. The Role of Scripting Languages
38. The Scripting Layer for Android
39. JVM Scripting Languages
40. Reusable Components
41. Testing
42. Production

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