Pro Android 3

by Satya Komatineni, Dave MacLean, Sayed Y. Hashimi

Pro Android 3 shows you how to build real-world and fun mobile applications using the Android 3.0 software development kit. It covers everything from the fundamentals of building apps for embedded devices, phones, and tablets to advanced concepts such as custom 3D components and multi-tasking.

Using the tutorials and expert advice, you’ll quickly be able to build cool mobile apps and run them on dozens of Android-based smartphones. You’ll explore and use the Android APIs, including those for media and sensors. And you’ll check out what's new with Android 3.0, including the improved user interface across all Android platforms, integration with WebM, and more, giving you the knowledge to create stunning, cutting-edge apps, while keeping you agile enough to respond to changes in the future.

Genres: Programming, Technology, Reference

1200 pages, ebook

First published December 15, 2010

Reviews

[Dave MacLean · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm somewhat biased, since I wrote it. I think we did a very good job explaining a ton of Android features. We not only described how to use everything, we dug into the details you don't easily find anywhere else. Writing this was a huge effort, researching all over the web, and often digging into the Android source code to figure things out. We wrote 31 chapters and over 1100 pages, with dozens of sample applications to show how it works, and all of the source code is easily downloaded and importable into Eclipse.

We'd love to get feedback on this book, especially as we're already at work on Pro Android 4, and want to know what people still want to see in a book on developing for Android.

[Alessandro Pellizzari · Rating 3 out of 5]

Forse vuole essere troppo completo. Copre una miriade di argomenti, e per forza non puó coprirli tutti in "sole" 1200 pagine.
Potrebbe essere un buon cookbook, da tenere sulla scrivania per consultazione, ma le spiegazioni e gli esempi non sono tra i migliori.
Spesso crea situazioni arzigogolate, componenti inutili ai fini depla spiegazione, strutture complesse, costringendo a capire cosa stia cercando di costruire piú che il componente in esame.
Troppa teoria, troppe basi prime degli esempi di codice (potrei leggere la doc ufficiale gratuita, non serve ripeterla) e spiegazioni non chiarissime.
Le novità di Android 3 sono appena comprensibili.

[Matt Norby]

It's now one version behind (there is a Pro Android 4), but it's still a good, comprehensive introduction to virtually all things Android.

[Pedro Veloso · Rating 4 out of 5]

At the time I found it to be a superb book, that taught me a lot about in a time where the official documentation was lacking.