Beginning Android Tablet Application Development

by Wei-Meng Lee

A full-color, fast-paced introduction to developing tablet applications using AndroidThe new release of Android 3 brings the full power of Android to tablet computing and this hands-on guide offers an introduction to developing tablet applications using this new Android release. Veteran author Wei-Meng Lee explains how Android 3 is specifically optimized for tablet computing and he details Android's tablet-specific functions. Beginning with the basics, this book moves at a steady pace to provide everything you need to know to begin successfully developing your own Android tablet applications. Serves as a full-color, hands-on introduction to developing tablet applications with the new Android 3 Offers a helpful overview of Android 3 programming for tabletsDetails the components of Android tablet applicationsHighlights ways to build the Android user interface for tablets, create location-based services, publish Android applications, use Eclipse for Android development, and employ the Android emulator"Beginning Android Tablet Application Development" is an ideal starting point for getting started with using Android 3 to develop tablet applications.

Genres: Programming

290 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 13, 2011

Reviews

[Alessandro Pellizzari · Rating 3 out of 5]

Va bene sì e no come introduzione, ma sembra un'accozzaglia di concetti buttati lì per far vedere un'applicazione.

Passa da Fragment e ActionBar (ottimo, per un tablet, ma comunque vengono a malapena introdotti) a sms e mappe (molti tablet non hanno né 3g né gps...).

Le spiegazioni sono lacunose e spesso incomplete. A un principiante lascia forse più dubbi che certezze, perché la maggior parte degli attributi usati nei file XML, per esempio, non vengono nemmeno descritti.

Credo di poter consigliare di lasciarlo sullo scaffale e valutare qualcos'altro.

[Brian · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty much exactly the same as "Beginning Android 4 Application Development", also by Wei-Meng Lee. Read "Beginning Android 4" over this one, it's really, really good, and there's almost nothing specific to tablets in here.

[Christopher · Rating 3 out of 5]

decent intro to android programming, but really there not much here specific to tablets... didn't learn much beyond what I got from online tutorials.