The Best Android Development Books of All Time

What will you learn from this book? If you have an idea for a killer Android app, this fully revised and updated edition will get you up and running in a jiffy. You'll go beyond syntax and how-to manuals and learn how to think like a great Android developer. This hands-on book teaches you everything from designing user interfaces to building multi-screen apps that persist data in a database. It covers the latest features of Android Jetpack, including Jetpack Compose. It's like having an experienced Android developer sitting right next to you! If you have some Kotlin know-how, you're ready to get started.

Why does this book look so different? Based on the latest research in cognitive science and learning theory, Head First Android Development uses a visually rich format to engage your mind rather than a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep. Why waste your time struggling with new concepts? This multisensory learning experience is designed for the way your brain really works.

Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide is an introductory Android book for programmers with Kotlin experience. Based on Big Nerd Ranch’s popular Android Bootcamp, this guide will lead you through the wilderness using hands-on example apps combined with clear explanations of key concepts and APIs. This book focuses on practical techniques for developing apps in Kotlin compatible with Android 5.0 (Lollipop) through Android 8.1 (Oreo) and beyond. Write and run code every step of the way, using Android Studio to create apps that integrate with other apps, download and display pictures from the web, play sounds, and more.

Each chapter and app has been designed and tested to provide the knowledge and experience you need to get started in Android development. The Android team is constantly improving and updating Android Studio and other tools. As a result, some of the instructions provided in the book have changed. You can find an addendum addressing breaking changes at: https://github.com/bignerdranch/AndroidCourseResources/raw/master/4thEdition/Errata/4eAddendum.pdf.

The professional programmer&;s Deitel® guide to smartphone and tablet app development using Android&; 6 and Android Studio Billions of apps have been downloaded from Google Play&;! This book gives you everything you need to start developing great apps quickly and getting them published on Google Play&;. The book uses an app-driven approach&;each new technology is discussed in the context of eight fully coded and tested Android apps, complete with syntax shading, code highlighting, code walkthroughs and sample outputs.

Apps you&;ll develop include: Welcome App Cannon Game Tip Calculator Weather Viewer Flag Quiz Twitter® Searches Doodlz Address Book. Practical, Example-Rich Coverage of:. Android 6, Android Studio: Gradle&;, Vector Asset Studio, Theme Editor. Material Design App Templates and ThemesAppCompat Library, Android Design Support Library, RecyclerView, FloatingActionButton, TextInputLayout. Material Design Elevation and IconsREST Web Services/JSON, Threading, SQLite&; Database, Android 6 Permissions. Cursors, Loaders, ContentProvidersSupporting Various Screen Sizes/ResolutionsAccessibility, Internationalization. Activities, Fragments, Intents, PreferencesGUIs, Layouts, Menus, Resource Files, Events, Touch/Gesture Processing, Images, Audio, Graphics, AnimationImmersive Mode, PrintHelper. Google Play&; Store, App Publishing, Pricing, Marketing, In-App Advertising, In-App Billing, Virtual Goods and more. Visit www.deitel.com. Download code examples For info on Deitel&;s Dive Into® Series programming training courses, visit www.deitel.com/training or write to deitel@deitel.com Follow the Deitels on Facebook® at facebook.com/DeitelFan, Twitter® at @deitel, Google+&; at google.com/+DeitelFan, LinkedIn® at bit.ly/DeitelLinkedIn, YouTube&; at youtube.com/DeitelTV Subscribe to the Deitel ® Buzz e-mail newsletter at www.deitel.com/newsletter/ subscribe.html. About This Book. The first-generation Android phones were released in October 2008. As of June 2015, Android had 82.8% of the global smartphone market share, compared to 13.9% for Apple and 2.6% for Microsoft (http:// www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-os-market-share.jsp). Billions of apps have been downloaded from Google Play and more than one billion Android devices were shipped worldwide in 2014 (http://www.cnet.com/news/android-shipments-exceed- 1-billion-for-first-time-in-2014/). The opportunities for Android app developers are enormous. This book presents leading-edge computing technologies for professional software developers. At the heart of the book is the Deitel app-driven approach&;concepts are presented in the context of complete working Android apps, rather than using code snippets. The introduction and app test drives at the beginning of each chapter show one or more sample executions. The book&;s source code is available at http://www.deitel.com/books/AndroidFP3. The apps in this book were carefully designed to introduce you to key Android features and APIs. You&;ll quickly learn everything you need to start building Android apps&;beginning with a test-drive of the Tip Calculator app in Chapter 1, then building one new app in each of Chapters 2 through 9. By the time you reach Chapter 10, you&;ll be ready to create your own apps for submission to Google Play and other app marketplaces. You&;ll master the Google Play submission process, including uploading your apps. You&;ll decide whether to sell your apps or offer them for free, and learn how to market them via social media and monetize them with in-app advertising, in-app billing, virtual goods and more.