Pro Android 4

Satya Komatineni has been programming for more than 20 years in the IT and Web space. He has had the opportunity to work with Assembly, C, C++, Rexx, Java, C#, Lisp, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, SVG, relational databases, object databases and related technologies. He has published more than 30 articles touching many of these areas, both in print and online. He has been a frequent speaker at O'Reilly Open Source Conference, speaking on innovations around Java and Web. Satya has done a considerable amount of original work in creating Aspire, a comprehensive open-source Java-based web framework, and has explored personal web productivity and collaboration tools through his open-source work for KnowledgeFolders.com. Satya holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Andhra University, India. You can find his website at SatyaKomatineni.com.

• * Introducing the Android Computing Platform * Setting up Your Development Environment * Understanding Resources * Understanding Content Providers * Understanding Intents * Building User Interfaces and Using Controls * Adding Menus * Fragments * Dialogs: Regular and Fragment * Action Bar * Advanced Debugging and Analysis * Responding to Configuration Changes * Working with Preferences and Saving State * Security and Permissions * Working with Services * Exploring Packages, Processes, and Library Projects * Exploring Processes, Components, Threads, and Handlers * Advanced Async Task * Exploring Broadcast Receivers and Long Running Services * Exploring the Alarm Manager * Unveiling 2D Animation * Exploring Maps and Location Services * Using the Telephony APIs * Understanding the Media Frameworks * Home Screen Widgets * Home Screen List Widgets * Android Search User Experience * Drag and Drop * Using Sensors * Understanding the Contacts API * Deploying your Application: Android Market and Beyond