Sayed Y. Hashimi is the author of Pro Android, as well as a consultant and trainer in Jacksonville, Florida. Sayed has worked for startups and Fortune 100 companies. He has developed large-scale distributed applications with a variety of programming languages and platforms, including C++, Java, and .NET. Sayed has published in major software journals on topics ranging from low-level programming techniques to high-level architecture concepts.

• * 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 * Implementing Dialogs * Working with Preferences and Saving State * Security and Permissions * Working with Services * Exploring Packages, Processes, and Library Projects * Exploring Processes, Components, Threads, and Handlers * 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 * Programming 3D Graphics with OpenGL * Exploring Live Folders * Home Screen Widgets and Live Wallpaper * Android Search * Exploring Text to Speech and the Google Translate API * Touchscreens * Using Sensors * Understanding the Contact API * Deploying your Application: Android Market and Beyond * Fragments * Action Bar * Selected Topics in Android 3.0

Sayed Y. Hashimi is the author of Pro Android, as well as a consultant and trainer in Jacksonville, Florida. Sayed has worked for startups and Fortune 100 companies. He has developed large-scale distributed applications with a variety of programming languages and platforms, including C++, Java, and .NET. Sayed has published in major software journals on topics ranging from low-level programming techniques to high-level architecture concepts.

• * 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 * Implementing Dialogs * Working with Preferences and Saving State * Security and Permissions * Working with Services * Exploring Packages, Processes, and Library Projects * Exploring Processes, Components, Threads, and Handlers * 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 * Programming 3D Graphics with OpenGL * Exploring Live Folders * Home Screen Widgets and Live Wallpaper * Android Search * Exploring Text to Speech and the Google Translate API * Touchscreens * Using Sensors * Understanding the Contact API * Deploying your Application: Android Market and Beyond * Fragments * Action Bar * Selected Topics in Android 3.0

Sayed Y. Hashimi is the author of Pro Android, as well as a consultant and trainer in Jacksonville, Florida. Sayed has worked for startups and Fortune 100 companies. He has developed large-scale distributed applications with a variety of programming languages and platforms, including C++, Java, and .NET. Sayed has published in major software journals on topics ranging from low-level programming techniques to high-level architecture concepts.

• * 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 * Implementing Dialogs * Working with Preferences and Saving State * Security and Permissions * Working with Services * Exploring Packages, Processes, and Library Projects * Exploring Processes, Components, Threads, and Handlers * 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 * Programming 3D Graphics with OpenGL * Exploring Live Folders * Home Screen Widgets and Live Wallpaper * Android Search * Exploring Text to Speech and the Google Translate API * Touchscreens * Using Sensors * Understanding the Contact API * Deploying your Application: Android Market and Beyond * Fragments * Action Bar * Selected Topics in Android 3.0