MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT - PRACTICAL APPROACH  (English, Paperback, Dr. K Venkata Nagendra)

The book is written in simple and elegant manner. The book contains five chapters based on four units of the syllabus. Chapter 1 deals with different versions of Android, Creating Android Virtual Devices, Creating the First Android Project Using the Text view Control and using the Android Emulator. Chapter 2 about understands the Role of Android Application Components, Understanding the Utility of Android API, Creating the User Interface, Commonly Used Layouts and Controls, Event Handling, Displaying Messages. Chapter 3 focuses on building Blocks for Android Application Design, Introduction to Layouts and utilizing resources and Scrolling Through Scroll View, playing Audio, Playing Video, Displaying Progress with Progress Bar. Chapter 4 deals with Using Selection widgets and Debugging, the Debugging Tool: Dalvik Debug Monitor Service(DDMS), Debugging Application, What Are Dialogs?, Selecting the Date and Time in One Application and Fragments. Chapter 5 illustrates Building Menus and Storing Data, Creating Interface Menus and Action Bars, Creating a Tabbed Action Bar and Creating a Drop-Down List Action Bar.