Learning Android written by experts, Marko Gargenta and Masumi Nakamurais will help you master the fundamentals of Android Programming. This book shows experienced object-oriented programmers how to use Android’s basic building blocks to create user interfaces, store data, connect to the network, and more. Learning Android, 2nd Edition now covers building practical android applications such as a Twitter clone application.

• Become familiar with the Android platform and how it fits into the mobile ecosystem
• Dive into the Android stack, including its application framework and the APK application package
• Learn Android’s building blocks: Activities, Intents, Services, Content Providers, and Broadcast Receivers
• Create basic Android user interfaces and organize UI elements in Views and Layouts
• Build a service that uses a background process to update data in your application

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