There are many books discuss about Android programming in general. But if you want a book which only focus in Android database, then this "Android Database Programming" book is a must read for you.
This book is written by Jason Wei and published by Packt Publishing. Jason is an experienced Android developer and have had create many Android applications. Packt Publishing is a well-known publisher which already publishes many good practice-oriented books in Android programming and other similar topics.
This book is divided into 10 chapters all focused in Android database programming.
Chapter 1: Storing Data on Android
In chapter one you will learn about how to store your data in Android using Shared Preferences and other methods. You will also learn on how to caching and storing user data in Android, like user location.
Chapter 2: Using a SQLite Database
In this chapter you will learn on how to using SQLite database. Creating a schemas, and perform a debugging.
Chapter 3: SQLite Queries
The chapter three will teach you several SQL queries and many technique on querying the database.
The next chapters are listed as below :
Chapter 4: Using Content Providers
Chapter 5: Querying the Contacts Table
Chapter 6: Binding to the UI
Chapter 7: Android Databases in Practice
Chapter 8: Exploring External Databases
Chapter 9: Collecting and Storing Data
Chapter 10: Bringing it Together.
Overall this book will teach you Android database programming from the very beginning to more advanced topics, such as using Content Provider and binding the data to the user interface. After that, you'll be shown some example of Android database in practice, like using local storage, and using Google App Engine as back-end for your application.
Android has evolved since its launch, and many of the old-school techniques are outdated. This book is bang up to date in that respect, showing the current best practice methods throughout. The writing style is very concise and readable whilst being brisk and to the point.
You can buy this book on Amazon, or you can find another Android books on our shop.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Book Review : Hello, Android Third Edition
Hello, Android : Introducing Google's Mobile Development Platform is one of the best book on Android you must read. Published by Pragmatic Books and written by Ed Brunette, this book give you clear introduction on Android programming.
This is my first book on Android application development I ever read. I've read this book back in the year of 2011, so at that time the topics covered in this book was still fresh. The third edition is published in 2010, and there's no sign that Pragmatic Books will publish a new edition for this book. The "Hello, Android" third edition covered Android version from 1.5 to 2.1 (Donut), given the fact that current Android version is 4.2 (Jelly Bean), this book will looks outdated. But if you want to learn about getting started on Android Development, this book provide essentials information and tips tricks about Android development. Sample projects provided offer great points of learning both the code of Android and the flow of the project. So despite the fact that this is old book, this book is perfect for beginner who never coding Android before and want to learn about Android application development. This book will gave you a look in the big picture of Android application development.
One of my favourite sample project in this book is the Sudoku Game example. That's fun to learn and you can learn a lot from that project alone. The explanation given is also very details.
The book is divided up into 4 sections:
The Section I : Introducing Android
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Chapter 1 : Gets the tools set up (Eclipse IDE, Android Development Kit plug-in and Android SDK) and has you compiling the obligatory "Hello World" project.
Chapter 2 : Takes you on a 5 minute tour of the Android system from bottom to top. It's useful, especially if like me you come from a non-mobile development context. Android handles
application life-cycle differently because of the resource constrained devices it's typically hosted by; this has major implications for your application implementation.
Section II : The Basics (Uses the construction of a basic Sudoku game as it's vehicle for teaching throughout the section)
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Chapter 3 : User interface (Screens, Dialogue boxes, Menus, Buttons etc.)
Chapter 4 : 2D Graphics (draw your Sudoku grid / numbers)
Chapter 5 : Multimedia (Audio / Video...to add those essential Sudoku sounds...)
Chapter 6 : Storing Local Data (remembering Sudoku options - handling saving of current game data when the game is paused [e.g. when a call comes in mid-game and Android context
switches out your application])
Section III : Beyond the Basics
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Chapter 7 : The Connected World - using the phone browser / browser view, JavaScript, web services.
Chapter 8 : Location and Sensing - using the host of other sensors (GPS, Accelerometer, light-meter, orientation etc) your device may have.
Chapter 9 : SQLite - using the ever-popular SQLite embedded database that comes with Android.
Chapter 10 : 3D Graphics - using the Android implementation of OpenGL.
Section IV : The Next Generation
------------------------------------
Chapter 11 : Multi-touch - how to
Chapter 12 : There's no place like home - creating widgets / live wall-paper
Chapter 13 : Write once, Test Everywhere - advice and tips on debugging / testing when faced with a large array of devices already in the wild.
Chapter 14 : Publishing to the Market - a basic overview of getting your application to those fee-paying mobile junkies.
You can buy this book on Amazon or you can find another Android books on our shop.
This is my first book on Android application development I ever read. I've read this book back in the year of 2011, so at that time the topics covered in this book was still fresh. The third edition is published in 2010, and there's no sign that Pragmatic Books will publish a new edition for this book. The "Hello, Android" third edition covered Android version from 1.5 to 2.1 (Donut), given the fact that current Android version is 4.2 (Jelly Bean), this book will looks outdated. But if you want to learn about getting started on Android Development, this book provide essentials information and tips tricks about Android development. Sample projects provided offer great points of learning both the code of Android and the flow of the project. So despite the fact that this is old book, this book is perfect for beginner who never coding Android before and want to learn about Android application development. This book will gave you a look in the big picture of Android application development.
One of my favourite sample project in this book is the Sudoku Game example. That's fun to learn and you can learn a lot from that project alone. The explanation given is also very details.
The book is divided up into 4 sections:
The Section I : Introducing Android
------------------------------------
Chapter 1 : Gets the tools set up (Eclipse IDE, Android Development Kit plug-in and Android SDK) and has you compiling the obligatory "Hello World" project.
Chapter 2 : Takes you on a 5 minute tour of the Android system from bottom to top. It's useful, especially if like me you come from a non-mobile development context. Android handles
application life-cycle differently because of the resource constrained devices it's typically hosted by; this has major implications for your application implementation.
Section II : The Basics (Uses the construction of a basic Sudoku game as it's vehicle for teaching throughout the section)
------------------------------------
Chapter 3 : User interface (Screens, Dialogue boxes, Menus, Buttons etc.)
Chapter 4 : 2D Graphics (draw your Sudoku grid / numbers)
Chapter 5 : Multimedia (Audio / Video...to add those essential Sudoku sounds...)
Chapter 6 : Storing Local Data (remembering Sudoku options - handling saving of current game data when the game is paused [e.g. when a call comes in mid-game and Android context
switches out your application])
Section III : Beyond the Basics
------------------------------------
Chapter 7 : The Connected World - using the phone browser / browser view, JavaScript, web services.
Chapter 8 : Location and Sensing - using the host of other sensors (GPS, Accelerometer, light-meter, orientation etc) your device may have.
Chapter 9 : SQLite - using the ever-popular SQLite embedded database that comes with Android.
Chapter 10 : 3D Graphics - using the Android implementation of OpenGL.
Section IV : The Next Generation
------------------------------------
Chapter 11 : Multi-touch - how to
Chapter 12 : There's no place like home - creating widgets / live wall-paper
Chapter 13 : Write once, Test Everywhere - advice and tips on debugging / testing when faced with a large array of devices already in the wild.
Chapter 14 : Publishing to the Market - a basic overview of getting your application to those fee-paying mobile junkies.
You can buy this book on Amazon or you can find another Android books on our shop.
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