Android Application Development in 24 Hours

Dialogs 141 Understanding a Dialog Fragment 141 Dialogs for Picking Date and Time 145 Using Alert Dialogs 151 Summary 155 Q&A 156 Workshop 156 Exercise 156 HOUR 10: Lists, Grids, Galleries, and Flippers 157 ListFragments 157 Grids and Galleries 162 Using an AdapterViewFlipper 166 Options for Paging Controls 167 Summary 168 Q&A 169 Workshop 169 Exercise 169 HOUR 11: App Setting: Managing Preferences 171 Using SharedPreferences 171 Setting User Preferences 174 Summary 185 Q&A 185 Workshop 186 Exercise 186 Part III: Data Access and Use HOUR 12: Accessing the Cloud: Working with a Remote API 189 Fetching Remote Data 190 Using and Parsing JSON-Formatted Data 194 Putting the Pieces Together 197 Checking Connectivity 202 Summary 203 Q&A 203 Workshop 203 Exercise 204 HOUR 13: Using SQLite and File Storage 205 Organizing a Database with Tables 205 Managing Data with SQLiteOpenHelper 206 Adding, Updating, and Deleting Data 209 Querying Data and Using Cursors 212 Using a Database in the App 215 Saving an Image File 218 Summary 224 Q&A 224 Workshop 225 Exercises 225 HOUR 14: Creating a Content Provider 227 Using a URI for Data Retrieval 227 Building a Content Provider 228 Using FlickrPhotoProvider in the App 236 Requesting a File from a Content Provider 237 Summary 242 Q&A 242 Workshop 243 Exercises 243 HOUR 15: Loaders, CursorLoaders, and CustomAdapters 245 How Loaders Work 245 Loader Classes 246 Understanding Loader States 246 Creating Custom Adapters 253 Summary 257 Q&A 257 Workshop 258 Exercise 258 HOUR 16: Developing a Complete App 259 Determining App Functionality 259 Developing the App 263 Summary 278 Q&A 278 Workshop 278 Exercise 279 Part IV: Special Topics HOUR 17: Contacts and Calendar: Accessing Device Data 283 All About the Calendar 283 Understanding Contacts 294 Summary 297 Q&A 297 Workshop 298 Exercise 298 HOUR 18: Where Are We? Working with Location-Based Services 299 Determining Location 299 Using Geocoding Services 306 Using the Geo Intent 309 Additional Location Features 311 Using Google Play Services 312 Summary 315 Q&A 316 Workshop 316 Exercise 316 HOUR 19: Bonjour, World! Localizing Your Apps 317 General Internationalization Principles 317 Working with Localization with Android 318 Handling Locales with Android 319 Using Applications to Handle Locales 320 Android Internationalization Strategies 323 Using Localization Utilities 326 Summary 327 Q&A 327 Workshop 327 Exercises 328 HOUR 20: Say Cheese! Working with Cameras 329 Capturing Media 329 Using Intents to Take Photos and Videos 332 Developing a Camera App 338 Summary 345 Q&A 346 Workshop 346 Exercise 346 HOUR 21: Media Basics: Images, Audio, and Video 347 Examining the ImageView Control 347 Bitmaps and Canvas 353 Using VideoViews 357 Playing Audio with MediaPlayer 361 Exploring More Media Options 362 Summary 362 Q&A 362 Workshop 363 Exercise 363 HOUR 22: Using the Facebook SDK 365 About Facebook 365 Setting Up for Facebook Development 366 Using the Facebook SDK in a Project 370 Developing a Facebook Photo Upload App 373 Facebook SDK Features 378 Creating Libraries for Your Own Projects 379 Summary 379 Q&A 380 Workshop 380 Exercise 380 Part V: Wrapping Up HOUR 23: Pro Tips, Finishing Touches, and Next Steps 383 Responsive Apps: Using IntentService 383 Adding Animation 388 Using Open Source 391 Digging Deeper into Android 392 Summary 397 Q&A 397 Workshop 397 Exercise 398 HOUR 24: Publishing Your Apps 399 Preparing for Release 399 Publishing Your App 405 Monetizing Your App 409 Summary 410 Q&A 410 Workshop 410 Exercise 411 Index 413