Pro Android 3starts with the basics, giving you a firm foundation in Android development. It then builds on this foundation to teach you how to build real-world and fun mobile applications using the new Android 3.0 SDK. This book covers advanced concepts in detail including maps, geocoding, services, live folders, drag and drop, touchscreens, and the new Android 3.0 features: fragments and ActionBar.Pro Android 3is uniquely comprehensive: it covers sensors, text to speech, OpenGL, live widgets, search, and the audio and video APIs.

Using the code-heavy tutorials and expert advice, you'll quickly be able to build cool mobile apps and run them on dozens of Android-based smartphones. You'll explore and use the Android APIs, including those for media, sensors, and long-running services. And you'll check out what's new with Android 3.0, including the improved UI across all Android platforms, drag and drop, fragment dialogs, and more, giving you the knowledge to create stunning, cutting-edge apps, while keeping you agile enough to respond to changes in the future.

1. Introducing the Android Computing Platform
2. Setting up your Development Environment
3. Understanding Resources
4. Understanding Content Providers
5. Understanding Intents
6. Building User Interfaces and Using Controls
7. Adding Menus
8. Implementing Dialogs
9. Working with Preferences and Saving State
10. Security and Permissions
11. Working with Services
12. Exploring Packages, Processes, and Library Projects
13. Exploring Processes, Components, Threads, and Handlers
14. Exploring Broadcast Receivers and Long Running Services
15. Exploring the Alarm Manager
16. Unveiling 2D Animation
17. Exploring Maps and Location Services
18. Using the Telephony APIs
19. Understanding the Media Frameworks
20. Programming 3D Graphics with OpenGL
21. Exploring Live Folders
22. Home Screen Widgets and Live Wallpaper
23. Android Search
24. Exploring Text to Speech and the Google Translate API
25. Touchscreens
26. Using Sensors
27. Understanding the Contact API
28. Deploying your Application: Android Market and Beyond
29. Fragments
30. Action Bar
31. 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.