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50 Android Hacks
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50 Android Hacks

by Carlos Sessa
June 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
216 pages
6h 3m
English
Manning Publications
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About this Book

Android is a project with a lot of momentum. The first Android release happened on September 23, 2008, and by the end of 2010 it had become the leading smartphone platform.

Every time there’s a new release, a new set of APIs and possibilities show up. While Android version 1.5 (Donut) only worked in the HTC Dream, right now Android runs in many devices from cellphone to TVs, and on different sizes of tablets and laptops.

This causes two big problems when developing for Android. First, you have to deal with different types of supported devices. While there are lots of ways of dealing with different screen sizes and screen density, you need to create an app that works, and looks great, in every device. Also, targeting every possible ...

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