Android™ Programming Unleashed

Chapter 1. Introduction to Android

In This Chapter

• Installing Android SDK Starter Package

• Adding Platforms and Other Components

• Installing Eclipse

• Installing the Android Developer Tools (ADT) Plug-in

• Making the ADT Plug-in Functional

• Creating Android Virtual Devices

• Creating the First Android Project

• Laying Out the Application

• Understanding the XML Version of the Layout File

• Defining Action Code Through Java

• Understanding Dalvik Virtual Machine (Dalvik VM) and the Application Package (APK) file

• Using the TextView Control

• Applying Dimensions to Controls

• Aligning Content Through the Gravity Attribute

• Understanding Commonly Used Attributes

• Using the Android Emulator

• Understanding the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) ...