July 2016
Beginner to intermediate
282 pages
6h 12m
English
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Beyond Java
Android applications development is mostly based on Java programming. The SDK is based on Java, the runtime system is fully compliant with Java6, partially with Java7, and Google is already experimenting with Java8. Most developers will easily approach the platform if they already know Java programming language. However, Android offers a lot more to those developers that are dealing with heavy-duty, performance-oriented scenarios: Android Native API.
Native API
Native API gives the developers the opportunity to call native C, and partially C++, code from an Android Java application. Native code is compiled as standard ELF .so files and stored in the app APK file. Being native code, it has to be compiled for every architecture we are ...