Contents

Contents at a Glance

About the Authors

About the Technical Reviewers

Acknowledgments

Preface

imagesChapter 1: Introducing the Android Computing Platform

A New Platform for a New Personal Computer

Early History of Android

Delving Into the Dalvik VM

Understanding the Android Software Stack

Developing an End-User Application with the Android SDK

Android Emulator

The Android UI

The Android Foundational Components

Advanced UI Concepts

Android Service Components

Android Media and Telephony Components

Android Java Packages

Taking Advantage of Android Source Code

Browsing Android Sources Online

Using Git to Download Android Sources

The Sample Projects ...

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