Pro Android Apps Performance Optimization

Table of contents

1. Title
2. Contents at a Glance
3. Contents
4. About the Author
5. About the Technical Reviewers
6. Acknowledgments
7. Introduction
8. Chapter 1: Optimizing Java Code
   1. How Android Executes Your Code
   2. Optimizing Fibonacci
   3. Caching Results
   4. API Levels
   5. Data Structures
   6. Responsiveness
   7. SQLite
   8. Summary
9. Chapter 2: Getting Started With the NDK
   1. What Is In the NDK?
   2. Mixing Java and C/C++ Code
   3. Application.mk
   4. Android.mk
   5. Performance Improvements With C/C++
   6. Native Activity
   7. Summary
10. Chapter 3: Advanced NDK
    1. Assembly
    2. C Extensions
    3. Tips
    4. Summary
11. Chapter 4: Using Memory Efficiently
    1. A Word On Memory
    2. Data Types
    3. Accessing Memory
    4. Laying Out Your Data
    5. Garbage Collection
    6. APIs
    7. Low Memory
    8. Summary
12. Chapter 5: Multithreading and Synchronization
    1. Threads
    2. AsyncTask
    3. Handlers and Loopers
    4. Data Types
    5. Concurrency
    6. Multicore
    7. Activity Lifecycle
    8. Summary
13. Chapter 6: Benchmarking And Profiling
    1. Measuring Time
    2. Tracing
    3. Logging
    4. Summary
14. Chapter 7: Maximizing Battery Life
    1. Batteries
    2. Disabling Broadcast Receivers
    3. Networking
    4. Location
    5. Sensors
    6. Graphics
    7. Alarms
    8. WakeLocks
    9. Summary
15. Chapter 8: Graphics
    1. Optimizing Layouts
    2. Layout Tools
    3. OpenGL ES
    4. Summary
16. Chapter 9: RenderScript
    1. Overview
    2. Hello World
    3. Hello Rendering
    4. Adding Variables to Script
    5. HelloCompute
    6. Native RenderScript APIs
    7. RenderScript vs. NDK
    8. Summary
17. Index