Unlocking Android

Chapter 12. Putting it all together–the Field Service Application

This chapter covers:

• Storing and exchanging data

• Implementing the Field Service Application

• Following the application flow

• Capturing signature

• Uploading data

Now that we have introduced and examined Android and its core technologies, it is high time to put together a more comprehensive application. In this chapter we are going to put much of what you have learned into a composite application, leveraging skills gained throughout the book. In addition to an in-depth Android application, this chapter’s sample application works with a custom website application that manages data for use by a mobile worker. The aim is to demonstrate a more complex application involving real-world requirements. ...