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Introductory
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App Inventor

By David Wolber, Hal Abelson, Ellen Spertus, Liz Looney
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Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, 2nd Edition

By Jonathan Stark
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Learning Android

By Marko Gargenta
Intermediate
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Programming Android

By Zigurd Mednieks, Laird Dornin, G. Blake Meike, Masumi Nakamura
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Android Cookbook

By Ian F. Darwin
Advanced
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Embedded Android

By Karim Yaghmour
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Application Security for the Android Platform

By Jeff Six
jQuery Mobile: Up and Running jQuery Mobile: Up and Running
by Maximiliano Firtman
 Making Android Accessories with IOIO Making Android Accessories with IOIO
Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
by Jonathan Stark
Second Edition
 NOOK Tablet: Out of the Box NOOK Tablet: Out of the Box
by Preston Gralla, Brian Sawyer
 Galaxy S II: The Missing Manual Galaxy S II: The Missing Manual
by Preston Gralla
 Application Security for the Android Platform Application Security for the Android Platform
by Jeff Six
 Beginning PhoneGap Beginning PhoneGap
Android Open Conference 2011: Complete Video Compilation Android Open Conference 2011: Complete Video Compilation
Android Cookbook Android Cookbook
by Ian F. Darwin
 Embedded Android Embedded Android
by Karim Yaghmour
 OpenGL and 3D in HTML5 OpenGL and 3D in HTML5
by David Griffiths
 The Java Sessions: The Best of OSCON 2011 The Java Sessions: The Best of OSCON 2011
by O'Reilly Media, Inc.
 Windows Phone 7 Programming for Android and iOS Developers Windows Phone 7 Programming for Android and iOS Developers
Programming Android Programming Android
by Laird Dornin, Zigurd Mednieks, Blake Meike, Masumi Nakamura
 Head First Android Development Head First Android Development
by Jonathan Simon
 Android Development Bibliography Android Development Bibliography
Build Mobile Websites and Apps for Smart Devices Build Mobile Websites and Apps for Smart Devices (SitePoint)
by Earle Castledine, Myles Eftos, Max Wheeler
 Developing Android Applications with Flex 4.5 Developing Android Applications with Flex 4.5
by Rich Tretola
 Developing Android Applications with Adobe AIR Developing Android Applications with Adobe AIR
by Véronique Brossier
 App Inventor App Inventor
by Hal Abelson, David Wolber, Liz Looney, Ellen Spertus
 Learning Android Learning Android
by Marko Gargenta
 Beginning Android Application Development Beginning Android Application Development
Email, XMPP, and Task Queues in Google AppEngine Email, XMPP, and Task Queues in Google AppEngine
by Dan Pilone
 User Accounts and memcache in Google AppEngine User Accounts and memcache in Google AppEngine
by Dan Pilone
 UI Testing with the UIAutomation Framework UI Testing with the UIAutomation Framework
by Dan Pilone
 Data Persistence in Google App Engine Data Persistence in Google App Engine
by Dan Pilone
 Unit Testing iPhone Apps Unit Testing iPhone Apps
by Dan Pilone
 Developing Applications on a Cloud Platform Developing Applications on a Cloud Platform
by Dan Pilone
 Continuous Integration Continuous Integration
by Dan Pilone
 Creating List-Based Android Apps in App Inventor Creating List-Based Android Apps in App Inventor
by David Wolber
 Connecting to Web Data and APIs with App Inventor Connecting to Web Data and APIs with App Inventor
by David Wolber
 Offline Mobile Web Applications in HTML5 Offline Mobile Web Applications in HTML5
by David Griffiths
 Professional Flash Mobile Development Professional Flash Mobile Development
Client-side Graphics with HTML5 Canvases Client-side Graphics with HTML5 Canvases
by David Griffiths
 Head First Python Head First Python
by Paul Barry
 Native Video in HTML5 Native Video in HTML5
by David Griffiths
 Creating SMS Texting Apps with App Inventor Creating SMS Texting Apps with App Inventor
by David Wolber
 Professional Android 2 Application Development Professional Android 2 Application Development
Supporting Multitasking on the iPhone Supporting Multitasking on the iPhone
by Michael Morrison
 Injecting iAds into iPhone Apps Injecting iAds into iPhone Apps
by Michael Morrison
 Optimizing Tables in iPhone Apps Optimizing Tables in iPhone Apps
by Michael Morrison
 Consuming Web Services on the iPhone Consuming Web Services on the iPhone
by Michael Morrison
 Hello, Android Hello, Android (Pragmatic Bookshelf)
by Ed Burnette
Third Edition
 Mobile Web High Performance Mobile Web High Performance
by Maximiliano Firtman
 Programming the Mobile Web Programming the Mobile Web
by Maximiliano Firtman
 Polishing an iPad User Interface Polishing an iPad User Interface
by Dan Pilone
 MapKit and Core Location on the iPad MapKit and Core Location on the iPad
by Dan Pilone
 Gestures and Animation on the iPad Gestures and Animation on the iPad
by Dan Pilone
 Styling iPad User Interfaces Styling iPad User Interfaces
by Dan Pilone
 Building Augmented Reality Environments Building Augmented Reality Environments
by Martin Lechner, Derek Smith
 Cross-Platform Mobile Development with PhoneGap Cross-Platform Mobile Development with PhoneGap
by Brian LeRoux, Jonathan Stark
 Best Android Apps Best Android Apps
by Mike Hendrickson, Brian Sawyer
 Developing Android Applications with Java, Part 2 Developing Android Applications with Java, Part 2
by Tony Hillerson
 Developing Android Applications with Java, Part 1 Developing Android Applications with Java, Part 1
by Tony Hillerson
 Professional Android Application Development Professional Android Application Development
Programming Android Programming Android
by Laird Dornin, Zigurd Mednieks, Blake Meike, Masumi Nakamura
 App Inventor App Inventor
by Hal Abelson, David Wolber, Liz Looney, Ellen Spertus
 Galaxy S II: The Missing Manual Galaxy S II: The Missing Manual
by Preston Gralla
 Learning Android Learning Android
by Marko Gargenta
 Head First Python Head First Python
by Paul Barry
 Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
by Jonathan Stark
Second Edition
 Programming the Mobile Web Programming the Mobile Web
by Maximiliano Firtman
Beginning Android Tablet Application Development Beginning Android Tablet Application Development
Beginning Building Mobile Application Development in the Cloud Beginning Building Mobile Application Development in the Cloud
Beginning Flash, Flex, and AIR Development for Mobile Devices Beginning Flash, Flex, and AIR Development for Mobile Devices
Kindle Fire: Out of the Box Kindle Fire: Out of the Box
by Brian Sawyer
 Mobile Design Pattern Gallery Mobile Design Pattern Gallery
by Theresa Neil
 Programming Your Home Programming Your Home (Pragmatic Bookshelf)
 Android and Arduino Android and Arduino
by Tyler Moskowite
 Getting Started with NFC Getting Started with NFC
by Tom Igoe, Brian Jepson
 Mobile Development with C# Mobile Development with C#
Programming Android Programming Android
Second Edition

Android Videos

Android Course Video Developing Android Apps with Java, Part 2: Building a Twitter App

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Android Experts

Tony Hillerson Tony Hillerson is a Software Architect for EffectiveUI. He graduated from Ambassador University with a BA in MIS. On any given day he may be working with Flex, Java, Rails, Maven, Ant, Ruby, or shell scripts. Tony has contributed to many community projects, such as RubyAMF. Tony has spoken at 360|Flex and…

Brian Sawyer Brian Sawyer is a Senior Editor for O'Reilly Media, where he manages the Missing Manuals division.

Ken Yarmosh Ken Yarmosh is a product strategist and technology connoisseur who launches awesome iPad, iPhone, Android, and web apps. Over the course of his career, he's created amazing digital experiences with a diverse set of clients ranging from some of the biggest personalities in media to the hottest tech startups.

Andy Flesner Andy Flesner has written hundreds of AutoIt scripts and holds numerous certifications in his field, including MCSA, A+ and Network+. Inspired by his co-workers and friends in the AutoIt community, Andy decided to share his skills with the world by writing AutoIt v3: Your Quick Guide, the first published work dedicated to…

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Android Open is a Wrap

Developers, designers, managers and executives are came together this week in San Francisco for the Android Open Conference. The conference has concluded, but you can still check out a large selection of keynotes, presentations and interviews.

Best Android Apps

Best Android Apps Gizmodo says: "O'Reilly makes some of the best tech books around, so we were super excited to hear about their new title Best Android Apps: The Guide for Discriminating Downloaders. Here are ten of those best Android apps for ten different activities."

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Android News & Answers

Which Java book is best to teach a coding newbie to write an Android App?

By Dave Trendler
February 9, 2012

I've finally come up with the app idea I think is worth spending the time to build! Hooray for dreaming! Now it's time to learn to code. I can read (not speak) HTML and can hack my way through basic CSS. I've managed to set up my own Apache webserver on Ubuntu with which I host several family photo "websites." That's the extent of my programming knowledge. For ...

Wher can I ind the example files for Android Application Development

By J.D.D.
January 26, 2012

Where can I find the example files for Android Application Development? (ISBN: 978-0-596-52147-9) They are not where the book say they are! (http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596521479)

Four short links: 19 January 2012

By Nat Torkington
January 19, 2012

Fragmentation is Not The End of Android -- full of trenchant insights, this post considers the many implications of the Android value chain. Only Apple directly profits from being an OS provider in the mobile ecosystem. For Google it is a cost center particularly struck me. Anyone know whether Google offers to (for money) maintain branded carrier- and/or device-specific...

eBook software on Mac, Android and PC which Syncs reading position, notes etc.

By UjjavalSuthar
January 13, 2012

Is there any eBook reader application which is available for Mac, Android and PC and it syncs my Oreilly books across all devices and my reading positions and comments too?

Four short links: 4 January 2012

By Nat Torkington
January 4, 2012

Compiling Android from Source (Jethro Carr) -- not as easy as you might think. The documentation is minimal, and each device has its own binary blobs of not-open-source crap necessary to make them work. Open source is supposed to let users continue to do good things with the device, even if the vendor disapproves (cf Stallman's Printer). Jethro's experience...

Top 10 Most Followed Google Plus Brand Pages !

By thetecnica
December 3, 2011

Dec 02, 2011 Google plus brand pages has been launched on 7th Nov this year and is received well by various organisations and websites and the reason is that Pages for Google Plus also boast some advantages when it comes to search-engine optimization. Here we have a list of top 10 most followed Google plus pages according to Social Statistics. Although Android is the Most followed page on Googl...

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