Android in Action, Third Edition

Part 3. Android applications

As you learned in part 2, the Android platform is capable of enabling rich applications in many genres and vertical industries. The goal of part 3 is to integrate many of the lessons of part 2 on a larger scale and spur you on to explore the platform in greater depth than simply using the Android SDK.

In chapter 12, we take a detailed look at the requirements of a field service application. We next map those requirements on a practical application that could be adapted for many industries. The application includes multiple UI elements, server communications, and detecting touch-screen events for capturing and uploading a signature.

In chapter 13, we move on to a deeper examination of the Android/Linux relationship ...