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Part I: Android Fundamentals

HOUR 1 Getting Started with Android . ................................................................................................... 7

2 Mastering the Android Development Tools . ............................................................... 27

3 Building Android Applications . ............................................................................................ 43

4 Managing Application Resources. ....................................................................................... 59

5 Configuring the Android Manifest File. .......................................................................... 77

6 Designing an Application Framework. ............................................................................ 95

Part II: Building an Application Framework

HOUR 7 Implementing an Animated Splash Screen . ............................................................ 113

8 Implementing the Main Menu Screen . ........................................................................ 127

9 Developing the Help and Scores Screens . ................................................................... 143

10 Building Forms to Collect User Input. ............................................................................ 161

11 Using Dialogs to Collect User Input . .............................................................................. 181

12 Adding Application Logic . ................................................................................................... 197

Part III: Enhancing Your Application with Powerful Android Features

HOUR 13 Working with Images and the Camera. ....................................................................... 217

14 Adding Support for Location-Based Services . .......................................................... 233

15 Adding Network Support . ....................................................................................................... 255

16 Adding More Network Support . ......................................................................................... 277

17 Adding Social Features . ............................................................................................................ 291

18 Creating a Home Screen App Widget . .......................................................................... 305

Part IV: Adding Polish to Your Android Application

HOUR 19 Internationalizing Your Application . ............................................................................ 321

20 Developing for Different Devices . ..................................................................................... 333

21 Diving Deeper into Android . ................................................................................................ 347

22 Testing Android Applications. .............................................................................................. 367

Part V: Publishing Your Application

HOUR 23 Getting Ready to Publish . ................................................................................................ 383

24 Publishing on the Android Market . ................................................................................ 395

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Chapter 1: Hello, Android 1

A Little Bac kground 2

The Not So Distant Past 2

The Future 3

What It Is n’t 3

An Open Platform for Mobile Development 4

Native Android Ap plications 4

Android SDK Features 5

Access to Hardware including Camera, GPS, and Accelerometer 6

Native Google Maps, Geocoding, and Location-Based Services 6

Background Services 6

SQLite Database for Data Storage and Retrieval 7

Shared Data and Interapplication Communication 7

P2P Services with Google Talk 7

Extensive Media Support and 2D/3D Graphics 8

Optimized Memory and Process Management 8

Introducing the Op en Handset Allia nce 8

What Doe s Android Run O n? 9

Why Develop for Android? 9

What Will Drive Android Adoption? 10

What Does It Have That Others Don’t? 10

Changing the Mobile Development Landscape 11

Introducing the De velopment Framework 11

What Comes in the Box 12

Understanding the Android Software Stack 12

The Dalvik Virtual Machine 14

Android Application Architecture 14

Android Libraries 15

Advanced Android Libraries 16

Summary 17

Contents

Chapter 2: Getting Star ted 19

Developing for Android 20

What You Need to Begin 20

Creating Your First Android Activity 24

Types of Android Applications 29

Developing for Mobile Devices 30

Hardware-Imposed Design Considerations 30

Considering the Users’ Environment 33

Developing for Android 34

To-Do List E xample 37

Android Development Tools 42

The Android Emulator 42

Dalvik Debug Monitor Service (DDMS) 43

The Android Debug Bridge (ADB) 43

Summary 44

Chapter 3: Creating Applications and Activities 45

What Mak es an Android Ap plication? 46

Introducing the Ap plication Ma nifest 46

Using the Ma nifest Edit or 49

The Android Ap plication Life Cycle 50

Understanding Application Priority and Process Stat es 51

Externalizing Resources 52

Creating Resources 53

Using Resources 59

To-Do List Resources Example 62

Creating Resources for Different Languages and Hardware 63

Runtime Confi guration Changes 64

A Closer L ook at Android A ctivities 66

Creating an Activity 66

The Activity Life Cycle 68

Android Activity Classes 73

Summary 73

Chapter 4: Creating User Interfaces 75

Fundamental Android U I Design 76

Introducing Vie ws 76

Creating Activity User Interfaces with Views 77

The Android Widget Toolbox 78

Contents

Introducing L ayouts 79

Using Layouts 79

Creating New Views 80

Modifying Existing Views 81

Creating Compound Controls 85

Creating Custom Widgets and Controls 88

Using Custom Controls 98

Creating and Using Menu s 99

Introducing the Android Menu System 99

Defi ning an Activity Menu 101

Dynamically Updating Menu Items 104

Handling Menu Selections 104

Submenus and Context Menus 105

To-Do List Example Continued 107

Summary 1 12

Intents, Chapter 5: Broadcast Receivers, Adapters, and the Int ernet 113

Introducing Intents 114

Using Intents to Launch Activities 114

Using Intent Filters to Service Implicit Intents 121

Using Intent Filters for Plug-ins and Extensibility 130

Using Intents to Broadcast Events 132

Introducing Adapters 136

Introducing Some Android-Supplied Adapters 136

Using Adapters for Data Binding 136

Using Internet Resources 141

Connecting to an Internet Resource 142

Leveraging Internet Resources 143

Introducing D ialogs 143

Introducing the Dialog Class 144

Using Activities as Dialogs 147

Creating a n Earthquake Viewer 148

Summary 1 57

Chapter 6: Data Storage, Retrieval, and Sharing 159

Android Techniques for Saving Data 160

Saving Simple Application Data 160

Creating and Saving Preferences 161

Retrieving Shared Preferences 161

Saving the Activity State 162

Creating a Preferences Page for the Earthquake Viewer 165

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Saving and Loading Files 174

Including Static Files as Resources 174

File Management Tools 175

Databases in Android 175

Introducing SQLite 176

Cursors and Content Values 176

Working with Android Databases 177

Introducing Cont ent Providers 189

Using Content Providers 189

Native Android Content Providers 192

Creating a New Content Provider 194

Creating and Using an Earthquake Content Provider 197

Summary 205

Maps, G Chapter 7: eocoding, and Location-Based Services 207

Using Location-Based Services 208

Setting up the E mulator with T est P roviders 208

Updating Locations in Emulator Location Providers 208

Create an Application to Manage Test Location Providers 209

Selecting a L ocation P rovider 212

Finding the Available Providers 212

Finding Providers Based on Requirement Criteria 212

Finding Your Location 213

“Where Am I?” Example 214

Tracking Movement 216

Updating Your Location in “Where Am I?” 217

Using Proximity Aler ts 219

Using the G eocoder 220

Reverse Geocoding 221

Forward Geocoding 221

Geocoding “Where Am I?” 222

Creating Map -Based A ctivities 224

Introducing MapView and MapActivity 224

Creating a Map-Based Activity 224

Confi guring and Using Map Views 226

Using the Map Controller 227

Mapping “Where Am I?” 228

Creating and Using Overlays 231

Introducing MyLocationOverlay 239

Introducing ItemizedOverlays and OverlayItems 239

Pinning Views to the Map and Map Positions 240

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Contents

Mapping Earthquakes Example 242

Summary 2 47

Chapter 8: Working in the Bac kground 249

Introducing Services 250

Creating and Controlling Services 250

Binding Activities to Services 258

Using Background Worker Threads 259

Creating New Threads 260

Synchronizing Threads for GUI Operations 260

Moving the Earthquake Service to a Background Thread 261

Let’s Make a Toast 262

Customizing Toasts 263

Using Toasts in Worker Threads 264

Introducing Noti f cations 265

Introducing the Notifi cation Manager 266

Creating Notifi cations 266

Triggering Notifi cations 267

Adding Notifi cations to the Earthquake Monitor 267

Advanced Notifi cation Techniques 270

Ongoing and Insistent Notifi cations 272

Using Alarms 273

Using Alarms to Update Earthquakes 274

Summary 276

Chapter 9: Peer-to-Peer Communication 279

Introducing Android In stant Me ssaging 280

Using the GTalk Service 280

Binding to the GTalk Service 281

Making a GTalk Connection and Starting an IM Session 282

Introducing Presence and the Contact Roster 283

Managing Chat Sessions 286

Sending and Receiving Data Messages 289

Introducing SMS 291

Using SMS in Your Application 291

Sending SMS Messages 292

Listening for SMS Messages 294

Emergency Responder SMS Example 297

Automating the Emergency Responder 306

Summary 31 4

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Chapter 10: Accessing Android Hardware 315

Using the Media APIs 316

Playing Media Resources 316

Recording Multimedia 317

Using the Ca mera 319

Controlling Camera Settings 319

Using the Camera Preview 320

Taking a Picture 320

Introducing the Sen sor Manager 321

Using the A ccelerometer and Compass 323

Introducing Accelerometers 324

Detecting Acceleration Changes 324

Creating a Speedometer 326

Determining Your Orientation 329

Creating a Compass and Artifi cial Horizon 330

Android Telephony 333

Making Phone Calls 334

Monitoring Phone State and Phone Activity 334

Monitoring Data Connectivity and Activity 337

Accessing Phone Properties and Status 338

Controlling the Phone 338

Using Bluetooth 339

Introducing the Bluetooth Service 339

Controlling the Local Bluetooth Device 340

Discovering and Bonding with Bluetooth Devices 340

Managing Bluetooth Connections 342

Communication with Bluetooth 342

Using a Bluetooth Headset 344

Managing Net work and Wi-Fi Connection s 345

Monitoring and Managing Your Internet Connectivity 345

Managing Active Connections 346

Managing Your Wi-Fi 347

Controlling Device Vibration 350

Summary 3 51

Chapter 11: Advanced Android De velopment 353

Paranoid Android 354

Linux Kernel Security 354

Introducing Permissions 354

Declaring and Enforcing Permissions 355

Enforcing Permissions with Broadcasting Intents 355

Contents

Using AID L to Support IP C for Services 356

Implementing an AIDL Interface 356

Using Internet Ser vices 361

Building Rich U ser Interfaces 361

Working with Animations 361

Using Themes to Skin Your Applications 372

Advanced Canvas Drawing 373

Introducing SurfaceView 390

Creating Interactive Controls 393

Summary 398

Index 399

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Table Of Contents

CHAPTER 1: HELLO, ANDROID 1

A Little Background 2

The Not-So-Distant Past 2

The Future 3

What It Isn’t 3

Android: An Open Platform for Mobile Development 4

Native Android Applications 5

Android SDK Features 6

Access to Hardware, Including Camera, GPS, and Accelerometer 6

Native Google Maps, Geocoding, and Location-Based Services 7

Background Services 7

SQLite Database for Data Storage and Retrieval 7

Shared Data and Interapplication Communication 7

Using Widgets, Live Folders, and Live Wallpaper to Enhance the

Home Screen 8

Extensive Media Support and 2D/3D Graphics 8

Optimized Memory and Process Management 8

Introducing the Open Handset Alliance 9

What Does Android Run On? 9

Why Develop for Mobile? 9

Why Develop for Android? 10

What Has and Will Continue to Drive Android Adoption? 10

What Does It Have That Others Don’t? 11

Changing the Mobile Development Landscape 11

Introducing the Development Framework 12

What Comes in the Box 12

Understanding the Android Software Stack 13

The Dalvik Virtual Machine 14

Android Application Architecture 15

Android Libraries 16

Summary 16

CHAPTER 2: GETTING STARTED 17

Developing for Android 18

What You Need to Begin 18

Downloading and Installing the SDK 18

Developing with Eclipse 19

Using the Eclipse Plug-In 20

Creating Your First Android Application 23

Starting a New Android Project 23

Creating a Launch Configuration 24

Running and Debugging Your Android Applications 26

Understanding Hello World 26

Types of Android Applications 29

Foreground Applications 29

Background Services and Intent Receivers 29

Intermittent Applications 30

Widgets 30

Developing for Mobile Devices 30

Hardware-Imposed Design Considerations 30

Be Efficient 31

Expect Limited Capacity 31

Design for Small Screens 32

Expect Low Speeds, High Latency 32

At What Cost? 33

Considering the Users’ Environment 34

Developing for Android 35

Being Fast and Efficient 35

Being Responsive 36

Developing Secure Applications 37

Ensuring a Seamless User Experience 37

To-Do List Example 38

Android Development Tools 43

The Android Virtual Device and SDK Manager 44

Android Virtual Devices 44

SDK Manager 45

The Android Emulator 46

Dalvik Debug Monitor Service (DDMS) 47

The Android Debug Bridge (ADB) 47

Summary 48

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CHAPTER 3: CREATING APPLICATIONS AND ACTIVITIES 49

What Makes an Android Application? 50

Introducing the Application Manifest 51

Using the Manifest Editor 56

The Android Application Life Cycle 57

Understanding Application Priority and Process States 58

Externalizing Resources 59

Creating Resources 60

Creating Simple Values 60

Styles and Themes 62

Drawables 63

Layouts 63

Animations 64

Menus 66

Using Resources 67

Using Resources in Code 67

Referencing Resources within Resources 68

Using System Resources 69

Referring to Styles in the Current Theme 70

To-Do List Resources Example 70

Creating Resources for Different Languages and Hardware 71

Runtime Configuration Changes 72

Introducing the Android Application Class 74

Extending and Using the Application Class 74

Overriding the Application Life Cycle Events 75

A Closer Look at Android Activities 76

Creating an Activity 77

The Activity Life Cycle 78

Activity Stacks 78

Activity States 79

Monitoring State Changes 80

Understanding Activity Lifetimes 82

Android Activity Classes 84

Summary 84

CHAPTER 4: CREATING USER INTERFACES 85

Fundamental Android UI Design 86

Introducing Views 86

reating Activity User Interfaces with Views 87

The Android Widget Toolbox 88

Introducing Layouts 89

Using Layouts 89

Optimizing Layouts 91

Creating New Views 91

Modifying Existing Views 92

Customizing Your To-Do List 93

Creating Compound Controls 96

Creating Custom Views 99

Creating a New Visual Interface 99

Handling User Interaction Events 104

Creating a Compass View Example 105

Using Custom Controls 110

Drawable Resources 111

Shapes, Colors, and Gradients 111

Color Drawable 111

Shape Drawable 111

Gradient Drawable 113

Composite Drawables 114

Transformative Drawables 114

Layer Drawable 116

State List Drawables 116

Level List Drawables 116

NinePatch Drawable 117

Resolution and Density Independence 117

The Resource Framework and Resolution Independence 118

Resource Qualifiers for Screen Size and Pixel Density 118

Specifying Supported Screen Sizes 119

Best Practices for Resolution Independence 119

Relative Layouts and Density-Independent Pixels 120

Using Scalable Graphics Assets 120

Provide Optimized Resources for Different Screens 121

Testing, Testing, Testing 121

Emulator Skins 122

Testing for Custom Resolutions and Screen Sizes 122

Creating and Using Menus 123

Introducing the Android Menu System 123

Defining an Activity Menu 124

Menu Item Options 126

Dynamically Updating Menu Items 127

Handling Menu Selections 127

Submenus and Context Menus 128

Creating Submenus 128

Using Context Menus 128

Defining Menus in XML 130

To-Do List Example Continued 131

Summary 136

CHAPTER 5: INTENTS, BROADCAST RECEIVERS, ADAPTERS,

AND THE INTERNET 137

Introducing Intents 138

Using Intents to Launch Activities 138

Explicitly Starting New Activities 139

Implicit Intents and Late Runtime Binding 139

Returning Results from Activities 140

Native Android Actions 143

Using Intent Filters to Service Implicit Intents 144

How Android Resolves Intent Filters 146

Finding and Using the Launch Intent Within an Activity 147

Passing on Responsibility 147

Select a Contact Example 148

Using Intent Filters for Plug-Ins and Extensibility 152

Supplying Anonymous Actions to Applications 153

Incorporating Anonymous Actions in Your Activity’s Menu 154

Introducing Linkify 155

The Native Linkify Link Types 155

Creating Custom Link Strings 156

Using the Match Filter 157

Using the Transform Filter 157

Using Intents to Broadcast Events 157

Broadcasting Events with Intents 158

Listening for Broadcasts with Broadcast Receivers 158

Broadcasting Sticky and Ordered Intents 161

Native Android Broadcast Actions 161

Introducing Pending Intents 162

Introducing Adapters 163

Introducing Some Native Adapters 163

Customizing the Array Adapter 163

Using Adapters for Data Binding 164

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Customizing the To-Do List Array Adapter 165

Using the Simple Cursor Adapter 169

Using Internet Resources 170

Connecting to an Internet Resource 170

Using Internet Resources 171

Introducing Dialogs 172

Introducing the Dialog Classes 172

The Alert Dialog Class 173

Specialist Input Dialogs 174

Using Activities as Dialogs 174

Managing and Displaying Dialogs 175

Creating an Earthquake Viewer 176

Summary 184

CHAPTER 6: FILES, SAVING STATE, AND PREFERENCES 187

Saving Simple Application Data 188

Creating and Saving Preferences 188

Retrieving Shared Preferences 189

Creating a Settings Activity for the Earthquake Viewer 189

Introducing the Preference Activity and Preferences Framework 197

Defining a Preference Screen Layout in XML 198

Native Preference Controls 199

Using Intents to Import System Preference Screens 200

Introducing the Preference Activity 200

Finding and Using Preference Screen Shared Preferences 201

Introducing Shared Preference Change Listeners 201

Creating a Standard Preference Activity for the Earthquake Viewer 202

Saving Activity State 203

Saving and Restoring Instance State 203

Saving the To-Do List Activity State 205

Saving and Loading Files 207

Including Static Files as Resources 207

File Management Tools 208

Summary 208

CHAPTER 7: DATABASES AND CONTENT PROVIDERS 209

Introducing Android Databases 209

Introducing SQLite Databases 210

Introducing Content Providers 210

Introducing SQLite 210

Cursors and Content Values 211

Working with SQLite Databases 211

Introducing the SQLiteOpenHelper 214

Opening and Creating Databases without SQLiteHelper 215

Android Database Design Considerations 215

Querying a Database 215

Extracting Results from a Cursor 216

Adding, Updating, and Removing Rows 217

Inserting New Rows 217

Updating a Row 218

Deleting Rows 218

Saving Your To-Do List 218

Creating a New Content Provider 224

Exposing Access to the Data Source 225

Registering Your Provider 227

Using Content Providers 227

Introducing Content Resolvers 227

Querying for Content 228

Adding, Updating, and Deleting Content 228

Inserts 228

Deletes 229

Updates 229

Accessing Files in Content Providers 230

Creating and Using an Earthquake Content Provider 230

Creating the Content Provider 230

Using the Provider 236

Native Android Content Providers 238

Using the Media Store Provider 239

Using the Contacts Provider 240

Introducing the Contacts Contract Content Provider 240

Reading Contact Details 240

Modifying and Augmenting Contact Details 243

Summary 244

CHAPTER 8: MAPS, GEOCODING, AND LOCATION-BASED SERVICES 245

Using Location-Based Services 246

Configuring the Emulator to Test Location-Based Services 246

Updating Locations in Emulator Location Providers 246

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Selecting a Location Provider 247

Finding the Available Providers 248

Finding Location Providers Using Criteria 248

Finding Your Location 249

‘Where Am I?’ Example 250

Tracking Movement 252

Updating Your Location in ‘Where Am I?’ 253

Using Proximity Alerts 255

Using the Geocoder 256

Reverse Geocoding 257

Forward Geocoding 258

Geocoding ‘Where Am I?’ 259

Creating Map-Based Activities 260

Introducing Map View and Map Activity 260

Getting Your Maps API Key 261

Getting Your Development/Debugging MD5 Fingerprint 261

Getting your Production/Release MD5 Fingerprint 262

Creating a Map-Based Activity 262

Configuring and Using Map Views 263

Using the Map Controller 264

Mapping ‘Where Am I?’ 265

Creating and Using Overlays 268

Creating New Overlays 268

Introducing Projections 269

Drawing on the Overlay Canvas 269

Handling Map Tap Events 270

Adding and Removing Overlays 271

Annotating ‘Where Am I?’ 271

Introducing My Location Overlay 275

Introducing Itemized Overlays and Overlay Items 275

Pinning Views to the Map and Map Positions 278

Mapping Earthquakes Example 279

Summary 284

CHAPTER 9: WORKING IN THE BACKGROUND 285

Introducing Services 286

Creating and Controlling Services 287

Creating a Service 287

Registering a Service in the Manifest 289

Starting, Controlling, and Interacting with a Service 290

An Earthquake Monitoring Service Example 290

Binding Activities to Services 297

Prioritizing Background Services 299

Using Background Threads 300

Using AsyncTask to Run Asynchronous Tasks 301

Creating a New Asynchronous Task 301

Running an Asynchronous Task 302

Moving the Earthquake Service to a Background Thread Using AsyncTask 303

Manual Thread Creation and GUI Thread Synchronization 304

Creating a New Thread 304

Using the Handler for Performing GUI Operations 304

Let’s Make a Toast 306

Customizing Toasts 306

Using Toasts in Worker Threads 308

Introducing Notifications 309

Introducing the Notification Manager 310

Creating Notifications 310

Creating a Notification and Configuring the Status Bar Icon 310

Configuring the Extended Status Notification Display 311

Triggering Notifications 313

Adding Notifications and Toasts to the Earthquake Monitor 314

Advanced Notification Techniques 316

Using the Defaults 317

Making Sounds 317

Vibrating the Phone 317

Flashing the Lights 318

Ongoing and Insistent Notifications 319

Using Alarms 320

Setting Repeating Alarms 322

Using Repeating Alarms to Update Earthquakes 323

Summary 325

CHAPTER 10: INVADING THE PHONE-TOP 327

Introducing Home-Screen Widgets 328

Creating App Widgets 328

Creating the Widget Layout 329

Widget Design Guidelines 329

Supported Widget Views and Layouts 330

Defining Your Widget Settings 331

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Creating Your Widget Intent Receiver and Adding It to the

Application Manifest 332

Introducing Remote Views and the App Widget Manager 333

Creating Remote Views and Using the App Widget Manager

to Apply Them 333

Using a Remote View within the App Widget Provider’s

onUpdate Handler 334

Using Remote Views to Modify UI 335

Making Your Widgets Interactive 335

Refreshing Your Widgets 337

Using the Minimum Update Rate 337

Listening for Intents 338

Using Alarms 339

Creating and Using a Widget Configuration Activity 340

Creating an Earthquake Widget 341

Introducing Live Folders 346

Creating Live Folders 346

Live Folder Content Providers 347

Live Folder Activity 348

Creating an Earthquake Live Folder 349

Adding Search to Your Applications and the Quick Search Box 351

Adding Search to Your Application 351

Creating a Search Activity 352

Responding to Search Queries from a Content Provider 353

Surfacing Search Results to the Quick Search Box 355

Adding Search to the Earthquake Example 355

Creating Live Wallpaper 358

Creating a Live Wallpaper Definition Resource 359

Creating a Wallpaper Service 359

Creating a Wallpaper Service Engine 360

Summary 361

CHAPTER 11: AUDIO, VIDEO, AND USING THE CAMERA 363

Playing Audio and Video 364

Introducing the Media Player 364

Preparing Audio for Playback 365

Packaging Audio as an Application Resource 365

Initializing Audio Content for Playback 365

Preparing for Video Playback 366

Playing Video Using the Video View 367

Setting up a Surface for Video Playback 367

Initializing Video Content for Playback 369

Controlling Playback 370

Managing Media Playback Output 370

Recording Audio and Video 371

Using Intents to Record Video 371

Using the Media Recorder 372

Configuring and Controlling Video Recording 373

Previewing Video Recording 374

Using the Camera and Taking Pictures 375

Using Intents to Take Pictures 375

Controlling the Camera and Taking Pictures 377

Controlling and Monitoring Camera Settings and Image Options 377

Monitoring Auto Focus 379

Using the Camera Preview 379

Taking a Picture 381

Reading and Writing JPEG EXIF Image Details 381

Adding New Media to the Media Store 382

Using the Media Scanner 382

Inserting Media into the Media Store 383

Raw Audio Manipulation 384

Recording Sound with Audio Record 384

Playing Sound with Audio Track 385

Speech Recognition 386

Summary 388

CHAPTER 12: TELEPHONY AND SMS 389

Telephony 390

Launching the Dialer to Initiate Phone Calls 390

Replacing the Native Dialer 390

Accessing Phone and Network Properties and Status 392

Reading Phone Device Details 392

Reading Data Connection and Transfer State 392

Reading Network Details 393

Reading SIM Details 394

Monitoring Changes in Phone State, Phone Activity, and

Data Connections 395

Monitoring Incoming Phone Calls 396

Tracking Cell Location Changes 396

Tracking Service Changes 397

Monitoring Data Connectivity and Activity

Introducing SMS and MMS 398

Using SMS and MMS in Your Application 399

Sending SMS and MMS from Your Application Using Intents

and the Native Client 399

Sending SMS Messages Manually 400

Sending Text Messages 400

Tracking and Confirming SMS Message Delivery 401

Conforming to the Maximum SMS Message Size 402

Sending Data Messages 403

Listening for Incoming SMS Messages 403

Simulating Incoming SMS Messages in the Emulator 405

Handling Data SMS Messages 406

Emergency Responder SMS Example 406

Automating the Emergency Responder 415

Summary 423

CHAPTER 13: BLUETOOTH, NETWORKS, AND WI-FI 425

Using Bluetooth 425

Accessing the Local Bluetooth Device Adapter 426

Managing Bluetooth Properties and State 427

Being Discoverable and Remote Device Discovery 430

Managing Device Discoverability 430

Discovering Remote Devices 431

Bluetooth Communications 433

Opening a Bluetooth Server Socket Listener 434

Selecting Remote Bluetooth Devices for Communications 435

Opening a Client Bluetooth Socket Connection 437

Transmitting Data Using Bluetooth Sockets 438

Bluetooth Data Transfer Example 439

Managing Network Connectivity 448

Introducing the Connectivity Manager 448

Reading User Preferences for Background Data Transfer 449

Monitoring Network Details 450

Finding and Configuring Network Preferences and Controlling

Hardware Radios 451

Monitoring Network Connectivity 451

Managing Your Wi-Fi 452

Monitoring Wi-Fi Connectivity 452

Monitoring Active Connection Details 453

Scanning for Hotspots 453

Managing Wi-Fi Configurations 454

Creating Wi-Fi Network Configurations 455

Summary 455

CHAPTER 14: SENSORS 457

Using Sensors and the Sensor Manager 458

Introducing Sensors 458

Supported Android Sensors 458

Finding Sensors 459

Using Sensors 459

Interpreting Sensor Values 461

Using the Compass, Accelerometer, and Orientation Sensors 462

Introducing Accelerometers 462

Detecting Acceleration Changes 463

Creating a G-Forceometer 464

Determining Your Orientation 467

Determining Orientation Using the Orientation Sensor 468

Calculating Orientation Using the Accelerometer and

Magnetic Field Sensors 468

Remapping the Orientation Reference Frame 470

Creating a Compass and Artificial Horizon 470

Controlling Device Vibration 474

Summary 475

CHAPTER 15: ADVANCED ANDROID DEVELOPMENT 477

Paranoid Android 478

Linux Kernel Security 478

Introducing Permissions 478

Declaring and Enforcing Permissions 479

Enforcing Permissions for Broadcast Intents 480

Using Wake Locks 480

Introducing Android Text to Speech 481

Using AIDL to Support IPC for Services 483

Implementing an AIDL Interface 484

Passing Class Objects as Parcelables 484

Creating the AIDL Service Definition 486

Implementing and Exposing the IPC Interface 487

Using Internet Services 488

Building Rich User Interfaces 489

Working with Animations 489

Introducing Tweened Animations 490

Creating Tweened Animations 490

Applying Tweened Animations 492

Using Animation Listeners 492

Animated Sliding User Interface Example 493

Animating Layouts and View Groups 498

Creating and Using Frame-by-Frame Animations 500

Advanced Canvas Drawing 501

What Can You Draw? 501

Getting the Most from Your Paint 502

Improving Paint Quality with Anti-Aliasing 507

Canvas Drawing Best Practice 507

Advanced Compass Face Example 508

Bringing Map Overlays to Life 516

Introducing the Surface View 517

When Should You Use a Surface View? 517

Creating a New Surface View 517

Creating 3D Controls with a Surface View 519

Creating Interactive Controls 520

Using the Touch Screen 520

Using the Device Keys, Buttons, and D-Pad 524

Using the On Key Listener 525

Using the Trackball 526

Summary 526

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Table Of Contents

Part I. Development Kit Walk-Through

1. Getting to Know Android . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Why Android? 3

The Open Handset Alliance 4

The Android Execution Environment 5

Components of an Android Application 6

Android Activity Lifecycle 8

Android Service Lifecycle 10

How This Book Fits Together 10

2. Setting Up Your Android Development Environment . . . . . . . 13

Setting Up Your Development Environment 13

Creating an Android Development Environment 14

Hello, Android 18

Where We’re Going 18

Starting a New Android Application: HelloWorld 18

Writing HelloWorld 22

Running HelloWorld 24

3. Using the Android Development Environment for Real Applications . . . . .27

MicroJobs: This Book’s Main Sample Application 27

Android and Social Networking 27

Downloading the MJAndroid Code 30

A Brief Tour of the MJAndroid Code 30

The Project Root Folder (MJAndroid) 30

The Source Folder (src) 31

The Resource Folder (res) 32

First Steps: Building and Running the MicroJobs Application 33

A Very Short Tour of the Android SDK/Eclipse IDE 33

Loading and Starting the Application 35

Digging a Little Deeper: What Can Go Wrong? 36

Running an Application on the T-Mobile Phone 39

Summary 41

4. Under the Covers: Startup Code and Resources in the MJAndroid Application . . . . 43

Initialization Parameters in AndroidManifest.xml 44

Initialization in MicroJobs.java 46

More Initialization of MicroJobs.java 52

Summary 56

5. Debugging Android Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

The Tools 57

Eclipse Java Editor 58

Java Errors 58

The Debugger 64

Logcat 67

Android Debug Bridge (adb) 71

DDMS: Dalvik Debug Monitor Service 74

Traceview 75

Summary 80

6. The ApiDemos Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....81

Application Setup in the Manifest File 81

Finding the Source to an Interesting Example 83

Custom Title Demo 83

Linkify Demo 84

Adding Your Own Examples to ApiDemos 84

7. Signing and Publishing Your Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Test Your Application 88

Attach an End User License Agreement If Desired 89

Create and Attach an Icon and Label 89

Clean Up for Release 90

Version Your Application 90

Obtaining a Signing Certificate and API Key 90

Getting a Signing Certificate for an Application You Are Going to Ship 91

Getting a Signing Certificate While Debugging 93

Signing Your Application 95

Retesting Your Application 96

Publishing on Android Market 96

Signing Up As an Android Developer 96

Part II. Programming Topics

8. Persistent Data Storage: SQLite Databases and Content Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Databases 101

Basic Structure of the MicroJobsDatabase Class 102

Reading Data from the Database 107

Modifying the Database 110

Content Providers 114

Introducing NotePad 116

Content Providers 118

Consuming a Content Provider 129

9. Location and Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Location-Based Services 137

Mapping 139

The Google Maps Activity 139

The MapView and MapActivity 140

Working with MapViews 140

MapView and MyLocationOverlay Initialization 141

Pausing and Resuming a MapActivity 144

Controlling the Map with Menu Buttons 145

Controlling the Map with the KeyPad 147

Location Without Maps 148

The Manifest and Layout Files 148

Connecting to a Location Provider and Getting Location Updates 149

Updating the Emulated Location 152

10. Building a View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Android GUI Architecture 157

The Model 157

The View 158

The Controller 159

Putting It Together 159

Assembling a Graphical Interface 161

Wiring Up the Controller 166

Listening to the Model 168

Listening for Touch Events 173

Listening for Key Events 176

Alternative Ways to Handle Events 177

Advanced Wiring: Focus and Threading 179

11. A Widget Bestiary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Android Views 188

TextView and EditText 188

Button and ImageButton 191

Adapters and AdapterViews 192

CheckBoxes, RadioButtons, and Spinners 193

ViewGroups 198

Gallery and GridView 198

ListView and ListActivity 202

ScrollView 204

TabHost 205

Layouts 208

Frame Layout 209

LinearLayout 209

TableLayout 213

AbsoluteLayout 215

RelativeLayout 216

12. Drawing 2D and 3D Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Rolling Your Own Widgets 221

Layout 222

Canvas Drawing 226

Drawables 237

Bitmaps 242

Bling 243

Shadows, Gradients, and Filters 246

Animation 247

OpenGL Graphics 252

13. Inter-Process Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Intents: Simple, Low-Overhead IPC 258

Intent Objects Used in Inter-Process Communication 258

Activity Objects and Navigating the User Interface Hierarchy 259

Example: An Intent to Pick How We Say “Hello World” 259

Getting a Result via Inter-Process Communication 262

Remote Methods and AIDL 265

Android Interface Definition Language 266

Classes Underlying AIDL-Generated Interfaces 270

Publishing an Interface 273

Android IPC Compared with Java Native Interface (JNI) 274

What Binder Doesn’t Do 275

14. Simple Phone Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Quick and Easy Phone Calls 277

Creating an Example Application to Run the call Method 278

Embedding the Code Snippet in a Simple Application 279

Exploring the Phone Code Through the Debugger 280

Creating an Instance of an Intent 282

Adding Data to an Instance of an Intent 283

Initiating a Phone Call 284

Exception Handling 284

Android Application-Level Modularity and Telephony 285

15. Telephony State Information and Android Telephony Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Operations Offered by the android.telephony Package 287

Package Summary 288

Limitations on What Applications Can Do with the Phone 288

Example: Determining the State of a Call 289

Android Telephony Internals 291

Inter-Process Communication and AIDL in the

android.internal.telephony Package 291

The android.internal.telephony Package 292

The android.internal.telephony.gsm Package 295

Exploring Android Telephony Internals 299

Android and VoIP 302

Appendix: Wireless Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

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