INDEX [] file787 INDEX Numbers 3D views, Surface Views, 470 3G network, 6, 202 4G network, 6, 202 A AAPT (Android Asset Packaging Tool), 48 AccelerateDecelerateInterpolator,

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INDEX

Numbers

3D views, Surface Views, 4703G network, 6, 2024G network, 6, 202

A

AAPT (Android Asset Packaging Tool), 48AccelerateDecelerateInterpolator,

448accelerometers, 491

change detection, 492–493linear acceleration, 491x-axis acceleration, 492y-axis acceleration, 492z-axis acceleration, 492

accessibilityevents, broadcasting, 148–149navigation, non-touch screen, 436textual description, 436Views, 148–149

AccessibilityEvents, 148accuracy in Location Providers, 517–518Action Bar

actions, 370specifying, 380–381

Activities and, 360background, customizing, 363–364disabling, 361Earthquake Monitor, 370–376enabling, 360–361icon, 362–363menu bar and, 377

navigation and, 364–370drop-down lists, 368–370icon navigation, 365–366tabs, 366–368views, 370

split mode, 364title text, 362–363

Action Providers, menu system, 383action tag, 184ActionProvider class, 383active lifetime of an Activity, 93–94active processes, 82Activities, 54

Action Bar and, 360actions, anonymous, 193App Widget confi guration Activities,

580–582contact data, 187–193creating, skeleton code, 86Dialogs and, 400–401displaying, 166Earthquake Monitor, settings,

223–231ForceMeter, 494Fragments and, 114

adding, 120–125attaching/detaching, 119references, 126

instance state, lifecycle handlers and, 242–243

Intents, resolving, 168–169launch Intent, 186–187launching

Intents and, 166–174native applications, 172–174

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Activity class – analytics

lifecycleActivity stacks, 88state changes, 89–91state event handlers, 90–91states, 88–89

lifetimesactive, 92–93full lifetime, 92visible lifetime, 92

Live Folder Activity, 608–610map-based, 536–537

creating, 538–540Map Activity, 536Map View, 536Where Am I and, 542–546

passing responsibility, 187Preference Activities, 231, 232

Earthquake Monitor, 238–242PreferencesActivity, 226registering as Intent handler, 184–185request codes, 169results, returning, 169–172searches, 292–293

default provider, 293–296SearchView widget, 297

Services, binding, 336–338startActivity method, 166–167starting explicitly, 167states, Shared Preferences and, 242sub-Activities

launching, 169–170results, 171–172

UI assignment, 87, 97–988UI design, 96WeatherStation, 508–511WhereAmI, 520

Activity class, 54creating, 86ExpandableListActivity subclass, 93ListActivity subclass, 93MapActivity subclass, 93

Activity Intents, 172–174Activity Manager, 17activity tag, 61–62

adaptersArray Adapter, customzing, 156–158native

ArrayAdapters, 156SimpleCursorAdapter, 156

SimpleCursorAdapter, 162–163Views, binding data to, 158–163

ADB (Android Debug Bridge), 48, 51ADT (Android Developer Tools), 23

Android Project Wizard, 24Android Virtual Device manager, 24automation, 24DDMS (Dalvik Debug Monitoring

Service), 24debugging, 24emulator, 24forms-based editors, 24installation, 24–26updates, 27

ADT Wizard, 65advertising-supported applications, 780AIDL (Android Interface Defi nition

Language), 338binding, 764–765classes, parcelable, 759–762data types supported, 759IPC (inter-process communication),

759service defi nition, 762

exposing, 764implementing, 762–764

Alarms, 351–352creating, 352–353repeating, 353–354

network refreshes, 354–357Widget refreshing, 579–580

Alert Dialogs, confi guring, 396–397

AlertDialog class, 396Alpha animations, 71AlphaAnimation, 443altitude calculation, 507Amazon Web Services, 217analytics, 783–785. See also Google Analytics


789

Android – applications

Androidadoption drivers, 12as mobile handset, 3components, 4dependent parts, 4–5development

barriers to entry, 11reasons for, 11–13

features unique to platform, 12–13

OHA (Open Handset Alliance), 4open-source software stack, 4original handset, 10–11Rubin, Andy, on, 4

Android Beam, 13message creation, 697–699message receipt, 699–670payload, assigning, 699

Android Developer Consoleerror reports, 778–779statistics, 778uploading applications, 776–777

Android Developer website, 426Android Developers Widget Design

Guidelines, 567Android New Project Wizard,

28–30Android SDK. See SDK (software

development kit)Android Training website, 434AndroidManifest.xml, 55–56Animation class, 443AnimationDrawable class, 446AnimationListener, 444AnimationResources, 75animations

Alpha, 71AlphaAnimation, 443attributes, 71folder, 65Fragment transactions, 125Frame animations, 442frame-by-frame, 72–73,

445–446

Interpolated Property animation, 442

Layout Animations, 444–445layouts, 444–445listeners, 449property animations, 70–71,

446–449Rotate, 71RotateAnimation, 443Scale, 71ScaleAnimation, 443Translate, 71TranslateAnimation, 443Tweened View animation, 442view animations, 71–72View Groups, 444–445

anti-aliasing, 456–457anonymous actions, 193

as menu items, 195–196AOSP (Android Open Source

Project), 5maps package, 538

APIs (application programming interfaces), 6Bluetooth communications, 673Google, 22–23Maps API key, 537–538SDK inclusion, 14

App Widget confi guration Activity, 580–582

App Widgets, 566–569Application class

extending, 83–84overriding lifecycle events, 84–85skeleton, 84using, 83

application layers, 3, 16application tag, 61application-specifi c folders, 246–247applications

Activities, 54advertising-supported, 780anonymous actions, 193

as menu items, 195–196background, 37


790

AppWidgets – background

backward compatibility, 765building, 766–769

Broadcast Receivers, 55components, 54–55

reuse, 6Content Providers, 54data, saving, 222debugging, 33distribution

Google Play Store, 774–776strategies, 780–783

equality among, 13error repots, 778–779examples, to-do list, 107–114feedback, 778fi les

cache, 248private, 247–248

foreground, 36–37free, In-App Billing and, 780full screen, 392–394Google, 5Intents, 54intermittent, 37internationalization, 782–783launch strategies, 781lifecycle, 81marketing, 780–781monetizing, 779–780native, 5–6

Intents, 172–174Notifi cations, 55paid, 779pre-installed, 4priority, 82processes, 82promotion, 780–781publishing, 776–778running, 33Services, 54signing

Export Android Application wizard, 772–774

upgrades, 773

statistics, 778storage, external versus internal, 55–56UI state, saved, 222upgrades, 773usage patterns, 783–784Widgets, 55

AppWidgets, 566Array Adapter, customizing, 156–158ArrayAdapter, 156

To-Do List application, 158–162arrow keys, 436asynchronous tasks, 345–349AsyncTask, 345–347audio, 58

effects, 645focus, 635–637formats supported, 622playback initialization, 624–625raw, 640–643

Audio Manageraudio focus, 635–637registeredMediaButtonEventReceiver

method, 634Audio Record, recording with, 640–641Audio Track, 640

effects, 645playing audio, 642–643

authorities tag, 262AVD (Android Virtual Device), 20, 47,

48–49AVD Manager, 14creating, 30emulators, skins, 435manager, 24resolution, custom, 435screen size, custom, 435

azimuth, device orientation and, 498

B

back stack, Fragment Manager, 124–125background

Action Bar, 363–364applications, 37


791

backward compatibility – camera

data transfersgetBackgroundDataSetting, 680user preferences support,

679–681processes, 83services, 6, 7, 12threads, 345–351

backward compatibility, 765building applications with, 766–769Preference Screens and, 237

barometer sensor, 506–507battery

Bluetooth and, 667changes, listening for, 197–198downloads and, 219–220Location Providers and, 527Wake Locks, 757

beginTransaction method, 122binding data

runtime, implicit Intents, 167–168to Views, adapters and, 158–163

Bluetooth, 7, 58battery life and, 667communications, APIs, 673description, 666device discoverability, 669–671

isDiscovering method, 671–672remote devices, 671–673

enabling, 668RFCOMM, 673–674

Bluetooth Adapterdiscoverability and, 669–671getState method, 667management, 666–669

Bluetooth Server Socket, listener, 674–675

Bluetooth Socketclient connection, 676–677data transmission, 677–678

BluetoothAdapter class, 666BluetoothServerSocket class,

673–674BluetoothSocket class, 673–674Broadcast Receivers. See ReceiversBrowser, 316

bundles, battery and, 220Button control, 132

C

C/C++, 2C2DM (Cloud to Device Messaging),

9–10messages

receiving, 749–750sending to devices, 748–749

overview, 743registration, 744

device registration, 744–747restrictions, 743–744

Calendar, 316entries

displaying events, 328editing events, 327–328modifying directly, 329new events, 327

queries, 325–326Call Log, 316callbacks, Cursor Loaders, 278–279camera, 58

auto focus, 650–651distance to focused objects,

648–649EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format),

655–656face detection, 653–654facial features, 653–654focus area, 650–651hardware, 59images

format, 650parameters, 649–650size, 650

JPEG quality, 650metering area, 650–651picture taking, Intents, 646–647preview, 651–653preview frame rate, 650properties, 648–649settings, 649–650


792

Camera Parameters – code

taking pictures, 654–655thumbnail quality, 650

Camera Parameters, 648–649Canvas

advanced drawing, 450–466best practices for drawing, 457–458color, translucency, 452Overlays, 547–548Paint class, 451–456painter’s algorithm, 143Shaders, 452–453

Color Filters, 455gradient shaders, 453–454Mask Filters, 454–455Paint, 454Path Effects, 455–456tile modes, 454Transfer Mode, 456

Canvas class, 143–144capacity limits, design and, 38–39category tag, 184CDD (Compatibility Defi nition Document), 4CDMA networks, cell location changes, 710cell location changes, 710CharacterPickerDialog, 397check boxes, 381CheckBox control, 132CheckBoxPreference control, 234Chronometer control, 132classes

ActionProvider, 383Activity, 54, 86AlertDialog, 396Animation, 443AnimationDrawable, 446Application, 83AsyncTask, 345–347BluetoothAdapter, 666BluetoothServerSocket, 673–674BluetoothSocket, 673–674Canvas, 143–144ClipData, 479–480CompassView, 150–155ContentValues, 253–354Criteria, 517–518

Cursor, 253–354Dialog, 395–396Drawables, 143–144EarthquakeWidget, 583Environment, 247ExifInterface, 655–656Fragment, 115–116Geocoder, 532IntentFilter, 179–180layout classes, 98LocationManager, 517–518MarketBillingService,

755–756ObjectAnimator, 447–449Paint, 143–144,

451–456PendingIntent, 182–183, 531PreferenceActivity,

236–237PreferenceFragment, 235RecognizerIntent, 439Resources, 74–75Sensor, 482Service, 331Shader, 452–453SharedPreferences,

222–223SQLiteOpenHelper, 255–257SurfaceView, 141, 467–470Toast, 401–405ToDoContentProvider, 283ToDoListItemView, 136–138UriMatcher, 263–264ViewGroup, 97

click listener, in menus, 382client Sockets, creating, 692–693Clip Data object, 480Clipboard Manager

ClipData class, 479–480pasting data, 480

ClipData class, 479–480cloud computing, 217.

See also C2DMcoarse permissions, 514code, resources in, 74–75


793

Collection View Widgets – Content Providers

Collection View Widgets, 587–589binding to Content Providers,

596–598Earthquake Widget, 598–605interactivity among items, 595–596layouts, creating, 589–590Live Folders and, 605populating, Remote Views Service,

594–595refreshing, 598Remote Views Factory, 591–593Remote Views Service, 591

color, 67folder, 65Paint class, 452translucency, 452

Color Drawables, 431Color Filters, Shaders, 455color tag, 67communication, inter-process, 13Compass View, 149–155

device orientation and, 502–505onDraw method, 458–466

CompassView class, 150–155compatibleWidthLimitDp tag, 60composite Drawables, transformative

DrawablesLayer Drawables, 477–478Level List Drawables, 478State List Drawables, 478

compound controls, 138–141condensed titles in menus, 381connection reuse, 220ConnectionInfoListener, 691connectivity. See also Connectivity Manager;

Wi-Fi Managerchanges, listening for, 198–199Mobile Internet, 202Wi-Fi, 202

Connectivity Manageraccessing, 679determining connectivity, 681–682monitoring connectivity, 682Wi-Fi connectivity and, 683

ConnectivityManager, 679

constants, SQLite databases, public, 254Contacts Contract, 316, 318–319

details, 319–323direct editing, 324–325

Intents and, 323–324contacts, ContactPicker Activity,

187–192container views, Fragment layouts, 121Content Providers, 8, 17, 54

adding content, 280Browser, 316Calendar, 316

entries, 327–328modifying entries directly, 329queries, 325–326

Call Log, 316Collection View Widgets, binding,

596–598Contacts Contract, 316, 318–325database, creating, 264deleting content, 281Earthquake Monitor, 301–316fi les

access, 282–283storage, 268–270

implementation, skeleton, 270–273Live Folders and, 606–607Media Store, 316, 317–318overview, 252provider tag, 62queries

Content Resolver, 274–277Cursor Loader, 277–280implementing, 264–266

registering, 262searches

metadata, 291–292Quick Search Box, 291Search bar, 291Search View, 291suggestions, 298–301

To-Do List application, 283–290transactions, 266–268updating content, 281–282URI address, publishing, 263–264


794

Content Resolver – DDMS

Content Resolver, 274adding content, 280Content Providers, queries, 274–277deleting content, 281updating content, 281–282

Content Values, 253–354ContentValues class, 253–354Context Menus, 387

creating, 388–389selections, 389Views, 388–389

controllers, directional, 436controls, 97

Button, 132CheckBox, 132CheckBoxPreference, 234Chronometer, 132compound, 138–141

layouts and, 141custom, 155EditTextPreferences, 234EditView, 132ImageButton, 132interactive, 470–476ListPreferences, 234ListView, 132MultiSelectListPreferences, 234onDraw method, 143–144preferences, 234QuickContactBadge, 132RadioButton, 132RingtonePreferences, 234sizing, 144–146Spinner, 132TextView, 132ToggleButton, 132touch screen, 471VideoView, 132ViewFlipper, 132ViewPager, 133

copy protection, License Verifi cation Library and, 750–753

core libraries, 15costs, development and, 41–42Criteria class, 517–518

current location, privacy, 519Cursor

columns, 259values, extracting, 259–260

Cursor class, 253–354Cursor Loader

callbacks, 278–279Content Providers, queries, 277–280initializing, 280restarting, 280

custom controls, 155

D

D-pads, 436Dalvik Debug Monitoring Service, 48, 50Dalvik VM, 4, 16–17

bytecode, 19Linux kernel and, 14run time, 15

datashared, 13shared stores, 6, 8–9

data stream, opening, 203data tag, 184data transfer, 7

backgroundgetBackgroundDataSetting, 680user preferences support,

679–681peers, 692–693Wi-Fi Direct, framework initialization,

686–688databases. See also Content Providers

Content Values, 253–354opening

openOrCreateDatabase method, 257

SQLite Open Helper, 256SQLite, 252, 253To-Do List application, 283–290

DatePickerDialog, 397DDMS (Dalvik Debug Monitoring Service),

20, 48, 50


795

debugging – downloads

debugging, 33ADT and, 24Dalvik Debug Monitoring Service, 48, 50Debug Confi gurations, 110Default Debug Keystore, 537MD5 fi ngerprint, 537–538

Default Debug Keystore, 537delete method, 261–262density-independent pixels, 68, 426–427deprecated orientation sensor, 501–502design

Android Developers Widget Design Guidelines, 567

challenges, 20Android specifi cs, 43–47costs, 41–42hardware-imposed, 38–42speed, 40–41user environment, 42–43

databases, SQLite, 257UI, 96–97Widgets, 567–568

developmentAndroid

barriers to entry, 11reasons for, 11–13specifi cs, 43–47

design challenges, 20hardware-imposed, 38–42

platform, 4reasons for, 11user environment, 42–43

deviceGForceMeter project, 494–497movement, 489orientation, 489

azimuth, 498Compass View and, 502–505deprecated orientation sensor, 501–

502detecting, 492–493gyroscope, 505–506magnetometer, 498–500natural, 490–491pitch, 497–498

roll, 498standard reference frame,

497–498remapping, 500–501

state changes, 197–199dialer application, replacing, 703–704Dialog class, 395–396Dialogs, 394–395

Activity event handlers, 400–401Alert Dialogs, confi guring, 396–397AlertDialog class, 396CharacterPickerDialog, 397creating, 395–396DatePickerDialog, 397Dialog Fragments, 398–400Earthquake Monitor, 418–423input, 397–398ProgressDialog, 397TimePickerDialog, 397

dimen tag, 67–68dimensions, 67–68directional controllers, 436distribution, Google Play Store, 21,

774–776dmtracedump, 48Dock mode, 78docking changes, 199documentation, SDK, 14Download Manager, 210–211

cancelling downloads, 214completed downloads, 215downloading fi les, 211–212locations, 213–214Notifi cations, 212–213paused downloads, 216–217querying, 215–217removing downloads, 214

downloadsbettery drain and, 219–220cancelling, 214completed, 215fi les, 211–212location, 213–214Notifi cations, 212–213paused, 216–217


796

Draw9patch – ExpandableListActivity class

removing, 214repeated, 220

Draw9patch, 48Drawable resources, 427

Color Drawables, 431composite Drawables

Layer Drawables, 477–478Level List Drawables, 479State List Drawables, 478transformative Drawables,

476–477Gradient Drawables, 432–434NinePatch images, 434Shape Drawables, 431–432

drawables, 68–69Drawables class, 143–144Drawables folder, 65drawing

best practices, 457–458Canvas, advanced, 450–466

drop-down lists, navigation with Action Bar, 368–370

Dx, 48dynamic layouts, populating, 123–124

E

Earthquake Monitor, 205–210Action Bar, 370–376Activities, settings, 223–231AIDL interface defi nition, 762Dialogs, 418–423Earthquake Update Service, 357–358

repeating alarms, 355–357Live Folder, 610–613maps, 558–563Menu Items, 390–392Notifi cations, 418–423Preference Activities, 238–242search results in QSB, 615searchable earthquake Content Provider,

301–316Services, 338–343

Earthquake Widget, 582–587Collection View Widgets, 598–605

EarthquakeListFragment, 205EarthquakeUpdateService, 339EarthquakeWidget class, 583Eclipse, 19

ADT plug-in, 23Eclipse Java Development Tools, 23Indigo, 23WST (Web Standard Tools), 23

EDGE network, 6, 202EditTextPreference control, 234EditView control, 132effects, media, EffectFactory, 661effi ciency in development, 38–39embedded devices, developing for, 38–47Emergency Responder SMS example,

720–729automating, 729–737

empty processes, 83Emulator, 24, 47, 50

AVDs, skins, 435LBSs, testing, 516Location Providers

GPS, 516updating locations, 515–516

SMS messages, 719Environment class, 247environmental sensors, barometer,

506–507error reports, 778–779events

accessibility, broadcasting, 148–149broadcasting, Intents and, 177–181Motion Event, 471–472onActivityCreated, 127onAttach, 127onCreateView, 127onDetach, 127

evolution of mobile phone, 2–3EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format),

655–656ExifInterface class, 655–656ExpandableListActivity class, 93


797

Export Android Application wizard – Frame animation

Export Android Application wizard, 772–774

external storage, 55–56, 246

F

fi le resources, static fi les as, 245fi le-management tools, 246fi les

applicationcache, 248private, 247–248

Content Providers and, 268–270, 282–283

databases and, SQLite, 257downloading, 211–212folders, application-specifi c, 246–247public, 248–249static, as resources, 245

fi ltersIntent fi lters

implicit Intents and, 183–193intent resolution, 185–186plug-ins, 193–196

Match Filter, 176Transform Filter, 176

findFragmentById method, 122–123fi ne permissions, 514fl ashing light Notifi cation, 409folders. See also Live Folders

application-specifi c, 246–247res, 77resources, 65

fonts, size, 80ForceMeter Activity, 494foreground

applications, 36–37dispatch system, 695–696Services, 343–345

forward geocoding, 532, 534–535Fragment class, 115–116Fragment Manager, 17

Activities, adding to Fragments, 120–125

adding Fragments, 122back stack and, 124–125Dialog Fragment, 399findFragmentById method,

122–123Fragment Transactions, 121–122getFragmentManager method, 120layouts, dynamic, populating,

123–124removing Fragments, 122replacing Fragments, 122transactions, animating, 125

Fragments, 96. See also Fragment ManagerActivities and, 114

attaching/detaching, 119references, 126

creating, 115–116, 119destroying, 119Dialog Fragments, 398–400DialogFragment subclass, 128event callback interfaces, 126event handlers, 116–118hiding, 124instance state, lifecycle handlers and,

243–245layouts, container views and, 121lifecycle, 116–118

events, 119ListFragment subclass, 128Map Views, 540–541Menu Items, 383–384navigation and, 366NewItemFragment, 128–129Preference Fragments, 232skeleton code, 115states, 119–120to-do list application, 128–132UIs

creating, 119design, 96destroying, 119lack of, 126–128

WebViewFragment subclass, 128Frame animation, 442


798

frame-by-frame animation – GridLayout class

frame-by-frame animation, 72–73, 445–446

FrameLayout class, 98framework, 14, 15, 16free applications, In-App Billing and, 780full lifetime of an Activity, 92full screen applications, 392–394

G

Geocoder, 532forward geocoding, 532, 534–535Geocoder class, 532reverse geocoding, 532, 533–534Where Am I, 535–536

getActivity method, 126getAntibanding camera parameter, 650getAutoWhiteBalanceLook camera

parameter, 649getBackgroundDataSetting method, 679–

680getBestProvider method, 518getCacheDir method, 248getColorEffect camera parameter, 649getColumnIndexOrThrow function, 254getColumnIndexOrThrow method, 259getColumnName function, 254getColumnNames function, 254getCount function, 254getDefaultSensor method, 484getExternalCacheDir method, 248getExternalFilesDir method, 247getExternalStoragePublicDirectory

method, 248–249getFlashMode camera parameter, 650getFocusMode camera parameter, 650getFragmentManager method, 120getIntent method, 186–187getLastKnownLocation method, 516, 519getPosition function, 254getProviders method, 517getReadableDatabase method, 256getResources method, 74–75getSceneMode camera parameter, 649

getSensorList method, 484getSharedPreferences method,

222–223getString method, 76getSystemService method, 482, 705getType method, 264–266getWhiteBalance camera parameter, 649getWritableDatabase method, 256GForceMeter project, 494–497Gmail client, 5Google

APIs, 22–23applications

Gmail client, 5Google Maps, 5Google Talk, 5YouTube, 5

Google Analytics, 784–786Google APIs, Internet resources, 201Google App Engine, 217–219Google Maps, 5, 7, 12Google Play Store

client, 5DDA (Developer Distribution

Agreement), 774–776developer account creation, 775–776distributing applications, 774–776distributing to, 21promotion in, 781–782

Google Services APIs, 217Google Talk, 5GPRS network, 202GPS, 7, 513

Location Provider, 516Gradient Drawables, 432–434gradient shaders, 453–454graphics, 6

hardware-acceleration, 466–467libraries, 9NinePatch images, 434scalable assets, 431–434stretchable, 434

gravity sensors. See accelerometersGrid Layout, 102–103GridLayout class, 99


799

GSM network – Intent Receivers

GSM network, 6cell location changes, 710

gyroscope sensor, 505–506

H

hardwareaccelerated graphics, 6access, 6–7availability issues, 765–766camera, 59multimedia, 6optional features, 58resources, 77–79sensors (See sensors)specifying as required, 766telephony support, 701–702uses-feature tag, 58

hardware-acceleration in graphics, 466–467

hardware-imposed design considerations, 38–42

headers, Preference Fragments, 234–235heightMeasureSpec method stub, 145Hello World project, 33–35

layout, 69–70Hierarchy Viewer, 48, 51–52home screen. See also screens

Live Wallpaper, 565QSB (Quick Search Box), 565Widgets, 565

App Widgets, 566, 567–582Honeycomb MR2, attributes, 58Hprof-conv, 48HTML5 WebKit, browser, 6

I

IAB. See In-App Billingicon navigation, 365–366icons

Action Bar, 362–363menu system, 377, 382

ImageButton control, 132images

EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format), 655–656

formats supported, 622NinePatch, 434stretchable, 434

implicit Intentsfi lters, 183–193late runtime binding, 167–168

In-App Billingbilling requests, 756free applications, 780library installation, 754MarketBillingService class,

755–756overview, 753–754public key, 754–755purchasable items, 754–755purchase requests, responses,

756–757restrictions, 754transactions, initiating, 755–756

include tag, 104incoming phone calls

Intent Receivers and, 712–713Phone State Listener, 709

inputdevices, 57, 436

keyboard type, 78trackballs, 476

Dialogs, 397–398events, Views, 147–148voice, 440–441

insert method, 260–261insistent Notifi cations, 415–416installationLocation attribute, 55–56instance state

Activities, lifecycle handlers and, 242–243

Fragments, lifecycle handlers, 243–245instrumentation tag, 61Intent Receivers

third-party, 194–195Widgets, 570–572


800

Intent Service – launch confi gurations

Intent ServiceEarthquake Update Service and, 357–358implementing, 348

IntentFilter class, 179–180Intents, 8, 17, 54

Activitieslaunch Intent, 186–187launching, 166–174native applications, 172–174resolving to, 168–169results, 169–172

battery changes, 197–198broadcast, native, listening for, 196–197broadcasting

events, 177–181ordered, 180–181sticky, 181

connectivity changes, 198–199Contacts Contract and, 323–324docking changes, 199fi lters

implicit Intents and, 183–193intent resolution, 185–186plug-ins, 193–196

implicit, late runtime binding, 167–168

importing system preferences, 234–235

menus, 382MMS messages, sending, 713–714permissions, enforcing, 742picture taking, 646–647SMS messages, sending, 713–714uses, 166video recording and, 656–657Widget refresh and, 578–579

interactive controls, 470–476intermittent applications, 37internal storage, 55–56Internet data stream, opening, 203Internet resources

bandwidth and, 202battery and, 202caching and, 202connecting to, 202–203

Google APIs, 201native features and, 202WebView, 201

Internet servicesAmazon Web Services, 217Google App Engine, 217Google Services APIs, 217Yahoo! Pipes, 217

Interpolated Property animation, 442IPC (inter-process communication),

759message passing, 6

isDiscovering method, 671–672ItemizedOverlays, 554–556

J

Jarsigner command-line tool, 772Java, IDE (integrated development

environment), 19Java ME, 3JDK (Java development kit), 19JVM (Java virtual machine),

MIDLets, 2–3

K

keyboardavailability, 78exposed, 80hidden, 80input type, 78type change, 80

KeyEvent parameter, 475Keytool command-line tool, 772KML (Keyhole Markup Language), 515–516

L

languages, 77resources, 77–79user changes settings, 79

largestWidthLimitDp tag, 60launch confi gurations, 30–33


801

Layer Drawables – Linkify

Layer Drawables, 477–478Layout Animations, 444–445layout classes, 98

FrameLayout, 98GridLayout, 99LinearLayout, 98RelativeLayout, 98

Layout Managers, 98LayoutAnimationController, 444LayoutOpt, 48, 51–52LayoutParameters, 100layouts, 69–70, 97.

animating, 444–445Collection View Widgets, 589–590compound controls and, 141compound Views, 138–140defi ning, 99–100dynamic, populating, 123–124Fragments, container views and, 121Grid Layout, 102–103Hello World, 69–70implementing, 100Linear Layout, 100–101, 428Lint tool, 106optimizing for screen types, 428–429Preference Screens, 232redundant, 103–104Relative Layout, 101–102, 428resources, 76

directory names, 79scalable, 428UIs, device independent, 100–103View Stubs, 105–106Widgets, 567

size, 567–568supported, 568–569visual styling, 568

XML, 99–100layouts folder, 65LBS (location-based services), 6, 58, 513

current locationprivacy, 519refreshing, 522–525

Emulator andLocation Providers, 515–516

testing, 516last location, 519Location Manager, 514Location Providers, 514

accuracy, 517–518availability, 528–530getLastKnownLocation method,

519Passive Location Provider, 525status monitoring, 528–530Where Am I, 519–520

My Location Overlay, 553–554requestLocationUpdates method, 526update best practices, 527–530updateWithNewLocation method, 521

Level List Drawables, 478libraries, 16, 18

Bluetooth, 6core, 15graphics, 9media, 6NFC hardware, 6shared, uses-library tag, 62software stack, 15

License Verifi cation Librarychecks, 752–753installation, 750–751policy confi guration, 751–752public key, 751

lifecycle handlers, instance state andActivities, 242–243Fragments, 243–245

lifecyclesapplication, 81Fragments, 116–118

events, 119Linear Layout, 100–101, 428LinearLayout class, 98Linkify

addLinks method, 174link strings, custom, 175–176Match Filter, 176native link types, 174–175RegEx pattern matching and, 174Transform Filter, 176


802

Lint tool – map-based Activities

Lint tool, 106Linux kernel, 4, 16

Dalvik VM, 14security and, 740software stack, 15

LiPS (Linux Phone Standards Forum), 3ListActivity class, 93ListPreference control, 234ListView control, 132Live Folder Activity, 608–610Live Folders, 605–606

Collection View Widgets and, 605Content Provider, 606–607Earthquake project, 610–613

Live Wallpaper, 6, 9, 13, 37, 565creating, 616resource defi nition, 616–617Wallpaper Service, 617–618Wallpaper Service engine, 618–619

Loaders, 349Local Broadcast Manager

Intents, transmitting, 182Receivers, registering, 182sendBroadcastSync method, 182

localization, 6Location Listener, 522–523Location Manager, 514

accessing, 514current location

Broadcast Receiver, 524Pending Intent, 523–524refreshing, 522–525

Location Providers, 514accuracy, 517–518availability and, 527

monitoring, 528–530battery life and, 527capabilities, determining, 518–519Emulator and

GPS, 516updating locations, 515–516

fi nding, 517criteria, 517–518

getBestProvider method, 518

getLastKnownLocation method, 519getProviders method, 518Passive Location Provider, 525startup time and, 527status monitoring, 528–530update rate and, 527Where Am I, 519–520

tracking location in, 525–526location-based services. See LBSLocationManager class, 517–518logcat, 48LTE network, 6, 202

M

magnetometer, device orientation and, 498–500

Manifest Editor, 63–64manifest node, 56–63manifest Receivers, 178

managing at run time, 199–200manifest tag, sub-node tags, 56–57Map Activity, 536

Where Am I and, 542–546Map Controller, Map Views and, 541–542map taps, 548–549Map View, 536

confi guration, 541Earthquake Monitor, 558–563Fragments, 540–541Map Controller and, 541–542map tiles download, 538Overlays

adding/removing, 549creating, 546–547map taps, 548–549My Location Overlay, 553–554

pinning Views to, 556–557uses, 541

map-based Activities, 536–537creating, 538–540Map Activity, 536Map View, 536


803

MapActivity class – menus

MapActivity class, 93Maps, 7, 513Maps API key, 537–538MarketBillingService class,

755–756Mask Filters, Shaders, 454–455Match Filter, 176MCC/MNC (Mobile Country Code and

Mobile Network Code), 77MD5 fi ngerprint, debugging and,

537–538measureHeight method stub, 145measureWidth method stub, 145media

adding to Media Store, 662–663effects, EffectFactory, 661–662libraries, 6streaming

network protocols, 623video preview, 660

Media PlayerBassBoost class, 645Broadcast Receivers and,

632–634effects, 645EnvironmentalReverb class, 645Equalizer class, 645Media Controller, 629–631MediaPlayer instance, 623output, 631playback control, 629–631

pausing at output change, 637responding to, 632–634

PresetReverb class, 645setMediaController method,

629–630setVolumeControlStream method,

632state machine, 623streaming media, INTERNET permission,

623Virtualizer class, 645volume controls, 631–632Wake Locks, 631

Media Recorderconfi guration, 658–660setCamera method, 658time-lapse, 661video recording, 657–661

controlling, 660–661Media Scanner, adding media to Media Store,

662–663Media Store, 316, 317–318

adding media, 662–663MediaPlayer instance, 623MediaScannerConnection, 662MediaScannerConnectionClient, 662memory, optimized, 10Menu Item

adding, 379–380check boxes, 381click listener, 382condensed titles, 381Earthquake Monitor, 390–392Fragments, 383–384icons, 382Intents, 382radio buttons, 381selections, 386–387shortcut keys, 381updating, dynamically, 385–386

menu systemAction Bar actions, 377Action Providers, 383Context Menus, 387

creating, 388–389selections, 389

expanded menu, 378hierarchies, XML and, 384–385icon menu, 377overfl ow menu, 378Popup Menus, 389–390selections, 386–387submenus, 378–379

creating, 387Views, 382–383

menus, 73anonymous actions, 195–196


804

merge tag – methods

creating, 379–380folder, 65

merge tag, 104messaging, C2DM (Cloud to Device

Messaging), 9–10methods

beginTransaction, 122delete, 261–262findFragmentById, 122–123getActivity, 126getBackgroundDataSetting, 679–680getCacheDir, 248getColumnIndexOrThrow, 259getDefaultSensor, 484getExternalCacheDir, 248getExternalFilesDir, 247getExternalStoragePublicDirectory,

248–249getFragmentManager, 120getIntent, 186–187getLastKnownLocation, 516, 519getProviders, 517getReadableDatabase, 256getResources, 74–75getSharedPreferences, 222–223getString, 76getSystemService, 705getType, 264–266getWritableDatabase, 256insert, 260–261isDiscovering, 671–672onAccuracyChanged, 486onConfigurationChanged, 85onContextItemSelected, 389onCreate, 34, 84onDraw, 142, 143–144onLowMemory, 85onMeasure, 142, 144–146OnNavigationListener, 369–370onReceive, 178onSensorChanged, 486onStartCommand, 333–335onTrackBallEvent, 476onTrimMemory, 85

openFileInput, 247–248openFileOutput, 247–248openInputStream, 282–283openOrCreateDatabase, 257openOutputStream, 282–283openRawResources, 245overriding, 84–85query, 215–217, 257–258, 264–266refreshEarthquakes, 340–343registeredMediaButtonEvent

Receiver, 634registerRemoteControlClient, 638remapCoordinateSystem, 500–501requestLocationUpdates, 522, 526sendAccessbilityEvent, 148sendBroadcastSync, 182sendOrderedBroadcast, 180–181sendStickyBroadcast, 181setCamera, 658setCancelable, 397setContentView, 87, 97–98setDisplayUseLogoEnabled,

362–363setInexactRepeating, 353setLanguage, 438setLayoutParams, 100setListNavigationCallbacks,

369–370setMeasuredDimension, 145setMediaController, 629–630setNavigationMode, 366–367setNotificationVisibility, 213setRepeating, 353setResult, 170setRetainInstance, 127setShowAsActionFlags, 380–381setTransition, 125setTransportControlFlags, 639setVideoPath, 625setVideoURI, 625setVolumeControlStream, 632speak, 438startActivity, 166–167, 234startActivityForResult, 169


805

microphone – On Shared Preferences Change Listeners

startForeground, 343–345updateWithNewLocation, 521

microphone, 58MIDlets, 2–3MkSDCard, 48MMS (multimedia messaging service), 713–

714mobile development, reasons for, 11mobile devices, developing for, 38–47mobile handset, Android as, 3Mobile Internet, 202mobile phone evolution, 2–3monetizing applications, 779–780Monkey, 48, 52Monkey Runner, 48, 52Motion Event, 471–472

movement tracking, 473–474movement tracking on touch screen, 473–474moveToFirst function, 253moveToNext function, 253movetoPosition function, 254moveToPrevious function, 253multimedia, hardware, 6MultiSelectListPreference control, 234My Location Overlay, 553–554

N

native adaptersArrayAdapter, 156SimpleCursorAdapter, 156

native applications, 5–6native broadcast Intents, 196–197native dialer application, replacing, 703–704navigation

Action Bar, 364–365drop-down lists, 368–370icon navigation, 365–366tabs, 366–368views, 370

Fragments and, 366icon, 365–366non-touch screen, 436

navigation key availability, 78NDEF message creation, 698–699Ndef Records, 697NDK (native development kit), 16Network Connectivity Service, Connectivity

Manager and, 679network protocols, streaming media, 623network-based location detection, 6NewItemFragment, 128–129NFC (near-fi eld communications)

NFC Beam, 7support, 58tags

payload extraction, 694reading, 693–694

Night mode, 78NinePatch images, 434Notifi cation Builder, 410Notifi cation Manager, 7, 17, 405–406Notifi cation Tray UI, 410–415NotificationManager, 406Notifi cations, 7, 55, 405

canceling, 417creating, 407–410defaults, 408downloads, 212–213Earthquake Monitor, 418–423fl ashing lights, 409insistent, 415–416ongoing, 415–416sounds, 408status bar and, 407–410ticker text, 414–415triggering, 416updating, 416–417vibrating phone, 409

NPE (null pointer error), 568

O

ObjectAnimator class, 447–449OHA (Open Handset Alliance), 4, 10OMA (Open Mobile Alliance), 3On Shared Preferences Change Listeners, 238


806

onActivityCreated event – paid applications

onActivityCreated event, 127onActivityResult event handler, 169, 171onAttach event, 127onConfigurationChanged method, 85onConnectionInfoAvailable handler, 691onContextItemSelected method, 389onCreate method, 34, 84onCreateDialog handler, 398–399, 400onCreateLoader handler, 278onCreateOptionsMenu, 379–380onCreateView event, 127onCreateView handler, 399onDetach event, 127onDraw method, 142

Compass View, 458–466controls, 143–144

ongoing Notifi cations, 415–416onKeyDown handler, 470OnKeyListener, 475onKeyUp handler, 471onLoaderReset handler, 278onLoadFinished handler, 278onLowMemory method, 85onMeasure method, 142, 144–146OnNavigationListener method, 369–370onReceive method, 178onSaveInstanceState handler, 242–243onSensorChanged method, 486onStartCommand method, 333–335onTap event handler, 548–549onTouchEvent handler, 470OnTouchListener, 474–475onTrackballEvent handler, 471onTrackBallEvent method, 476onTrimMemory method, 85Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), 3open philosophy, 5open platform, 4–5open-source libraries

OpenGL, 4SQLite, 4WebKit, 4

open-source philosophy, 13openFileInput method, 247–248

openFileOutput method, 247–248OpenGL, 4openInputStream method, 282–283openOrCreateDatabase method, 257openOutputStream method, 282–283openRawResources method, 245optimized memory, 10optional hardware features, 58ordered Intents, broadcasting,

180–181orientation

device, 489azimuth, 498Compass View and, 502–505deprecated orientation sensor, 501–

502gyroscope, 505–506magnetometer, 498–500natural, 490–491pitch, 497–498roll, 498standard reference frame,

497–498remapping, 500–501

rotation, 80Overlays, 513

adding/removing, 549Canvas drawing, 547–548creating, 546–547ItemizedOverlays, 554–556map taps, 548–549maps and, 546–553My Location Overlay, 553–554Projections, 547Where Am I and, 549–553

overriding methods, Application class, 84–85

P

Package ManagerActivity launching, 168–169telephony support and, 702

paid applications, 779


807

Paint – process management

Paintanti-aliasing, 456–457Color Filters, 455Mask Filters, 454–455Path Effects, 455–456Shaders, 454Transfer Mode, 456

Paint class, 143–144, 451–456Passive Location Provider, 525Path Effect, 455–456Pending Intent, 523–524

proximity alerts, 530–532PendingIntent class, 182–183, 531permission tag, 60–61permissions, 740–741

coarse, 514declaring, 741enforcing, 742fi ne, 514Intents, enforcing, 742permission tag, 60–61uses-permissions tag, 60

phone callsincoming

Intent Receivers and, 712–713Phone State Listener, 709

initiating, 703system telephony stack, 704

MCC+MNC (Mobile Country Code and Mobile Network Code), 706

Phone State Listener, 708–709cell location changes, 710data connectivity, monitoring,

711–712data transfer, status changes, 711–712event handlers, 708incoming phone calls, 709onCallStateChanged method, 709service changes, tracking, 710–711unregistering, 708

PhoneStateListener, 708picture taking, Intents, 646–647pitch, device orientation and, 497–498pixels

density, resource qualifi ers, 427density-independent, 68, 426–427scale-independent, 68screen pixel density, 78

platforms, 20open, 4–5release nodes, 22Symbian, 2version, 79

plug-ins, Intent fi lters, 193–196Popup Menus, 389–390POST requests, C2DM messages,

748–749pre-installed applications, 4Preference Activities, 231, 232

Earthquake Monitor, 238–242Preference Fragments, 232

headers and, 235–236Preference Headers, 232Preference Screens, 231

backward compatibility and, 237controls, 234layout, 232

XML defi nition, 232–235system preferences, importing with

Intents, 234–235PreferenceActivity class, 236–237PreferenceCategory class, 233–234PreferenceFragment class, 235preferences

controls, native, 234importing using Intents, 234–235shared, 222, 238

Change Listener, 232creating, 222–223On Shared Preferences Change

Listeners, 238retrieving, 223saving, 222–223

PreferencesActivity class, 226prefetching, battery and, 220priority of applications, 82private application fi les, 247–248process management, 10


808

processes – remote devices

processes, 82–83ProgressDialog, 397ProGuard, 48Projections, 547promotion, 781

Google Play Store, 781–782property animations, 70–71, 446–449

sets, 449provider tag, 262proximity alerts, Pending Intents, 530–532public fi les, 248–249publishing applications, 776–778

Q

QSB (Quick Search Box), 301, 565Earthquake Monitor, search results, 615search results, 614–615

queriesCalendar, 325–326Content Providers

Content Resolver, 274–277Cursor Loader, 277–280implementing, 264–266

databases, SQLite, 257–258Download Manager, 215–217

query method, 215–217, 257–258, 264–266

Quick Search Box. See QSBQuickContactBadge control, 132

R

radio buttons, 381RadioButton control, 132raw audio, 640–643raw resources folder, 65RDBMS (relational database management

system), 253receiver tag, 62Receivers, 55

current location, 524

implementing, 178–179listening for broadcasts, 178–180manifest Receivers, 178

managing at run time, 199–200

media playback, 632–634proximity alerts, 531–532receiver tag, 62registering

application manifest, 180in code, 179–180

Recognizer Intent, 439constants, 440

RecognizerIntent class, 439redundant layouts, 103–105references

Activities, 126resources, in resources, 75–76styles in current theme, 76–77

referral tracking, 783–784Google Analytics, 786

refreshEarthquakes method, 340–343

RegEx pattern matchingLinkify and, 174Match Filter, 176

regions, 77registeredMediaButtonEventReceiver

method, 634registerRemoteControlClient method,

638Relative Layout, 101–102, 428RelativeLayout class, 98remapCoordinateSystem method,

500–501Remote Control Client, 637

registering, 638–639registerRemoteControlClient

method, 638remote devices

Bluetooth discovery, 671–673selecting for communications,

675–676


809

Remote Views – screens

Remote ViewsApp Widget Manager, 572–574

interactivity, 575–577Collection View Widgets, 591

populating, 594–595Remote Views Factory, Collection View

Widgets, 591–593repeated downloads, 220repeating Alarms, network refreshes, 354–

357request codes, launching Activities, 169requestLocationUpdates method, 522, 526requiresSmallestWidthDp tag, 60res folder, 77resolution

graphics, scalable assets, 431–434independence, 426–427pixels, density-independent,

426–427testing, 435

Resource Manager, 17resources

animationsframe-by-frame, 72–73property animations, 70–71view animations, 72

customizing, 77–78drawables, 68–69dynamic changes, 80folders, 65hardware, 77–79in code, 74–75Internet (See Internet resources)languages, 77–79layouts, 69–70, 76

directory names, 79menus, 73references, styles in current theme, 76–77referencing within resources, 75–76simple values, 65–66

colors, 67dimensions, 67–68strings, 66–67

styles, 68system resources, 76themes, 68

Resources class, 74–75results from Activities, 169–172reverse geocoding, 532, 533–534RFCOMM, Bluetooth and, 673–674RingtonePreference control, 234roll, device orientation and, 498Rotate animations, 71RotateAnimation, 443Rubin, Andy, on Android, 4Run Confi gurations, 110run time, 4

core libraries, 15Dalvik VM, 15

runtime binding, implicit Intents, 167–168

runtime confi guration changes, 79–80

S

S60 application layer, 3SaaS (software as a service), 217scalable layouts, 428Scale animations, 71scale-independent pixels, 68ScaleAnimation, 443screens. See also home screen

aspect ratio, 78design for, 39–40height, available, 78layout change, 80orientation, 78pixel density, 78Preference Screens, 231

backward compatibility and, 237layout, 232–235

resolution, independence, 426–427size, 78, 80, 96

optimizing, 427–430scalable layouts, 428


810

SDK – Sensors

supporting, 427–430testing, 435

supports-screens tag, 59–60ttouch screens, type, 78width supported, 60

available, 77–78smallest, 77

SDK (software development kit)Android APIs, 14AVD (Android Virtual Device) Manager,

14development tools, 14

AAPT (Android Asset Packaging Tool), 48

ADB (Android Debug Bridge), 48AVD (Android Virtual Device), 47DDMS (Dalvik Debug Monitoring

Service), 48dmtracedump, 48Draw9patch, 48Dx, 48Emulator (See Emulator)Hierarchy Viewer, 48, 51–52Hprof-conv, 48LayoutOpt, 48, 51–52logcat, 48MkSDCard, 48Monkey, 48, 51–52Monkey Runner, 48, 51–52ProGuard, 48SDK managers, 47SQLite3, 48Traceview, 48

documentation, 14downloading, 21–23features, 6installation, 21–23online support, 15sample code, 14starter package, 19

SDK Manager, 20, 49–50

searchesActivities, 292–293

default provider, 293–296application results in system search, 6Content Providers

metadata, 291–292Quick Search Box, 291Search bar, 291Search View, 291suggestions, 298–301

QSB (Quick Search Box), 301, 614–615

results, displaying, 294–296SearchView widget, 297speech recognition, 441

SearchView widget, 297security

Linux kernel-level security, 740permissions, 740–741

declaring, 741enforcing, 742Intents, 742

self-terminating Services, 336sendAccessbilityEvent method, 148sendBroadcastSync method, 182sendOrderedBroadcast method, 180–181sendStickyBroadcast method, 181Sensor class, 482Sensor Event Listener, implementation, 485–

487Sensor Manager, 481

accelerometer, changes, 492–493getDefaultSensor method, 484getSensorList method, 484getSystemService method, 482listing Sensors, 484onAccuracyChanged method, 486

SensorEventListener, 485–487Sensors, 58

accuracy, 486environmental, barometer, 506–507


811

Server Sockets – Shared Preferences

fi nding, 484–485gyroscope sensor, 505–506monitoring, SensorEventListener,

485–487TYPE_ACCELEROMETER, 482TYPE_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE, 482TYPE_GRAVITY, 482TYPE_GYROSCOPE, 482–483TYPE_LIGHT, 483TYPE_LINEAR_ACCELERATION, 482TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD, 483TYPE_PRESSURE, 483TYPE_PROXIMITY, 483TYPE_RELATIVE_HUMIDITY, 483TYPE_ROTATION_VECTOR, 483values, 487–489virtual, 483–484

Server Sockets, creating, 692Service class, 331

skeleton, 332–333service tag, 62ServiceConnection, 337Services, 54

Activities, binding, 336–338creating, 332–333Earthquake Monitor, 338–343executing, 333–335foreground, 343–345Intent Service, implementing, 348Loaders, 349node, adding to manifest, 333registering as Intent handler, 184–185restart behavior, 333–335self-terminating, 336starting, 335–336stopping, 335–336Vibrator Service, 442Wallpaper Service, 617–618

setAntibanding camera parameter, 650setAutoWhiteBalanceLook camera

parameter, 649

setCamera method, 658setCancelable method, 397setColorEffect camera parameter, 649setContentView method, 87, 97–98setDisplayUseLogoEnabled method, 362–

363setFocusMode camera parameter, 650setInexactRepeating method, 353setLanguage method, 438setLayoutParams method, 100setListNavigationCallbacks method,

369–370setMeasuredDimension method, 145setMediaController method, 629–630setNavigationMode method, 366–367setNotificationVisibility method, 213setRepeating method, 353setResult method, 170setRetainInstance method, 127setSceneMode camera parameter, 649setShowAsActionFlags method,

380–381setTransition method, 125setTransportControlFlags method, 639setVideoPath method, 625setVideoURI method, 625setVolumeControlStream method, 632setWhiteBalance camera parameter, 649Shader class, 452–453

gradient shaders, 453–454Shaders, 452–453

Color Filters, 455Mask Filters, 454–455Paint, 454tile modes, 454

Shape Drawables, 431–432shared libraries, uses-library tag, 62Shared Preferences, 222, 238

Activity state, 242Change Listener, 232creating, 222–223


812

SharedPreferences class – static fi les as resources

On Shared Preferences Change Listeners, 238

retrieving, 223saving, 222–223

SharedPreferences class, 222–223short messaging service. See SMSshortcut keys, 381signing applications, Export Android

Application wizard, 772–774SIM

detecting, 79querying details, 707

simple values, 65–66colors, 67dimensions, 67–68strings, 66–67XML, 65–66

simple values folder, 65SimpleCursorAdapter, 156, 162–163SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), 737sizing, controls, 144–146SKD (software development kit), 5SMS (short messaging service), 701

Emergency Responder, 720–729messages

data, 717, 719emulator and, 719incoming, 717–719Intents and, 713–714maximum size, 717

overview, 713SMS Broadcast Intents, 717–719SMS Manager

message delivery, tracking/confi rming, 715–717

messagesdata messages, 717, 719maximum size, 717

sending messages, 714–715software availability, 765software stack

application framework, 15

application layer, 15libraries, 15Linux kernel, 15run time, 15

Sound Pool, 643–645sounds, Notifi cations, 408speak method, 438speech recognition

initializing, 439Recognizer Intents, 439RecognizerIntent class, 439searches, 441voice input, 440–441

speed, design challenges, 40–41speed synthesis, 437. See also TTS (text-to-

speech)Spinner control, 132split Action Bar, 364SQLite, 4, 7

databasesauto-increment key, 257constants, public, 254design, 257fi le storage, 257null column hack, 261querying, 257–258rows, 260–262SQLiteOpenHelper class, 255–257

introduction, 252, 253SQLite Open Helper, 255–256

opening databases, 256SQLite3, 48SQLiteOpenHelper class, 255–257standard reference frame

device orientation and, 497–498remapping, 500–501

startActivity method, 166–167, 234startActivityForResult method, 169startForeground method, 343–345startup, Location Providers and, 527State List Drawables, 478static fi les as resources, 245


813

sticky Intents – ToDoContentProvider class

sticky Intents, broadcasting, 181storage

external, 55–56, 246internal, 55–56public fi les, 248–249

streaming mediaaudio, playback initialization, 624–625Media Player, INTERNET permission, 623network protocols, 623video

playback initialization, 625playback surface, 626–629preview, 660Video View, 625–626

stretchable images, 434Strict Mode, 769–770strings, 66–67

link strings, 175–176style tag, 68styles, 68styles folder, 65sub-Activities

launching, 169–170results, 171–172

submenus, 378–379creating, 387

support package, 27–28supports-gl-texture tag, 60supports-screens tag, 59–60Surface Holders, 626–629Surface Views, 467–470SurfaceHolder object, 626–629SurfaceView class, 141, 467–470Symbian, 2system resources, 76

T

tasks, asynchronous, 345–349telephony, 58, 702–703

hardware support, 701–702phone call initiation, 704

Telephony Managerdata connection, 707–708data transfer activity, 707–708getSimSerialNumber method,

707getSystemService method, 705Intent Receivers, incoming phone calls,

712–713network details, 706phone device details, 705SIM, querying details, 707

textual descriptions, 436texture, supports-gl-texture tag,

60TextView control, 132themes, 68

styles, referencing, 76–77Thread Policy, 769threads

background, 345–351creating, manually, 349–351GUI, synchronization, 349–351Toasts, 404–405

ticker text in Notifi cations, 414–415

time-lapse video, 661TimePickerDialog, 397To-Do List application, 107–114

ArrayAdapter, 158–162Content Provider, 283–290database, 283–290Fragments, 128–132views, 135–138

Toast class, 401–405Toasts, 401–402

displaying, 402GUI threads, 404–405text alignment, 403Views, 403–404

ToDoContentProvider class, 283


814

ToDoListItemView class – uses-sdk tag

ToDoListItemView class, 136–138ToggleButton control, 132touch screen, 58

KeyEvent parameter, 475movement tracking, 473–474multiple touch events, 471non-touch screen navigation, 436onKeyDown event, 475OnKeyListener, 475onKeyUp event, 475onTouchEvent handler, 471OnTouchListener, 474–475single touch events, 471type, 78

Traceview, 48trackballs, 436, 476Transfer Mode, 456Transform Filter, 176Translate animations, 71TranslateAnimation, 443translucent colors, 452TTS (text-to-speech), 437–439Tweened View animation, 442

applying, 443–444creating, 443uses, 442–443

TYPE_ACCELEROMETER sensor, 482, 492–493

TYPE_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE sensor, 482

TYPE_GRAVITY sensor, 482TYPE_GYROSCOPE sensor, 482–483TYPE_LIGHT sensor, 483TYPE_LINEAR_ACCELERATION sensor,

482TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD sensor, 483TYPE_PRESSURE sensor, 483, 506–507TYPE_PROXIMITY sensor, 483

TYPE_RELATIVE_HUMIDITY sensor, 483TYPE_ROTATION_VECTOR sensor, 483

U

UI (user interface)Activities, assigning, 87, 97–98customization, 5design, 96–97device independent, layouts, 100–103Fragments, 96

creating, 119destroying, 119lack, 126–128

framework, 4Layout Managers, 95mode change, 80navigation type, 78saved state, 222screen sizes, 96Strict Mode, 769–770

UIQ application layer, 3update method, 261updateWithNewLocation method, 521URI addresses, Content Providers, publishing,

263–264UriMatcher class, 263–264usage patterns, 783–784USB, 58user environment, 42–43user experience, Action Bar, 360–370user interface. See UI (user interface)uses-configuration tag, 57uses-feature tag, 58uses-library tag, 62uses-permission tags, 740–741uses-permissions tag, 60uses-sdk tag, 56


815

values – Wake Locks

V

valuesCursor, extracting, 259–260Sensors, 487–489simple values, 65–66

VIBRATE permission, 441vibration, VIBRATE permission, 441Vibrator Service, 442video

formats supported, 622–623Media Recorder and, 657–661

confi guration, 658–660controlling recording, 660–661time-lapse, 661

playback initialization, 625playback surface, 626–629recording, Intents and, 656–657stream, previewing, 660Video View, 625–626

Video View, 625–626VideoView control, 132view animations, 71–72View Groups, 86, 97

animating, 444–445layouts, 97UI design and, 96

View Stub, 105–106ViewFlipper control, 132ViewGroup class, 97

extending, 138–141layouts, 98

ViewPager control, 133Views, 34

accessibility, 148–149binding data to, adapters and, 158–163Compass View, 149–155compound, 138–140Context Menus, 388–389

controls, 97creating, 142–146custom, 141–155input events, 147–148Map Views, 536measurement implementation, 146–147menu system, 382–383minimizing use, 105–106modifying, 133–138pinning to Map View, 556–557Remote Views, App Widget Manager,

572–577size, 100subclasses, 133Toasts, 403–404UI design and, 96user interaction events, 147–148widgets, 97

views, 17container views, Fragment layouts, 121navigation, 370Surface Views, 467–470to-do list application example, 135–138Video View, 625–626

virtual Sensors, 483–484visible lifetime of an Activity, 92visible processes, 83Vm Policy, 769voice input, 440–441VOIP (voice over Internet protocol), 737volume control in Media Player, 631–632

W

Wake Locks, 631battery and, 757calling, 758


816

wallpaper – Widgets

creating, 757–758FULL_WAKE_LOCK, 757PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK, 758SCREEN_BRIGHT_WAKE_LOCK, 757SCREEN_DIM_WAKE_LOCK, 758

wallpaper, Live Wallpaper, 6, 9, 13, 37, 565creating, 616resource defi nition, 616–617Wallpaper Service engine, 618–619

Wallpaper Service, 617–618Wallpaper Service engine, 618–619WeatherStation Activity, 508–511WeatherStation project, 508–511WebKit, 4WebView, Internet resources, 201Where Am I, 519–520

geocoding and, 535–536Map Activities and, 542–546Overlays, 549–553tracking location, 525–526

WhereAmI Activity, 520Wi-Fi, 7, 58, 202

hardware access, 6network confi gurations, 685–686

Wi-Fi Direct, 13enabling, 688framework initialization,

686–688status change, 688–689

Wi-Fi Manageraccess, 682–683confi gurations, managing, 685connection details, 684hotspots, scanning for, 684–685monitoring connectivity, 683–684

Widgets, 9, 13, 37, 55, 565Android Developers Widget Design

Guidelines, 567App Widget confi guration Activity,

580–582App Widget Manager, Remote Views,

572–577

App Widgetsadding, 566creating, 567–582

Button control, 132CheckBox control, 132Chronometer control, 132Collection View Widgets, 587–589

binding to Content Providers, 596–598

interactivity among items, 595–596

layout creation, 589–590populating, 594–595refreshing, 598Remote Views Factory,

591–593Remote Views Service, 591

design guidelines, 567–568Earthquake Widget, 582–587EditText control, 132home-screen, 6ImageButton control, 132Intent Receivers, 570–572interactivity, 575–577layouts, 567

size, 567–568supported, 568–569visual styling, 568

ListView control, 132QuickConnectBadge control, 132RadioButton control, 132refreshing

Alarms, 579–580Intents, 578–579minimum update rate,

577–578SearchView, 297settings, 569–570Spinner control, 132TextView control, 132ToggleButton control, 132VideoView control, 132


817

width supported – z-axis acceleration

ViewFlipper control, 132ViewPager control, 133Views and, 97, 568–569

width supported, 60availablesmallest, 77

widthHeightSpec method stub, 145WiFi P2P Manager, 687–688

data transfer, peers, 692–693peer connections, 690–692peer discovery, 689–692

WifiManager, 679Windows, installer, 21wizards

ADT Wizard, 65Android New Project Wizard,

28–30Export Android Application,

772–774

X

x-axis acceleration, 492XML (eXtensible Markup Language), 65

Earthquake Monitor, 205–210layouts, 99–100menu hierarchies, 384–385

Object Animator and, 448parsing, 203–205Preference Screen layout, 232–235simple values, 65–66XML Pull Parser, 203–205

XML fi les folder, 65

Y

y-axis acceleration, 492Yahoo! Pipes, 217YouTube, 5

Z

z-axis acceleration, 492




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INDEX [] file787 INDEX Numbers 3D views, Surface Views, 470 3G network, 6, 202 4G network, 6, 202 A AAPT (Android Asset Packaging Tool), 48 AccelerateDecelerateInterpolator,