<p style="margin:0px">In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, learn how to build powerful apps for the world’s most popular mobile platform: Android. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll build complete Android 5 apps from the ground up with Android Studio. As you do, you’ll master key skills for designing, developing, and publishing meaningful apps of your own. Extensively updated for Android 5’s newest capabilities, every lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success!</p><p style="margin:0px">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0px">Highlights of this new Fourth Edition include </p><ul><li><div style="margin:0px">Extensive new coverage: Android 5 (Lollipop), Android Studio, and Material Design; plus Android M early preview</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">A laser focus on modern Android essentials, including activities, intents, resources, and background processing</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">New Android 5 features for Android TV and Android Wear </div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Complete Android Studio projects in nearly every chapter </div></li></ul><p style="margin:0px">Learn how to…</p><ul><li><div style="margin:0px">Use the powerful new Android Studio development environment</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Build layouts that automatically display properly on any device</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Craft more dynamic, intuitive apps with Google’s new material design language</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Display the right information at the right time with ListViews and adapters</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Make apps more responsive with background processes </div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Add sophisticated navigation with action toolbars and slide-out menus</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Integrate images and media into your apps </div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Save data for your app and create public files that can be used by anyone</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Access the cloud to download and parse JSON data </div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Use SQLite and content providers to create responsive, data-driven apps</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Create, update, and cancel notifications </div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Start developing Android Wearable and TV apps </div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Use Google Play Services to add location, mapping, and more</div></li><li><div style="margin:0px">Package and publish apps to Google Play and other markets</div></li></ul><p style="margin:0px">&nbsp;</p>