<p style="margin:0px">This fully reworked edition of a proven title is the most useful real-world guide to building robust, commercial-grade Android™ apps. The content is revised and updated for the latest Android SDK and the newest development best practices.<i>&nbsp;<b><i>Introduction to Android</i>™<i>Application Development: Android Essentials, Fifth Edition,</i></b></i><i>&nbsp;</i>covers all you need to quickly start developing professional apps for today’s Android devices. Three expert developers guide you through setting up your development environment, designing user interfaces, developing for diverse devices, and optimizing your entire app-development process—from design through publication. Updated throughout, this title includes extensive coverage of the most useful new Android tools and utilities. The entire book has been completely updated for developing Android applications using Android Studio. It adds all-new chapters on Material Design, styling your applications, design patterns, querying with SQLite, and accessing data from the Network. It also includes a treasure trove of Android Studio golden nuggets and insight into the new Gradle build system. Throughout, key concepts are taught through clear, up-to-date example code.</p>