Google on the Go: Using an Android-Powered Mobile Phone

EBook Description: THE EASY, FUN, PRACTICAL GUIDE TO GOOGLE ANDROID PHONES! So you?ve got one of those hot new Android-powered phones? Awesome! Now, get the most out of it with Google on the Go! This friendly, easy book shows exactly how to use your phone to make your life more productive, more efficient, and more fun! Making calls? Playing MP3s? Sending Gmail? Taking pictures? It?s all covered here?one step at a time, in plain English. There?s no faster way to master the great Google tools built into your new phone: calendar, messaging, web browsing, chat, Google Maps, YouTube, you name it! Want to customize your phone? Here?s how. Need to troubleshoot a problem? No sweat: you?ll find easy, step-by-step directions. Whether you?re using the T-Mobile G1 or another Android-powered smartphone, this book answers all your questions so you can harness the power of Google applications and tools in the palm of your hand. ? Set up your Google Android phone fast! ? Quickly master phone basics, from speakerphone to call waiting ? Transfer contacts from your computer or another phone ? Add new Calendar appointments and reminders ? Make the most of your free Gmail account ? Take photos, and send them instantly to your contacts ? Watch videos and upload them to YouTube ? Find practically anything with Google Search ? Use Google Talk?s handy chat features ? Get directions and traffic info with Google Maps... even use GPS! ? Install new software tools and even start writing your own ? Fix the most common problems with service and hardware

Web Geek�s Guide to the Android-Enabled Phone
Covers Android 1.5
Make the Most of Your Android-Enabled Phone!

Out of the way BlackBerry. Move over iPhone. There�s a more intelligent alternative to the same old smartphone. Google�s Android mobile phone platform has all the capabilities of these phones and more. With this book, you�ll unlock every bit of power that�s built into the Android phone and learn how to take advantage of the incredibly innovative Android applications pouring into the marketplace. You�ll even learn how to build (and sell) your own new applications.

You�ll begin with a quick, practical tour of the first Android phone�the T-Mobile G1. You won�t just learn how to use your Android phone�s built-in applications, you�ll also learn tips and tricks that�ll make you a power user, fast! From email and YouTube to Google Maps and GPS, if Android can do it, this book will help you do it even better. Are you inspired by Android�s great apps? Create your own! This book gets you started with a complete introduction to Google�s powerful, free Android development toolset!


Covers all this, and more�
* Get online with Android�s built-in web browser
* Connect via Gmail Mobile�or any other email service you like
* Use Android�s core applications, including Contacts, Calendar, Alarm,
Calculator, and Camera
* Have fun with Android: from music and video to the hottest games
* Add new capabilities to your Android phone using third-party applications
* Build your own Android applications including: design tips, tools, coding
explanations, and instructions for publishing via the Android market
* Learn time-saving Android keyboard shortcuts
* Troubleshoot problems with your Android phone, step-by-step

Sams Teach Yourself Android Application Development in 24 Hours

Full Color! In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, learn how to build powerful applications for the world�s first complete, open, and free mobile platform: Android. Using this book�s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you�ll build a fully-featured Android application from the ground up and master the skills you need to design, develop, test, and publish powerful applications. Each lesson builds on what you�ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success!

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Android development tasks.
Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.
By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion.
Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.
Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.

Learn how to�

Develop Android applications quickly and successfully with Java
Master Google�s Android SDK and development tools
Leverage the Eclipse programming environment to develop Android projects
Understand the Android application lifecycle
Build effective, user-friendly user interfaces
Retrieve, store, and work with application data
Develop powerful network applications
Add popular social features and location-based services to your applications
Take advantage of Android device hardware like the camera
Internationalize, test, and publish your Android applications

Android latest eBooks from 2010

Latest Collection of Android Books Released in the year 2010

Getting Started with iPhone SDK, Android and others: Mobile Application Development

This book covers the known relative differences between the most popular mobile platform development options for handheld devices such as personal digital assistants, enterprise digital assistants or mobile phones.

It helps guide developers in choosing a mobile platform for development on Information appliances, and covers iPhone SDK, Android, Java ME, Symbian, Lazarus, Python, .NET, BREW, Pocket PC, Microsoft Smartphone, Palm OS, Flash Lite and Microbrowser.

This book discusses everything from getting started with for example iPhone SDK, to using the development tools and technologies necessary to create applications for the iPhone and other mobile devices.

Get up to speed with the tools, frameworks, development best-practices, and design methods for creating your Mobile application.

Pragmatic Bookshelf Hello Android 2nd Edition Nov 2009

"Hello, Android" will get you creating your first working application:
Android's version of "Hello, World." From there, you'll build up a
more substantial example: an Android Sudoku game.

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