Beginning Android Tablet Programming starts off by showing how to get your system ready for
Android tablet programming. You won't need any previous Android experience because you'll
learn all about the basic structure of an Android program and how the Android operating system
works-and then you'll learn how to write your first Android tablet application from scratch!
Beginning Android Tablet Programming then equips you to build a set of interesting and
fully-working Android tablet applications. These projects will give you the inspiration and
insights to build your own Android programs in the future. You'll be introduced to 2D
programming and you'll see what you can do with a touch screen interface and the Honeycomb
SDK. Of course 3D programming is even more alluring for many programmers. If that includes you
you'll learn about how Honeycomb has changed the game for Android graphics programming and get
your first taste of 3D programming on an Android tablet. Lights camera action! You'll learn
along the way how Android Honeycomb gives you access through your programming to all those
interesting sensors that tablet computers are equipped with today-beyond the touch screen
itself. You'll learn for example how you to use a tablet GPS sensor to locate your car!
You'll also discover how you can access files on your tablet-or on the web-through programming
and then build on that insight to create your own file browser application. This Android
project contains many useful coding techniques appropriate for many situations you might
encounter in your future programming Android tablet applications you'll be glad to have them
under your belt. So do you want to write programs that can receive and send reminder messages
via SMS? Do you want to write your first 2D or 3D game on Android? Perhaps you'd like to write
an application that sorts out all your contacts for you! Beginning Android TabletProgramming
introduces you to Android tablet programming and shows how you can program your Android tablet
from scratch to do what you want!
