Kindle Fire Development Essentials

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© 2013 Neil Smyth / Payload Media. This eBook is provided for personal use only. Unauthorized use, reproduction and/or distribution strictly prohibited. All rights reserved.

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Table of Contents Introduction to Kindle Fire App Development Essentials About Kindle Fire App Development Essentials Downloading the Code Samples Feedback Errata An Overview of the Kindle Fire Kindle Fire Operating System Kindle Fire, the Cloud and Pricing Setting up a Kindle Fire Android Development Environment System Requirements Installing the Java Development Kit (JDK) Downloading the Android Developer Tools (ADT) Bundle Installing the ADT Bundle Installing the Correct Android and Kindle Fire SDK Packages Making the Android SDK Tools Command-line Accessible Adding the ADT Plugin to an Existing Eclipse Integration Creating a Kindle Fire Android Virtual Device (AVD) About Android Virtual Devices Creating a Kindle Fire AVD Starting the Emulator Kindle Fire AVD Command-line Creation Android Virtual Device Configuration Files Moving and Renaming an Android Virtual Device Creating an Example Kindle Fire Android Application Creating a New Android Project Defining the Project Name and SDK Settings Project Configuration Settings Configuring the Launcher Icon Creating an Activity Running the Application in the AVD Stopping a Running Application Modifying the Example Application Reviewing the Layout and Resource Files Testing Android Applications on a Physical Kindle Fire Device with ADB An Overview of the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) Enabling ADB on the Kindle Fire Device Configuring the adb to Detect a Kindle Fire Device Mac OS X Kindle Fire ADB Configuration Windows Kindle Fire ADB Configuration Linux Kindle Fire adb Configuration Testing the adb Connection Manual Selection of the Application Run Target An Overview of the Kindle Fire Android Architecture The Android Software Stack The Linux Kernel Android Runtime - Dalvik Virtual Machine Android Runtime – Core Libraries Dalvik VM Specific Libraries Java Interoperability Libraries Android Libraries C/C++ Libraries Application Framework Applications The Anatomy of an Android Application Android Activities Android Intents Broadcast Intents Broadcast Receivers Android Services Content Providers The Application Manifest Application Resources Application Context Understanding Android Application and Activity Lifecycles Android Applications and Resource Management Android Process States Foreground Process Visible Process Service Process Background Process Empty Process Inter-Process Dependencies The Activity Lifecycle The Activity Stack Activity States Handling State Change Handling Android Activity State Changes The Activity Class Dynamic State vs. Persistent State The Android Activity Lifecycle Methods Activity Lifetimes Android Activity State Changes - An Example Application Creating the State Change Example Project Designing the User Interface Overriding the Activity Lifecycle Methods Enabling and Filtering the LogCat Panel Running the Application Experimenting with the Activity Saving Dynamic State Saving and Restoring the User Interface State of an Android Activity Saving Dynamic State The Bundle Class Saving the State Restoring the State Testing the Application Understanding Android Views, View Groups and Layouts Designing for Different Kindle Fire Models Views and View Groups Android Layout Managers The View Hierarchy Creating User Interfaces Designing an Android User Interface using the Graphical Layout Tool The Android Graphical Layout Tool A Graphical Layout Tool Example Adding an XML Resource File to the Project Editing View Properties Using the View Properties Sheet Creating a New Activity Adding the New Activity to the Manifest File Running the Application Manually Creating an XML Layout Using the Hierarchy Viewer Creating an Android User Interface in Java Code Java Code vs. XML Layout Files Creating Views Properties and Layout Parameters Creating the Example Project Adding Views to an Activity Setting View Properties Adding Layout Parameters and Rules Using View IDs Converting Density Independent Pixels (dp) to Pixels (px) An Overview and Example of Android Event Handling Understanding Android Events Event Listeners and Callback Methods An Event Handling Example Designing the User Interface The Event Listener and Callback Method Consuming Events Android Touch and Multi-touch Event Handling Intercepting Touch Events The MotionEvent Object Understanding Touch Actions Handling Multiple Touches An Example Multi-Touch Application Designing the Activity User Interface Implementing the Touch Event Listener Running the Example Application Detecting Common Gestures using the Android Gesture Detector Class Implementing Common Gesture Detection Creating an Example Gesture Detection Project Implementing the Listener Class Creating the GestureDetectorCompat Instance Implementing the onTouchEvent() Method Testing the Application Implementing Android Custom Gesture and Pinch Recognition The Android Gesture Builder Application The GestureOverlayView Class Detecting Gestures Identifying Specific Gestures Adding SD Card Support to an AVD Building and Running the Gesture Builder Application Creating a Gestures File Extracting the Gestures File from the SD Card Creating the Example Project Designing the User Interface Loading the Gestures File Registering the Event Listener Implementing the onGesturePerformed Method Testing the Application Configuring the GestureOverlayView Intercepting Gestures Detecting Pinch Gestures A Pinch Gesture Example Project An Introduction to Android Fragments What is a Fragment? Creating a Fragment Adding a Fragment to an Activity using the Layout XML File Adding and Managing Fragments in Code Handling Fragment Events Implementing Fragment Communication Using Fragments in Android - A Worked Example About the Example Fragment Application Creating the Example Project Adding the Android Support Library Creating the First Fragment Layout Creating the First Fragment Class Creating the Second Fragment Layout Adding the Fragments to the Activity Making the Toolbar Fragment Talk to the Activity Making the Activity Talk to the Text Fragment Testing the Application Creating and Managing Android Overflow Menus on the Kindle Fire The Overflow Menu Creating a Overflow Menu Displaying an Overflow Menu Responding to Menu Item Selections Creating Checkable Item Groups Creating the Example Project Modifying the Menu Description Implementing the onOptionsItemSelected() Method Testing the Application An Overview of Android Intents An Overview of Intents Explicit Intents Returning Data from an Activity Implicit Intents Using Intent Filters Checking Intent Availability Android Explicit Intents – A Worked Example Creating the Explicit Intent Example Application Designing the User Interface Layout for ActivityA Creating the Second Activity Class Creating the User Interface for ActivityB Adding ActivityB to the Application Manifest File Creating the Intent Extracting Intent Data Launching ActivityB as a Sub-Activity Returning Data from a Sub-Activity Testing the Application Android Implicit Intents – A Worked Example Creating the Implicit Intent Example Project Designing the User Interface Creating the Implicit Intent Adding a Second Matching Activity Adding the Web View to the UI Obtaining the Intent URL Modifying the MyWebView Project Manifest File Installing the MyWebView Package on a Device Testing the Application Android Broadcast Intents and Broadcast Receivers An Overview of Broadcast Intents An Overview of Broadcast Receivers Obtaining Results from a Broadcast Sticky Broadcast Intents The Broadcast Intent Example Creating the Example Application Creating and Sending the Broadcast Intent Creating the Broadcast Receiver Configuring a Broadcast Receiver in the Manifest File Testing the Broadcast Example Listening for System Broadcasts A Basic Overview of Android Threads and Thread handlers An Overview of Threads The Application Main Thread Thread Handlers A Basic Threading Example Creating a New Thread Implementing a Thread Handler Passing a Message to the Handler An Overview of Android Started and Bound Services Started Services Intent Service Bound Service The Anatomy of a Service Controlling Destroyed Service Restart Options Declaring a Service in the Manifest File Starting a Service Running on System Startup Implementing an Android Started Service – A Worked Example Creating the Example Project Creating the Service Class Adding the Service to the Manifest File Starting the Service Testing the IntentService Example Using the Service Class Creating the New Service Modifying the User Interface Running the Application Creating a New Thread for Service Tasks Android Local Bound Services – A Worked Example Understanding Bound Services Bound Service Interaction Options A Local Bound Service Example Adding a Bound Service to the Project Implementing the Binder Binding the Client to the Service Completing the Example Testing the Application Android Remote Bound Services – A Worked Example Client to Remote Service Communication Creating the Example Application Designing the User Interface Implementing the Remote Bound Service Configuring a Remote Service in the Manifest File Launching and Binding to the Remote Service Sending a Message to the Remote Service An Overview of Android SQLite Databases Understanding Database Tables Introducing Database Schema] Columns and Data Types Database Rows Introducing Primary Keys What is SQLite? Structured Query Language (SQL) Trying SQLite on an Android Virtual Device (AVD) Android SQLite Java Classes Cursor SQLiteDatabase SQLiteOpenHelper ContentValues An Android TableLayout and TableRow Tutorial The TableLayout and TableRow Layout Views Creating the Database Project Designing the User Interface Layout An Android SQLite Database Tutorial About the Database Example Creating the Data Model Implementing the Data Handler The Add Handler Method The Query Handler Method The Delete Handler Method Implementing the Activity Event Methods Testing the Application Understanding Android Content Providers What is a Content Provider? The Content Provider onCreate() query() insert() update() delete() getType() The Content URI The Content Resolver The <provider> Manifest Element Implementing an Android Content Provider Copying the Database Project Adding the Content Provider Package Creating the Content Provider Class Constructing the Authority and Content URI Implementing URI Matching in the Content Provider Implementing the Content Provider onCreate() Method Implementing the Content Provider insert() Method Implementing the Content Provider query() Method Implementing the Content Provider update() Method Implementing the Content Provider update() Method Implementing the Content Provider delete() Method Declaring the Content Provider in the Manifest File Modifying the Database Handler Implementing Video Playback on Android using the VideoView and MediaController Classes Introducing the Android VideoView Class Introducing the Android MediaController Class Testing Video Playback Creating the Video Playback Example Designing VideoPlayer Layout Configuring the VideoView Adding Internet Permission Adding the MediaController to the Video View Setting up the onPreparedListener Video Recording and Image Capture on the Kindle Fire using Camera Intents Checking for Camera Support Calling the Video Capture Intent Calling the Image Capture Intent Creating an Example Video Recording Project Designing the User Interface Layout Checking for the Camera Launching the Video Capture Intent Handling the Intent Return Testing the Application Kindle Fire Audio Recording and Playback using MediaPlayer and MediaRecorder Playing Audio Recording Audio and Video using the MediaRecorder Class About the Example Project Creating the AudioApp Project Designing the User Interface Checking for Microphone Availability Performing the Activity Initialization Implementing the recordAudio() Method Implementing the stopRecording() Method Implementing the playAudio() method Configuring Permissions in the Manifest File Testing the Application Working with the Amazon Maps API on the Kindle Fire Amazon Maps vs. Google Maps The Elements of Amazon Maps Getting Ready to Use Amazon Maps Downloading the Amazon Mobile SDK Adding the Amazon Mobile SDK to an Eclipse Project Obtaining Your Developer Signature Registering the Application in the Amazon Mobile App Distribution Portal Adding Map Support to the AndroidManifest.xml File Enabling Location Based Services on the Kindle Fire Device Registering an Emulator Adjusting the Emulator Location Settings Checking for Map Support Understanding Geocoding and Reverse Geocoding Adding a MapView to an Application Customizing a Map View using the MapController Displaying the User’s Current Location Creating an Itemized Overlay A Kindle Fire Amazon Maps API Tutorial About the Example Map Application Creating and Preparing the MapExample Project Registering the Application in the Amazon Mobile App Distribution Portal Modifying the Android Manifest File Adding the Map View Activity Adding the MapView Object Designing the User Interface for the MapExampleActivity Class Checking for Maps Support Launching the Intent Updating the Map Location Testing the Application Marking Android Map Locations using Amazon Map Overlays Creating the Map Overlay Class Adding the Drawable to the Project Adding the Overlay to the MapView Testing the Application An Overview of the Amazon In-App Purchasing API Understanding the Different Types of In-App Purchase Local and Remote Content The Architecture of the Amazon In-App Purchasing API|The Purchasing Observer The Purchasing Manager The Amazon Client The SDK Tester Defining In-App Purchase Items Preparing a Project to use the In-App Purchasing API Modifying the Manifest File A Simple Amazon In-App Purchasing Example Application Creating the Example Application Adding the in-app-purchasing Library to the Project Adding the Receiver to the Manifest File Designing the User Interface Creating the Purchasing Observer Class Adding the SKU as a String Resource Displaying the Purchase Item Details Initiating the Purchase Handling the Purchase Response Creating and Installing the SDK Tester Purchase Item File Installing the SDK Tester Testing the Application Simulating Purchase Problems Integrating Ads with the Amazon Mobile Ads API The Amazon Mobile Ads API Ad Targeting Options Amazon Mobile Ads API – The Rules of Use Downloading and Installing the Amazon Mobile Ads API Providing Tax and Banking Information Preparing a Project to use Amazon Mobile Ads Adding the API JAR File to the Project Obtaining the Application Key Configuring the Manifest File Adding the Amazon Ad Resources Registering the Application Key Writing Java Code to Display an Ad Adding an Ad to the Layout Resource File Setting Ad Targeting Options Enabling Testing and Logging Tracking Events with an AdListener Configuring the Ad Request Timeout A Kindle Fire Amazon Mobile Ads API Example Application Creating the AdExample Project Adding the amazon-ads Library to the Project Adding the Application to the Amazon Mobile App Portal Configuring the Application Manifest File Modifying the User Interface Layout Implementing the AdListener Modifying the onCreate() Method Testing the Application Handling Different Kindle Fire Devices and Displays Handling Different Kindle Fire Displays Creating a Layout for each Kindle Fire Display Providing Different Images Checking for Hardware Support Providing Device Specific Application Binaries Submitting an Application to the Amazon Mobile App Distribution Portal Logging into the Amazon Mobile App Distribution Portal Adding a New App General Information Availability and Pricing Description Images and Multimedia Content Rating Binary Files Submitting the App

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