Application Security for the Android Platform:

Application Security for the Android Platform:
Processes, Permissions, and Other Safeguards
By Jeff Six
Publisher: O'Re..illy Me..dia 2011 | ISBN: 1449315070
112 Pages | PDF | 6 MB

 This book will educate readers on the need for application security and secure coding  practices when designing any app. No prior knowledge of security or secure programming techniques is assumed. The book will discuss the need for such practices, how the Android environment is structured with respect to security considerations, what services and techniques are available on the platform to protect data, and how developers can build and code applications that address the risk to their applications and the data processed by them.

This text is especially important now, as Android is fast becoming the mobile platform target of choice for attackers attempting to steal data from mobile devices.

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Android Apps for Absolute Beginners

Android Apps for Absolute Beginners
Apress -2011
PDF | 336 Pages | 65.83 Mb

If you have a great idea for an Android app, but have never programmed before, then this book is for you. You dont need to have any previous computer programming skills-as long as you have a desire to learn, and you know which end of the mouse is which, the world of Android apps development awaits!

Anybody can start building simple apps for the Android platform, and this book will show you how! Android Apps for Absolute Beginners takes you through the process of getting your first Android applications up and running using plain English and practical examples. It cuts through the fog of jargon and mystery that surrounds Android application development, and gives you simple, step-by-step instructions to get you started.

What youll learn

+ Get yourself and your computer set up for Android apps development
+ Use the Eclipse programming environment to make your Android development efficient and

straightforward
+ Follow steps in plain English to build simple apps and get them working immediately
+ Style your application so that it appeals to potential users
+ Make use of the Androids touch screen
+ Use shortcuts and cheat sheets to create apps the easy way
+ Use the basics of Java and XML to move onto more advanced apps


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Beginning Android Tablet Application Development

Beginning Android Tablet Application Development 

By Wei-Meng Lee
Publisher: W.r.o.x 2011  | ISBN: 1118106733 

 PDF | 82 MB  | 288 Pages

A full-color, fast-paced introduction to developing tablet applications using Android
The new release of Android 3 brings the full power of Android to tablet computing and this hands-on guide offers an introduction to developing tablet applications using this new Android release. Veteran author Wei-Meng Lee explains how Android 3 is specifically optimized for tablet computing and he details Android's tablet-specific functions. Beginning with the basics, this book moves at a steady pace to provide everything you need to know to begin successfully developing your own Android tablet applications

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