What this book covers
Chapter 1, Installing Eclipse, ADT, and SDK, guides you through the installation of Eclipse and ADT(Android Development Tools) needed for Android application development.
Chapter 2, Important Features of the IDE, describes several important features in Eclipse and an ADT Environment useful to develop native Android apps.
Chapter 3, Creating a New Android Project, guides you through the creation of a new project and demonstrates the usage of simple widgets. It also guides across compiling, debugging, and running the application.
Chapter 4, Incorporating Multimedia Elements, will teach you how to include multimedia elements and handle multiple screens in the application.
Chapter 5, Adding RadioButton, CheckBox, Menu, and Preferences, deals with adding menus and Preference Screen and the usage of radio button and check box.
Chapter 6, Handling Multiple Screen Types, teaches you how to tackle different screen types and orientations.
Chapter 7, Adding External Library, guides you through adding external library, that is, the AdMob library and incorporating advertisements in the application.
Chapter 8, Signing and Distributing APK, shows the steps involved in signing and distributing the Android application.