Book description
If you know HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you already have the tools you need to develop Android applications. This hands-on book shows you how to use these open source web standards to design and build apps that can be adapted for any Android device -- without having to use Java.
You'll learn how to create an Android-friendly web app on the platform of your choice, and then convert it to a native Android app with the free PhoneGap framework. Discover why device-agnostic mobile apps are the wave of the future, and start building apps that offer greater flexibility and a broader reach.
- Learn the basics for making a web page look great on the Android web browser
- Convert a website into a web application, complete with progress indicators and more
- Add animation with jQTouch to make your web app look and feel like a native Android app
- Take advantage of client-side data storage with apps that run even when the Android device is offline
- Use PhoneGap to hook into advanced Android features -- including the accelerometer, geolocation, and alerts
- Test and debug your app on the Web under load with real users, and then submit the finished product to the Android Market
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Table of contents
- Dedication
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- Preface
- 1. Getting Started
- 2. Basic Styling
- 3. Advanced Styling
- 4. Animation
- 5. Client-Side Data Storage
- 6. Going Offline
- 7. Going Native
- 8. Submitting Your App to the Android Market
- A. Detecting Browsers with WURFL
- Index
- About the Author
- Colophon
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2010
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9781449383268
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