What's New in the Second Edition?

This second edition shows how to use the Android Studio integrated development environment to write practical applications for Android 5.1 (Lollipop) that are backwards-compatible through Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It includes updated coverage of the fundamentals of Android programming as well as new Lollipop tools like the toolbar and material design. It also covers new tools from the support libraries, like RecyclerView and Google Play Services, plus some key standard library tools, like SoundPool, animations, and assets.

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