Wi-Fi Connectivity
Android allows applications to access the state of the wireless connections at a very low level. Application can access almost all the information of a wifi connection. The information that…
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a way to send or receive data between two different devices. Android platform includes support for the Bluetooth framework that allows a device to wirelessly exchange data with…
Sensors
Most of the android devices have built-in sensors that measure motion, orientation, and various environmental conditions. The android platform supports three broad categories of sensors. Motion Sensors Environmental sensors Position…
Google maps
Android allows us to integrate google maps in our application. You can show any location on the map , or can show different routes on the map e.t.c. You can…
JSON Parsing
JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation.It is an independent data exchange format and is the best alternative for XML. This chapter explains how to parse the JSON file and extract…
Content provider and Remote Databases
A content provider component supplies data from one application to others on request. Such requests are handled by the methods of the ContentResolver class. A content provider can use different…
SQLite Databases
SQLite is an open source SQL database that stores data to a text file on a device. Android comes in with built in SQLite database implementation. SQLite supports all the…
Internal Storage, External Storage
Android provides many kinds of storage for applications to store their data. These storage places are shared preferences, internal and external storage, SQLite storage, and storage via network connection. Internal…
Managing Data Storage, Advanced Components of Android and Location & Map
Shared Preferences Android provides many ways of storing data of an application. One of these ways is called Shared Preferences. Shared Preferences allow you to save and retrieve data in…
2D and 3D graphics
Android graphics Android provides a huge set of 2D-drawing APIs that allow you to create graphics. Android has got visually appealing graphics and mind blowing animations. The Android framework provides…