Book description
Learn to build human-interactive Android apps, starting with device sensors
This book shows Android developers how to exploit the rich set of
device sensors-locational, physical (temperature, pressure, light,
acceleration, etc.), cameras, microphones, and speech recognition-in
order to build fully human-interactive Android applications. Whether
providing hands-free directions or checking your blood pressure,
Professional Android Sensor Programming shows how to turn
possibility into reality.
The authors provide techniques that bridge the gap between accessing
sensors and putting them to meaningful use in real-world situations.
They not only show you how to use the sensor related APIs effectively,
they also describe how to use supporting Android OS components to
build complete systems. Along the way, they provide solutions to
problems that commonly occur when using Android's sensors, with
tested, real-world examples. Ultimately, this invaluable resource
provides in-depth, runnable code examples that you can then adapt for
your own applications.
- Shows experienced Android developers how to exploit the rich set
of Android smartphone sensors to build human-interactive Android apps
- Explores Android locational and physical sensors (including
temperature, pressure, light, acceleration, etc.), as well as
cameras, microphones, and speech recognition
- Helps programmers use the Android sensor APIs, use Android OS
components to build complete systems, and solve common problems
- Includes detailed, functional code that you can adapt and use
for your own applications
- Shows you how to successfully implement real-world solutions
using each class of sensors for determining location, interpreting
physical sensors, handling images and audio, and recognizing and
acting on speech
Learn how to write programs for this fascinating aspect of mobile app
development with Professional Android Sensor Programming.
Greg Milette is a professional Android developer and founder of
Gradison Technologies, an app development company. He enjoys building
practical apps like Digital Recipe Sidekick and contributing to StackOverflow.
Adam Stroud is the lead developer for the Android version of
RunKeeper. He is a self-proclaimed "phandroid" and is an
active participant in the Android virtual community on StackOverflow
and Android Google groups.
