Discover more than 100 down-to-earth code recipes, covering a wide range of useful topics using complete and real-world working code examples. This book is updated to include the Android N SDK (7.0), as well as earlier releases. Crammed with insightful instruction and helpful examples, this fifth edition of Android Recipes is your guide to writing apps for one of today’s hottest mobile platforms. It offers pragmatic advice that will help you get the job done quickly and well. This can save you a great deal of work over creating a project from scratch. Instead of abstract descriptions of complex concepts, in Android Recipes you'll find live code examples. When you start a new project you can consider copying and pasting the code and configuration files from this book and then modifying them for your own customization needs. What You'll LearnCode for Android smartphones and tabletsUse external libraries to save time and effortBoost app performance by using the Android NDK and RenderScriptDesign apps for performance, responsiveness, and seamlessnessSend data between devices and other external hardwarePersist application data and share it between applicationsCapture and play back various device media itemsCommunicate with web servicesGet the most out of your user interfaceWho This Book Is ForAll Android app developers.