Enterprise Android

The definitive guide to building data-driven Android applications for enterprise systems

Android devices represent a rapidly growing share of the mobile device market. With the release of Android 4, they are moving beyond consumer applications into corporate/enterprise use. Developers who want to start building data-driven Android applications that integrate with enterprise systems will learn how with this book. In the tradition of Wrox Professional guides, it thoroughly covers sharing and displaying data, transmitting data to enterprise applications, and much more.

• Shows Android developers who are not familiar with database development how to design and build data-driven applications for Android devices and integrate them with existing enterprise systems
• Explores how to collect and store data using SQLite, share data using content providers, and display data using adapters
• Covers migrating data using various methods and tools; transmitting data to the enterprise using web services; serializing, securing, and synchronizing data
• Shows how to take advantage of the built-in capabilities of the Android OS to integrate applications into enterprise class systems

Enterprise Android prepares any Android developer to start creating data-intensive applications that today’s businesses demand.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Developing for Android Tablets and Smartphones
Chapter 2: The Relational Model and SQLite
Chapter 3: Android Database Support
Chapter 4: Content Providers
Chapter 5: Rest, Content Providers, Concurrency, Networking, and Sync Adapters
Chapter 6: Service Development
Chapter 7: Mobile and the Cloud
Chapter 8: Complex Device-Based Data: Android Contacts
Chapter 9: Generic Data Synchronization: Project Migrate and the WebData API
Chapter 10: WebData Applications
Chapter 11: Building Human Interfaces for Data
Chapter 12: Security