Building Android Apps in Easy Steps ─ Covers App Inventor 2

This new edition of Building Android Apps in Easy Steps begins by explaining how to create a development environment on a computer in which to develop and test Android Apps. It then takes the reader through installing Java and the App Inventor 2, alongside each required key function of creating the app itself.

Covering areas such as designing the interface, controlling progress, calling functions and deploying the app, this book shows how together technical knowledge and creativity can produce Android Apps to be proud of. In addition, areas such as playing sounds and videos, tweeting updates and calling phone numbers are looked at to make fantastic new Android Apps.

Building Android Apps in Easy Steps holds more information than first meets the eye. This book aims to teach programming novices the skills required to create their own Android Apps whilst assisting programmers to gain new skills. For anyone seeking to discover the easiest way to create apps for Android devices, this book holds all of your answers!

Mike McGrath gained his extensive knowledge of computer languages while working as a developer contracting to companies around the world. Mike is an established In Easy Steps author with several guides to his credit including: C++; Javascript, Java, Linux, PHP, SQL and Visual Basic Express.