Migrating to Android for iOS Developers gives you - as an experienced iOS app developer - the ability to learn native Android apps development from scratch. Through case studies and examples, this book starts with a simple but meaningful Hello Android project. Then, this book continues by providing guidelines and tutorial projects showing you how to translate iOS apps to Android right from the beginning.
What you’ll learn
• How to maximize your existing iOS mobile knowledge to learn Android programming skills
• How to use the Android integrated development environment with the Eclipse ADT plugin
• How to translate your existing iOS code to Android with the following common mobile topics:
° Common mobile screen navigation patterns
° User interface components and UI animations
° Storing data
° Networking and using remote services
° Using system apps
° Maps and location awareness
° Mobile search frameworks
° Mobile analytics