Book III

The Building Blocks

Contents at a Glance

Chapter 1: Android Activities

All about Activities

The Activity Lifecycle

Getting Results Back from an Activity

Applications Don’t Feel Left Out

Chapter 2: Intents and Intent Filters

How to Make a Match

Practice, Practice, Practice

Activities and Stacks

Chapter 3: Services

A Very Simple Service

Running a Service at Boot Time

Starting and Binding

Talking about the Weather

Getting Real Weather Data

Talking to a Service as if You’re Right Next Door

Chapter 4: Broadcast Receivers

Receivers 101

Beyond the Fundamentals

Standard Broadcasts

Chapter 5: Content Providers

Databases: From the Stone Age to the Present Day

Working with a Database

Creating and Using a Content Provider