About the Authors

Dave Smith is a professional engineer developing hardware and software for mobile and embedded platforms. Dave’s engineering efforts are currently focused full-time on Android development. Since 2009, Dave has worked on developing at all levels of the Android platform, from writing user applications using the SDK to building and customizing the Android source code for embedded devices. Dave also frequently shares ideas via his development blog (http://wiresareobsolete.com) and Twitter stream @devunwired.

Jeff Friesen is a freelance tutor and software developer with an emphasis on Java (and now Android). In addition to writing Android Recipes, Jeff has written numerous articles on Java and other technologies for JavaWorld (JavaWorld.com), InformIT (InformIT.com), and Java.net.