Book III

The Building Blocks

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Contents at a Glance

1. Chapter 1: Android Activities
   1. All about Activities
   2. The Activity Lifecycle
   3. Getting Results Back from an Activity
   4. Applications Don’t Feel Left Out
2. Chapter 2: Intents and Intent Filters
   1. How to Make a Match
   2. Practice, Practice, Practice
   3. Activities and Stacks
3. Chapter 3: Services
   1. A Very Simple Service
   2. Running a Service at Boot Time
   3. Starting and Binding
   4. Talking about the Weather
   5. Getting Real Weather Data
   6. Talking to a Service as if You’re Right Next Door
4. Chapter 4: Broadcast Receivers
   1. Receivers 101
   2. Beyond the Fundamentals
   3. Standard Broadcasts
5. Chapter 5: Content Providers
   1. Databases: From the Stone Age to the Present Day
   2. Working with a Database
   3. Creating and Using a Content Provider