Extracts from "Android Protips: Advanced Topics for Expert Android App Developers"

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Extracts from "Android Protips: Advanced Topics for Expert Android App Developers" Taipei GTUG 20110706 Meetup (http://goo.gl/VdfLK) Original Presenter Reto Meier @retomeier Extract Presenter David Wu @wuman blog.wu-man.com

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2 @wuman  David Wu  [email protected]  blog.wu-man.com  #tossug, #h4  HTC

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3 In 10 Minutes...

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4 Purpose  How to get featured?

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5 Breakdown Tips  Create apps people don't know they want  Use newest API  Parallel Activity pattern  Interfaces  Analytics & beta testing  Read the developer blog 4 Attributes  Fresh  Psychic  Adaptive  Smooth

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6 Innovation  Apps people want  Gmail  Maps  News  Shopping  Apps people don't yet know they want  Shazam  Goggles  Google Body  Angry Birds

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7 Parallel Activity Pattern

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8 Interface

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9 Analytics and Beta Testing

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11 Passive Location Provider (1/2)

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12 Passive Location Provider (2/2)

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13 AlarmManager

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14 Device State => Refresh Rate  Connectivity  Power connected and battery level  Dock mode

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16 Simplified Logins

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17 Backup SharedPreferences

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18 Links Interception

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20 Displaying the Right Keyboard

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22 Asynchronous Calls  Handler  AsyncTask  IntentService  AsyncQueryHandler  Loader and CursorLoader

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23 References  Video of the session http://goo.gl/H5nFe  Original slides http://goo.gl/ZhLoR  Reto Meier's blog http://blog.radioactiveyak.com/