Android - Useful Resources

The following resources contain additional information on Android. Please use them to get more in-depth knowledge on this topic.

Useful Links on Android

  • Android Developers − Official Android website giving complete detail about latest Android releases, their features, APIs used by the Android Developers.
  • Google Play - Developer Console − The biggest Android Marketplace to buy and sell Android Applications.
  • Download latest Android SDK − The Android SDK provides you the API libraries and developer tools necessary to build, test, and debug apps for Android.
  • Eclipse Download − One of the best IDE to develop Android Applications.
  • Free Java Download − Download Java for your desktop computer now!

Useful Books on Android

  • The Android Developer's Cookbook
  • Android Programming Painless
  • Professional Android 4 Application Development
  • Android Programming
  • Beginning Android 4 Application Development
  • Programming Android

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