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Android Native Development Kit Cookbook
Android Native Development Kit Cookbook

Android Native Development Kit Cookbook: Create Android apps using Native C/C++ with the expert guidance contained in this cookbook. From basic routines to advanced multimedia development, it helps you harness the full power of Android NDK.

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  • Build, debug, and profile Android NDK apps
  • Implement part of Android apps in native C/C++ code
  • Optimize code performance in assembly with Android NDK

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Building Android applications would usually mean that you spend all of your time working in Java. There are however times when this is not the most efficient or best method for the application being built. This is where Android NDK comes in. Android NDK allows the developer to write in Native C/C++, giving you the power to reuse code and libraries and also, in most cases, increase the speed and efficiency of your application.The "Android Native Development Kit Cookbook" will help you understand the development, building, and debugging of your native Android applications. We will discover and learn JNI programming and essential NDK APIs such as OpenGL ES, and the native application API. We will then explore the process of porting existing libraries and software to NDK. By the end of this book you will be able to build your own apps in NDK apps."Android Native Development Kit Cookbook" begins with basic recipes that will help you in the building and debugging of native apps, and JNI programming. The recipes cover various topics of application development with Android NDK such as OpenGL programming and Multimedia programming. We will begin with a simple recipe, Hello NDK, before moving on to cover advanced topics with recipes on OpenGL ES that focus on 2D and 3D graphics, as well as recipes that discuss working with NDK and external APIs. If you are looking for ways to make your application available in Android and take measures to boost your application's performance, then this Cookbook is for you.

Who is this book for?

Android developers who want to learn Android NDK programming, or develop multimedia and games in Android NDK will benefit from this book.

What you will learn

  • Develop Android apps in C/C++ without a single line of Java
  • Program 2D/3D graphics with both OpenGL ES 1x and 2.0 in Android NDK
  • Write multi-threaded Android apps in Android NDK
  • Port existing C/C++ libraries and applications to Android with NDK
  • Develop multimedia Android apps with Android NDK
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Table of Contents

9 Chapters
Hello NDK Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Java Native Interface Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Build and Debug NDK Applications Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Android NDK OpenGL ES API Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Android Native Application API Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Android NDK Multithreading Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Other Android NDK API Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Porting and Using the Existing Libraries with Android NDK Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Porting an Existing Application to Android with NDK Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

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povilas Jun 09, 2013
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This book can be very useful for Android developers who doesn't have much experience in native C++ development. The book describes in details the process of NDK setup and building applications with NDK. It also gives entry level introduction into JNI with some very useful tips and tricks. Information is well structured and organized in cookbook recipe style. It not only shows code samples but also provides understandable explanation how this code works and why it is necessary.I would definitely recommend this book.
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Fabio Radin May 23, 2013
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The book gives a very detailed and exhaustive description of entry-level, intermediate and advanced techniques that could be used with Android NDK. All chapters, that are more or less independent of each other, explore specific arguments of Android JNI and NDK aspects. For the first time I saw in an Android NDK book the description of OpenGL (2D and 3D) and OpenMAX technologies from a native point of view. This allow you to write Android applications with a very limited number of Java code lines!In addition to that, the author describes a typical not documented approach in several other Android NDK books: the porting of an existing application to Android with NDK. This is a very useful chapter for people that could want to reuse existing libraries and applications written in C/C++ inside an Android one.I have to say that this book is not for everyone. You need to be a good C/C++ programmer because there are several required knowledges that must be well known by the reader (multithreading, semaphores, mutex, OpenGL, exceptions, OpenMAX, and so on), but, if you are curious about Android NDK and native code for Android, there are surely some chapters (in my opinion only a few) that could be for a large audience.In summary, I find the book perfect to make you a skilled Android NDK programmer! In addition, the two bonus chapters (available for download from website) are fantastic (I started reading the bonus chapters instead of the book!). If you love C/C++ language and in the same time you want to build applications for your Android device, this book is for you.Note: This book was provided for review by Packt.
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Sol_HSA Jun 19, 2013
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Although the name contains the word "cookbook", which to me says the book contains lots of small snippets, this book is actually a pretty much well-rounded tutorial on how to use the NDK. It starts off with setting up NDK on Windows, Linux and OSX, as well as a walkthrough of a hello world project.The book doesn't tiptoe around the fact that you really can't make a purely native application on Android; even if you use the "native activity", the java virtual machine is still there, behind the curtain. So it's a good thing the book covers the communication between the VM and native code in detail. There is also a chapter that covers the "native activity" approach as well, where you don't necessarily need to worry about the java side.. as much.Personally, I've only used printf debugging and Eclipse for NDK applications, so it was nice to find a chapter that covers different ways to build applications as well as different options for debuggers.Plenty of pages are devoted to threading, which I found a bit odd. The book also touches on a bunch of APIs one might want to use from NDK, like zlib, OpenSL ES, OpenMAX AL and OpenGL ES. While the intro to OpenGL ES may be helpful to some, there are complete books about this subject that are better sources for that information.Finally, there's a couple of chapters covering porting existing C code (libraries and applications) to Android and NDK. These are mostly step-by-step explanations of how to port some specific examples, where I would have preferred to see more of a list of things to keep in mind, pitfalls, what works, what doesn't, that sort of thing.If you're a desktop application developer and want to get your stuff running on your Android phone, and only want to buy one book, the topics of this book pretty much cover everything that you need to know.
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Rick Boyer May 26, 2013
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When I saw preview copies of this book being offered, I jumped at the chance! As an experienced Android SDK developer with a background as a professional C/C++ developer, this is a topic I want to learn more about. I've only just opened the book, so these are my initial thoughts and I will post an update when I complete the book.The book starts with an introduction to the NDK and walks the user through setting up the environment. Even though I've already worked with the NDK, I still found good information in the first chapter. Remember, the NDK isn't for everything and the author explains the pros and cons of NDK development. There are not many chapters in the book, as this gives the author plenty of opportunity to go in depth on the topics. If the first chapter is representative of the rest of the book, this is going to be time well spent.
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Michael Sprayberry Jun 02, 2013
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This book is a great start to learning Native Development for Android, it goes over a lot of the basic issues that a new programmer may happen into. This book is not a learners book for NDK but is a companion book for those learning NDK for Android. The chapters are well lined out and the author pulls from a lot of different sources to fill the cookbook with recipes to further develop your code and understanding of how the NDK can transform your applications. I would definitely recommend this for anyone programming Android and using the NDK to further their applications.
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