Android 4: New features for Application Development -- Table of Contents -- Android 4: New features for Application Development -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more -- Why Subscribe? -- Free Access for Packt account holders -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Downloading the example code -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Action Bar for All -- Action bar -- Adding an action bar -- Adding an ActionProvider -- Adding submenus to the ActionProvider -- ShareActionProvider -- Adding an action view -- Using the action bar for navigation -- Summary -- 2. A New Layout - GridLayout -- GridLayout -- Why to use GridLayout -- Adding a GridLayout -- Configuring GridLayout -- A new view - Space -- Summary -- 3. Social APIs -- Basics of contacts in Android -- Using Social API -- Device user profile -- Summary -- 4. Calendar APIs -- Using Calendar APIs -- Creating an event -- Using Intents for creating events -- Adding an attendee -- Adding a reminder -- Summary -- 5. Fragments -- Fragment basics -- Fragment lifecycle -- Creating and managing fragments -- Programmatically adding a fragment -- Event sharing with activity -- Using multiple fragments in an activity -- Types of fragments -- ListFragment -- DialogFragment -- PreferenceFragment -- WebViewFragment -- Summary -- 6. Supporting Different Screen Sizes -- Android 4.0 supports different screen sizes -- Using match_parent and wrap_content -- Using dip instead of px -- Omit using AbsoluteLayout -- Providing different bitmap drawables for different screen densities -- Providing different layouts for different screen sizes -- Nine-patch -- Summary -- 7. Android Compatibility Package.

What is Android Compability Package -- How to use the Android Compatibility Package -- Summary -- 8. New Connectivity APIs - Android Beam and Wi-Fi Direct -- Android Beam -- Beaming NdefMessages -- Wi-Fi Direct -- Sample Wi-Fi Direct application -- Summary -- Index.