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Adding Permissions in the AndroidManifest 527
TableLayout: Creating Tabular UI Designs 529
Creating Your TableLayout UI for ContactGalaxy 530ContactGalaxy Class: Accessing Your Database 532
Using the Android ContentResolver Class 535Writing to a Database: addGalaxyViceroy( ) 541
Summary 550
■ Chapter 15: Developing for Android Wearable Devices ������������������������������������������������ 551
True Wearables versus Android Peripherals 552
Development Strategy: Android, Wear SDK, or Plug-In 553
Smartwatch Optimization Fundamentals: Display and CPU 555
Creating Your EarthTimeAPK Android App 556
EarthTime UI Design: Styling an AnalogClock 559
Adding the Background Image of Planet Earth 560
EarthTime Code: MainActivityjava Class 563
Attaching the Pine to the Workstation USB Port 566
Creating Your EarthTime Application Icons 570Adding Interactivity to the EarthTime App 573
Adding Four ImageView UI Icons to a UI Design 574
Enhancing the App: Adding Background Images 582
EarthTime Interactive: Adding Event Handling 584Summary 590
■ Chapter 16: The Future of Android: The 64-Bit Android 5�0 OS ������������������������������������� 591
What’s New in Android 5: New OS Features 592
Android 50 Platform: 64-Bit Linux and Java 7 592
Android 5 Runtime: ART Will Become the Default 593
Enhanced 3D Support: OpenGL, Z-Layers, and Shadows 593
The Camera 2 API: UHD with High Dynamic Range 596
Project Volta: Control Power Use Optimization 597
Android Peripheral: Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 597