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Android Studio 3.5 Development Essentials - Java Edition
About This Book
The essential guide for developing high-end Android applications in JavaKey Features• Create an Android application from scratch• Gain in-depth knowledge of Android SDK and architecture• Master advanced topics such as Google Map integrationBook DescriptionAndroid applications have become an important part of our daily lives and lots of effort goes into developing an Android application. This book will help you to build your own Android applications using Java.Android Studio 3.5 Development Essentials - Java Edition first teaches you to install android development and test environment on different operating systems. Next, you will create an Android app and a virtual device in Android studio, and install an Android application on emulator. You will test apps on physical android devices, then study Android Studio code editor and constraint layout, Android architecture, the anatomy of an Android app, and Android activity state changes. The book then covers advanced topics such as views and widgets implementation, multi-window support integration, and biometric authentication; and, finally, you will learn to upload your app to Google Play console and handle the build process with Gradle.By the end of this book, you will have gained enough knowledge to develop powerful Android applications using Java.What you will learn• Create an Android app in Android Studio environment• Reduce the amount of code using Android Studio Editor• Differentiate between Java Code and XML layout files• Handle touch and multi-touch events• Implement gesture and pinch recognition system• Publish your application on Google Play consoleWho This Book Is ForIf you are interested in developing powerful Android Applications using Java, this is an ideal book for you. Basic knowledge of Java programming is recommended.
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Table of contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Setting up an Android Studio Development Environment
- 3. Creating an Example Android App in Android Studio
- 4. Creating an Android Virtual Device (AVD) in Android Studio
- 5. Using and Configuring the Android Studio AVD Emulator
- 6. A Tour of the Android Studio User Interface
- 7. Testing Android Studio Apps on a Physical Android Device
- 8. The Basics of the Android Studio Code Editor
- 9. An Overview of the Android Architecture
- 10. The Anatomy of an Android Application
- 11. Understanding Android Application and Activity Lifecycles
- 12. Handling Android Activity State Changes
- 13. Android Activity State Changes by Example
- 14. Saving and Restoring the State of an Android Activity
- 15. Understanding Android Views, View Groups and Layouts
- 16. A Guide to the Android Studio Layout Editor Tool
- 17. A Guide to the Android ConstraintLayout
- 18. A Guide to using ConstraintLayout in Android Studio
- 19. Working with ConstraintLayout Chains and Ratios in Android Studio
- 20. An Android Studio Layout Editor ConstraintLayout Tutorial
- 21. Manual XML Layout Design in Android Studio
- 22. Managing Constraints using Constraint Sets
- 23. An Android ConstraintSet Tutorial
- 24. A Guide to using Apply Changes in Android Studio
- 25. An Overview and Example of Android Event Handling
- 26. Android Touch and Multi-touch Event Handling
- 27. Detecting Common Gestures using the Android Gesture Detector Class
- 28. Implementing Custom Gesture and Pinch Recognition on Android
- 29. An Introduction to Android Fragments
- 30. Using Fragments in Android Studio - An Example
- 31. Modern Android App Architecture with Jetpack
- 32. An Android Jetpack ViewModel Tutorial
- 33. An Android Jetpack LiveData Tutorial
- 34. An Overview of Android Jetpack Data Binding
- 35. An Android Jetpack Data Binding Tutorial
- 36. Working with Android Lifecycle-Aware Components
- 37. An Android Jetpack Lifecycle Awareness Tutorial
- 38. An Overview of the Navigation Architecture Component
- 39. An Android Jetpack Navigation Component Tutorial
- 40. Creating and Managing Overflow Menus on Android
- 41. Animating User Interfaces with the Android Transitions Framework
- 42. An Android Transition Tutorial using beginDelayedTransition
- 43. Implementing Android Scene Transitions – A Tutorial
- 44. Working with the Floating Action Button and Snackbar
- 45. Creating a Tabbed Interface using the TabLayout Component
- 46. Working with the RecyclerView and CardView Widgets
- 47. An Android RecyclerView and CardView Tutorial
- 48. A Layout Editor Sample Data Tutorial
- 49. Working with the AppBar and Collapsing Toolbar Layouts
- 50. An Android Studio Master/Detail Flow Tutorial
- 51. An Overview of Android Intents
- 52. Android Explicit Intents – A Worked Example
- 53. Android Implicit Intents – A Worked Example
- 54. Android Broadcast Intents and Broadcast Receivers
- 55. A Basic Overview of Threads and AsyncTasks
- 56. An Overview of Android Started and Bound Services
- 57. Implementing an Android Started Service – A Worked Example
- 58. Android Local Bound Services – A Worked Example
- 59. Android Remote Bound Services – A Worked Example
- 60. An Android Notifications Tutorial
- 61. An Android Direct Reply Notification Tutorial
- 62. Foldable Devices and Multi-Window Support
- 63. An Overview of Android SQLite Databases
- 64. The Android Room Persistence Library
- 65. An Android TableLayout and TableRow Tutorial
- 66. An Android Room Database and Repository Tutorial
- 67. Accessing Cloud Storage using the Android Storage Access Framework
- 68. An Android Storage Access Framework Example
- 69. Implementing Video Playback on Android using the VideoView and MediaController Classes
- 70. Android Picture-in-Picture Mode
- 71. An Android Picture-in-Picture Tutorial
- 72. Making Runtime Permission Requests in Android
- 73. Android Audio Recording and Playback using MediaPlayer and MediaRecorder
- 74. Working with the Google Maps Android API in Android Studio
- 75. Printing with the Android Printing Framework
- 76. An Android HTML and Web Content Printing Example
- 77. A Guide to Android Custom Document Printing
- 78. An Introduction to Android App Links
- 79. An Android Studio App Links Tutorial
- 80. A Guide to the Android Studio Profiler
- 81. An Android Biometric Authentication Tutorial
- 82. Creating, Testing and Uploading an Android App Bundle
- 83. An Overview of Android Dynamic Feature Modules
- 84. An Android Studio Dynamic Feature Tutorial
- 85. An Overview of Gradle in Android Studio
- Index