Android Studio Jellyfish Essentials-Java Edition

by Neil Smyth

Android Studio Jellyfish Essentials - Java Edition is a comprehensive guide to developing Android apps using Android Studio and Java.
This book is suitable for novice and experienced programmers and serves both as a learning tool and a reference guide you can return to as you progress through the Android app development learning process and start developing your own apps.

The book starts with the basics, explaining how to install and use Android Studio and AVD emulators before delving into the world of Android app development, from foundational techniques to advanced development topics.

This work was written and produced entirely by the author. We are proud to be distributing it.

This book teaches you how to develop Android-based applications using Android Studio and Java. Beginning with the basics, it outlines how to set up an Android development and testing environment, followed by an overview of areas such as tool windows, the code editor, and the Layout Editor tool. An introduction to Android’s architecture is followed by an in-depth look at the design of Android applications and user interfaces using the Android Studio environment.

Chapters also cover the Android Architecture Components, including view models, lifecycle management, Room database access, content providers, the Database Inspector, app navigation, live data, and data binding.

More advanced topics, such as intents, are also covered, as are touch screen handling, gesture recognition, and audio recording and playback.

The concepts of material design are also covered in detail, including the use of floating action buttons, Snackbars, tabbed interfaces, card views, navigation drawers, and collapsing toolbars.

Other key features of Android Studio and Android are also covered in detail, including the Layout Editor, the ConstraintLayout and ConstraintSet classes, MotionLayout Editor, view binding, constraint chains, barriers, and direct reply notifications.

Chapters also cover advanced features of Android Studio, such as App Links, Gradle build configuration, in-app billing, and submitting apps to the Google Play Developer Console.

• Windows 8/10/11 64-bit
• macOS 10.14 or later running on Intel or Apple silicon
• Chrome OS device with Intel i5 or higher
• Linux systems with version 2.31 or later of the GNU C Library (glibc)
• Android Studio Iguana (2023.2.1)
• Minimum of 8GB of RAM
• Approximately 8GB of available disk space
• 1280 x 800 minimum screen resolution

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Releases:

• P1.0 2024/06/19

Introduction
2. Setting up an Android Studio Development Environment
3. Creating an Example Android App in Android Studio excerpt
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 App
11. An Overview of Android View Binding
12. Understanding Android Application and Activity Lifecycles
13. Handling Android Activity State Changes
14. Android Activity State Changes by Example
15. Saving and Restoring the State of an Android Activity
16. Understanding Android Views, View Groups and Layouts
17. A Guide to the Android Studio Layout Editor Tool
18. A Guide to the Android ConstraintLayout
19. A Guide to Using ConstraintLayout in Android Studio
20. Working with ConstraintLayout Chains and Ratios in Android Studio
21. An Android Studio Layout Editor ConstraintLayout Tutorial
22. Manual XML Layout Design in Android Studio
23. Managing Constraints using Constraint Sets
24. An Android ConstraintSet Tutorial
25. A Guide to Using Apply Changes in Android Studio
26. A Guide to Gradle Version Catalogs
27. An Overview and Example of Android Event Handling
28. Android Touch and Multi-touch Event Handling
29. Detecting Common Gestures Using the Android Gesture Detector Class
30. Implementing Custom Gesture and Pinch Recognition on Android
31. An Introduction to Android Fragments
32. Using Fragments in Android Studio - An Example
33. Modern Android App Architecture with Jetpack
34. An Android ViewModel Tutorial
35. An Android Jetpack LiveData Tutorial
36. An Overview of Android Jetpack Data Binding
37. An Android Jetpack Data Binding Tutorial
38. An Android ViewModel Saved State Tutorial
39. Working with Android Lifecycle-Aware Components
40. An Android Jetpack Lifecycle Awareness Tutorial
41. An Overview of the Navigation Architecture Component
42. An Android Jetpack Navigation Component Tutorial
43. An Introduction to MotionLayout
44. An Android MotionLayout Editor Tutorial
45. A MotionLayout KeyCycle Tutorial
46. Working with the Floating Action Button and Snackbar
47. Creating a Tabbed Interface using the TabLayout Component
48. Working with the RecyclerView and CardView Widgets
49. An Android RecyclerView and CardView Tutorial
50. A Layout Editor Sample Data Tutorial
51. Working with the AppBar and Collapsing Toolbar Layouts
52. An Android Studio Primary/Detail Flow Tutorial
53. An Overview of Android Services
54. An Overview of Android Intents
55. Android Explicit Intents - A Worked Example
56. Android Implicit Intents - A Worked Example
57. Android Broadcast Intents and Broadcast Receivers
58. Android Local Bound Services - A Worked Example
59. Android Remote Bound Services - A Worked Example
60. An Overview of Java Threads, Handlers and Executors
61. Making Runtime Permission Requests in Android
62. An Android Notifications Tutorial
63. An Android Direct Reply Notification Tutorial
64. Foldable Devices and Multi-Window Support
65. An Overview of Android SQLite Databases
66. An Android SQLite Database Tutorial
67. Understanding Android Content Providers
68. An Android Content Provider Tutorial
69. An Android Content Provider Client Tutorial
70. The Android Room Persistence Library
71. An Android TableLayout and TableRow Tutorial
72. An Android Room Database and Repository Tutorial excerpt
73. Accessing Cloud Storage using the Android Storage Access Framework
74. An Android Storage Access Framework Example
75. Video Playback on Android using the VideoView and MediaController Classes
76. Android Picture-in-Picture Mode
77. An Android Picture-in-Picture Tutorial
78. Android Audio Recording and Playback using MediaPlayer and MediaRecorder
79. Working with the Google Maps Android API in Android Studio
80. Printing with the Android Printing Framework
81. An Android HTML and Web Content Printing Example
82. A Guide to Android Custom Document Printing
83. An Introduction to Android App Links
84. An Android Studio App Links Tutorial
85. An Android Biometric Authentication Tutorial
86. Creating, Testing, and Uploading an Android App Bundle
87. An Overview of Android In-App Billing
88. An Android In-App Purchasing Tutorial
89. Creating and Managing Overflow Menus on Android
90. Working with Material Design 3 Theming
91. A Material Design 3 Theming and Dynamic Color Tutorial
92. An Overview of Gradle in Android Studio

Author

Neil Smyth has more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry, including software development, project management, and marketing. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology and holds several certifications, including A+, Security+, Network+, Project+, Java Associate, and Microsoft Certified Professional. Neil is also a CIW Database Design Specialist.

Neil is the co-founder and CEO of Payload Media, Inc., a technical content publishing company. He is also an author who has written several programming and system administration books under the “Essentials” range. Notable titles include Android Studio Development Essentials, Jetpack Compose Essentials, iOS App Development Essentials, and Ubuntu Essentials.