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Pages: 844
Published: September 2024
ISBN: 9781951442965
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Android Studio Koala Essentials-Java Edition

by Neil Smyth

Android Studio Koala Essentials-Java Edition is a comprehensive guide to mastering Android app development using Android Studio and Java. Designed for both novice and experienced programmers, this book serves as a learning tool and a valuable reference that you can revisit as you progress through the Android app development process and begin creating your own apps.

Starting with the fundamentals, the book guides you through installing and setting up Android Studio and AVD emulators. From there, it takes you step-by-step through the core concepts of Android app development, covering everything from basic techniques to advanced topics.


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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.

What You Need

  • 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 2024/09/10

Contents & Extracts

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. Introducing Gemini in Android Studio
10. An Overview of the Android Architecture
11. The Anatomy of an Android App
12. An Overview of Android View Binding
13. Understanding Android Application and Activity Lifecycles
14. Handling Android Activity State Changes
15. Android Activity State Changes by Example
16. Saving and Restoring the State of an Android Activity
17. Understanding Android Views, View Groups and Layouts
18. A Guide to the Android Studio Layout Editor Tool
19. A Guide to the Android ConstraintLayout
20. A Guide to Using ConstraintLayout in Android Studio
21. Working with ConstraintLayout Chains and Ratios in Android Studio
22. An Android Studio Layout Editor ConstraintLayout Tutorial
23. Manual XML Layout Design in Android Studio
24. Managing Constraints using Constraint Sets
25. An Android ConstraintSet Tutorial
26. A Guide to Using Apply Changes in Android Studio
27. A Guide to Gradle Version Catalogs
28. An Overview and Example of Android Event Handling
29. Android Touch and Multi-touch Event Handling
30. Detecting Common Gestures Using the Android Gesture Detector Class
31. Implementing Custom Gesture and Pinch Recognition on Android
32. An Introduction to Android Fragments
33. Using Fragments in Android Studio - An Example
34. Modern Android App Architecture with Jetpack
35. An Android ViewModel Tutorial
36. An Android Jetpack LiveData Tutorial
37. An Overview of Android Jetpack Data Binding
38. An Android Jetpack Data Binding Tutorial
39. An Android ViewModel Saved State Tutorial
40. Working with Android Lifecycle-Aware Components
41. An Android Jetpack Lifecycle Awareness Tutorial
42. An Overview of the Navigation Architecture Component
43. An Android Jetpack Navigation Component Tutorial
44. An Introduction to MotionLayout
45. An Android MotionLayout Editor Tutorial
46. A MotionLayout KeyCycle Tutorial
47. Working with the Floating Action Button and Snackbar
48. Creating a Tabbed Interface using the TabLayout Component
49. Working with the RecyclerView and CardView Widgets
50. An Android RecyclerView and CardView Tutorial
51. A Layout Editor Sample Data Tutorial
52. Working with the AppBar and Collapsing Toolbar Layouts
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. Creating, Testing, and Uploading an Android App Bundle
74. An Overview of Android In-App Billing
75. An Android In-App Purchasing Tutorial
76. Creating and Managing Overflow Menus on Android
77. An Android Studio Primary/Detail Flow Tutorial
78. An Android Biometric Authentication Tutorial
79. Accessing Cloud Storage using the Android Storage Access Framework
80. An Android Storage Access Framework Example
81. Video Playback on Android using the VideoView and MediaController Classes
82. Android Picture-in-Picture Mode
83. An Android Picture-in-Picture Tutorial
84. Android Audio Recording and Playback using MediaPlayer and MediaRecorder
85. Working with the Google Maps Android API in Android Studio
86. Printing with the Android Printing Framework
87. An Android HTML and Web Content Printing Example
88. A Guide to Android Custom Document Printing
89. An Introduction to Android App Links
90. An Android Studio App Links Tutorial
91. Working with Material Design 3 Theming
92. A Material Design 3 Theming and Dynamic Color Tutorial
93. 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.

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About This Title

Pages: 844
Published: September 2024
ISBN: 9781951442965
Edition: 1
In Print