Android Studio 3.6 Development Essentials - Java Edition

Neil Smyth

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN: 9781800560147
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Programming
• Index: Computer Science

Update your Android studio skills and build modern Android applications using JavaKey Features• Develop a comprehensive understanding of Android Jetpack• Build your familiarity with Android architecture guidelines• Study the design of Android applications and its user interfaces in-depthBook DescriptionTo meet the demands of the mobile market and keep its developer community ahead, Android rolls out frequent updates. Focussing on Android Jetpack libraries, this book teaches you how to build reliable Android applications using Java.The book begins with the set-up of Android development and testing environments on Windows, macOS, and Linux. You will create an Android app and test it on an Android virtual device and a physical Android device. Next, you'll explore the features of Android Studio 3.6, Android 10, Android architecture, and Android Jetpack. Moving ahead, you'll cover touch-screen handling, cloud-based file storage, and foldable device support. The book then covers advanced topics such as views and widget implementation, multi-window support integration, and biometric authentication. Finally, you will learn to upload your app to the Google Play Console and handle the build process with Gradle.By the end of this book, you'll have all the knowledge and skills needed to create modern Android applications.What you will learn• Design UI for Android applications using Android Studio Editor• Build reliable apps with fewer coding errors using Android Jetpack• Test Android applications on physical devices and emulators• Explore unique ways to handle single- and multi-touch events• Use Gesture libraries to implement gesture and pinch recognition systems• Increase your app visibility with app linksWho this book is forThis book is ideal for application developers and programmers who want to leverage their Android skills using Java. A basic understanding of Java and Android SDK will help you to learn the concepts covered in this book more quickly.

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. 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. An Overview and Example of Android Event Handling
• 27. Android Touch and Multi-touch Event Handling
• 28. Detecting Common Gestures using the Android Gesture Detector Class
• 29. Implementing Custom Gesture and Pinch Recognition on Android
• 30. An Introduction to Android Fragments
• 31. Using Fragments in Android Studio - An Example
• 32. Modern Android App Architecture with Jetpack
• 33. An Android Jetpack ViewModel Tutorial
• 34. An Android Jetpack LiveData Tutorial
• 35. An Overview of Android Jetpack Data Binding
• 36. An Android Jetpack Data Binding Tutorial
• 37. An Android ViewModel Saved State Tutorial
• 38. Working with Android Lifecycle-Aware Components
• 39. An Android Jetpack Lifecycle Awareness Tutorial
• 40. An Overview of the Navigation Architecture Component
• 41. An Android Jetpack Navigation Component Tutorial
• 42. Creating and Managing Overflow Menus on Android
• 43. Animating User Interfaces with the Android Transitions Framework
• 44. An Android Transition Tutorial using beginDelayedTransition
• 45. Implementing Android Scene Transitions – A 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 Master/Detail Flow Tutorial
• 53. An Overview of Android Intents
• 54. Android Explicit Intents – A Worked Example
• 55. Android Implicit Intents – A Worked Example
• 56. Android Broadcast Intents and Broadcast Receivers
• 57. A Basic Overview of Threads and AsyncTasks
• 58. An Overview of Android Started and Bound Services
• 59. Implementing an Android Started Service – A Worked Example
• 60. Android Local Bound Services – A Worked Example
• 61. Android Remote Bound Services – A Worked Example
• 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. The Android Room Persistence Library
• 67. An Android TableLayout and TableRow Tutorial
• 68. An Android Room Database and Repository Tutorial
• 69. Accessing Cloud Storage using the Android Storage Access Framework
• 70. An Android Storage Access Framework Example
• 71. Implementing Video Playback on Android using the VideoView and MediaController Classes
• 72. Android Picture-in-Picture Mode
• 73. An Android Picture-in-Picture Tutorial
• 74. Making Runtime Permission Requests in Android
• 75. Android Audio Recording and Playback using MediaPlayer and MediaRecorder
• 76. Working with the Google Maps Android API in Android Studio
• 77. Printing with the Android Printing Framework
• 78. An Android HTML and Web Content Printing Example
• 79. A Guide to Android Custom Document Printing
• 80. An Introduction to Android App Links
• 81. An Android Studio App Links Tutorial
• 82. A Guide to the Android Studio Profiler
• 83. An Android Biometric Authentication Tutorial
• 84. Creating, Testing and Uploading an Android App Bundle
• 85. An Overview of Android Dynamic Feature Modules
• 86. An Android Studio Dynamic Feature Tutorial
• 87. An Overview of Gradle in Android Studio
• Index