Android Studio 3.6 Development Essentials - Kotlin Edition

Neil Smyth

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN: 9781800561045
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Open Source Programming
• Index: Computer Science

Update your Android Studio skills and build modern Android applications using KotlinKey Features• Set up Android development and testing environments• Gain core knowledge of the Kotlin programming language• Study the design of Android applications and its user interfaces in-depthBook DescriptionThe popularity of Kotlin as an Android-compatible language keeps growing every day. This book will help you build your own Android applications using Kotlin.Android Studio 3.6 Development Essentials – Kotlin Edition first shows you how to install Android development and test environments on different operating systems. Next, you will create an Android app and a virtual device in Android Studio and install an Android application on an emulator. You will test apps on emulators and on physical Android devices. Next, you'll explore the features of Android Studio 3.6, Android 10, and Android architecture. The focus then shifts to the Kotlin language. You'll be given an overview of Kotlin, and practice converting code from Java to Kotlin. You'll also explore data types, operators, expressions, loops, functions, and the basics of OOP in Kotlin. The book will then cover Android Jetpack and how to create an example app project using the ViewModel component. You'll study 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 will have gained the knowledge and skills required to develop powerful Android applications using Kotlin.What you will learn• Build reliable apps with less error-prone code using Kotlin• Use Java-based Android libraries in Kotlin• Reduce the amount of code using Android Jetpack• 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 anyone who wants to learn how to develop powerful Android Applications using Kotlin and Android Studio 3.6. A basic understanding of Kotlin and Android SDK is recommended.

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 Introduction to Kotlin
• 12. Kotlin Data Types,Variables and Nullability
• 13. Kotlin Operators and Expressions
• 14. Kotlin Flow Control
• 15. An Overview of Kotlin Functions and Lambdas
• 16. The Basics of Object Oriented Programming in Kotlin
• 17. An Introduction to Kotlin Inheritance and Subclassing
• 18. An Overview of Android View Binding
• 19. Understanding Android Application and Activity Lifecycles
• 20. Handling Android Activity State Changes
• 21. Android Activity State Changes by Example
• 22. Saving and Restoring the State of an Android Activity
• 23. Understanding Android Views, View Groups and Layouts
• 24. A Guide to the Android Studio Layout Editor Tool
• 25. A Guide to the Android ConstraintLayout
• 26. A Guide to using ConstraintLayout in Android Studio
• 27. Working with ConstraintLayout Chains and Ratios in Android Studio
• 28. An Android Studio Layout Editor ConstraintLayout Tutorial
• 29. Manual XML Layout Design in Android Studio
• 30. Managing Constraints using Constraint Sets
• 31. An Android ConstraintSet Tutorial
• 32. A Guide to using Apply Changes in Android Studio
• 33. An Overview and Example of Android Event Handling
• 34. Android Touch and Multi-touch Event Handling
• 35. Detecting Common Gestures using the Android Gesture Detector Class
• 36. Implementing Custom Gesture and Pinch Recognition on Android
• 37. An Introduction to Android Fragments
• 38. Using Fragments in Android Studio - An Example
• 39. Modern Android App Architecture with Jetpack
• 40. An Android Jetpack ViewModel Tutorial
• 41. An Android Jetpack LiveData Tutorial
• 42. An Overview of Android Jetpack Data Binding
• 43. An Android Jetpack Data Binding Tutorial
• 44. An Android ViewModel Saved State Tutorial
• 45. Working with Android Lifecycle-Aware Components
• 46. An Android Jetpack Lifecycle Awareness Tutorial
• 47. An Overview of the Navigation Architecture Component
• 48. An Android Jetpack Navigation Component Tutorial
• 49. Creating and Managing Overflow Menus on Android
• 50. Animating User Interfaces with the Android Transitions Framework
• 51. An Android Transition Tutorial using beginDelayedTransition
• 52. Implementing Android Scene Transitions – A Tutorial
• 53. Working with the Floating Action Button and Snackbar
• 54. Creating a Tabbed Interface using the TabLayout Component
• 55. Working with the RecyclerView and CardView Widgets
• 56. An Android RecyclerView and CardView Tutorial
• 57. A Layout Editor Sample Data Tutorial
• 58. Working with the AppBar and Collapsing Toolbar Layouts
• 59. An Android Studio Master/Detail Flow Tutorial
• 60. An Overview of Android Intents
• 61. Android Explicit Intents – A Worked Example
• 62. Android Implicit Intents – A Worked Example
• 63. Android Broadcast Intents and Broadcast Receivers
• 64. A Basic Overview of Threads and AsyncTasks
• 65. An Introduction to Kotlin Coroutines
• 66. An Android Kotlin Coroutines Tutorial
• 67. An Overview of Android Started and Bound Services
• 68. Implementing an Android Started Service – A Worked Example
• 69. Android Local Bound Services – A Worked Example
• 70. Android Remote Bound Services – A Worked Example
• 71. An Android Notifications Tutorial
• 72. An Android Direct Reply Notification Tutorial
• 73. Foldable Devices and Multi-Window Support
• 74. An Overview of Android SQLite Databases
• 75. The Android Room Persistence Library
• 76. An Android TableLayout and TableRow Tutorial
• 77. An Android Room Database and Repository Tutorial
• 78. Accessing Cloud Storage using the Android Storage Access Framework
• 79. An Android Storage Access Framework Example
• 80. Implementing Video Playback on Android using the VideoView and MediaController Classes
• 81. Android Picture-in-Picture Mode
• 82. An Android Picture-in-Picture Tutorial
• 83. Making Runtime Permission Requests in Android
• 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. A Guide to the Android Studio Profiler
• 92. An Android Biometric Authentication Tutorial
• 93. Creating, Testing and Uploading an Android App Bundle
• 94. An Overview of Android Dynamic Feature Modules
• 95. An Android Studio Dynamic Feature Tutorial
• 96. An Overview of Gradle in Android Studio
• Index