Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, 5th edition

Published by Addison-Wesley Professional (12 May 2022) © 2022

  • Bryan Sills
  • Brian Gardner
  • Kristin Marsicano
  • Chris Stewart

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Table of contents

Learning Android

The Necessary Tools

Your First Android Application

Interactive User Interfaces

The Activity Lifecycle

Persisting UI State

Debugging Android Apps

Testing

Your Second Activity

Android SDK Versions and Compatibility

Fragments

Displaying Lists with RecyclerView

Creating User Interfaces with Layouts and Widgets

Databases and the Room Library

Fragment Navigation

Dialogs and UI State

The App Bar

Implicit Intents

Taking Pictures with Intents

Localization

Accessibility

Making Network Requests

Displaying Images

SearchView and DataStore

WorkManager

Browsing the Web and WebView

Introduction to Jetpack Compose

Styling and Theming Composables

Managing State in Compose

Custom Views and Touch Events

Property Animation

Afterword

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