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

Published by Addison-Wesley Professional (May 31, 2022) © 2022

  • Kristin Marsicano
  • Brian Gardner
  • Bill Phillips
  • Chris Stewart
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Title overview

An introductory android book for programmers with Kotlin experience

Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide will lead you through the wilderness using hands-on example apps combined with clear explanations of key concepts and APIs. This book focuses on practical techniques for developing apps in Kotlin compatible with Android 7.0 (Nougat) through Android 12 and beyond.

Write and run code every step of the way, using Android Studio to create apps that integrate with other apps, download and display pictures from the web, store data in databases, and more. Learn about the latest patterns and techniques, including Kotlin co-routines and Jetpack Compose, a new way to build Android UIs. Each chapter and app has been designed and tested to provide the knowledge and experience you need to get started in Android development.

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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