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Modern Android 13 Development Cookbook

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Product type Book
Published in Jul 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803235578
Pages 322 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Madona S. Wambua Madona S. Wambua
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Madona S. Wambua is a Google Developer Expert in the Android category, an Android Engineer programming in Kotlin, and the founder and Chief Technology Officer of Jibu Labs. She is also a Women Tech Makers Ambassador and Co-Chair of AnitaB. She has over ten years of experience in the field and has worked on consumer-facing applications and building software development kits for developers. She has also worked on the famous Google Glass during her tenure at a startup and got an opportunity to work on interactive AR videos to transform lives through machine learning and computer vision. Madona is also a Keynote Speaker and the host of Tech Talks with Madona, a podcast geared towards supporting women and allies in tech.
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface 1. Chapter 1: Getting Started with Modern Android Development Skills 2. Chapter 2: Creating Screens Using a Declarative UI and Exploring Compose Principles 3. Chapter 3: Handling the UI State in Jetpack Compose and Using Hilt 4. Chapter 4: Navigation in Modern Android Development 5. Chapter 5: Using DataStore to Store Data and Testing 6. Chapter 6: Using the Room Database and Testing 7. Chapter 7: Getting Started with WorkManager 8. Chapter 8: Getting Started with Paging 9. Chapter 9: Building for Large Screens 10. Chapter 10: Implementing Your First Wear OS Using Jetpack Compose 11. Chapter 11: GUI Alerts – What’s New in Menus, Dialog, Toast, Snackbars, and More in Modern Android Development 12. Chapter 12: Android Studio Tips and Tricks to Help You during Development 13. Index 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Understanding the Jetpack WorkManager library

WorkManager is one of the most powerful Jetpack libraries, and it is used for persistent work. The API allows observation of persistent status and the ability to create a complex chain of work. When building Android applications, it might be a requirement to have your data persist; if you need help to refresh your knowledge, you can reference Chapter 6, Using the Room Database and Testing.

WorkManager is the most-recommended API for any background process and is known to handle unique types of ongoing work as shown here:

  • Immediate: As the name suggests, these are tasks that must be done immediately or completed soon
  • Long-Running: Tasks that run for a long time
  • Deferrable: A task that can be rescheduled and can be assigned a different start time and can also run periodically

Some more sample use cases where you can use WorkManager are, for instance, if your company wants to create custom notifications, send analytics...

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Authors (1)

Profile icon Madona S. Wambua
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Madona S. Wambua is a Google Developer Expert in the Android category, an Android Engineer programming in Kotlin, and the founder and Chief Technology Officer of Jibu Labs. She is also a Women Tech Makers Ambassador and Co-Chair of AnitaB. She has over ten years of experience in the field and has worked on consumer-facing applications and building software development kits for developers. She has also worked on the famous Google Glass during her tenure at a startup and got an opportunity to work on interactive AR videos to transform lives through machine learning and computer vision. Madona is also a Keynote Speaker and the host of Tech Talks with Madona, a podcast geared towards supporting women and allies in tech.
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