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How to Build Android Apps with Kotlin

You're reading from   How to Build Android Apps with Kotlin A hands-on guide to developing, testing, and publishing your first apps with Android

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Preface
1. Creating Your First App 2. Building User Screen Flows FREE CHAPTER 3. Developing the UI with Fragments 4. Building App Navigation 5. Essential Libraries: Retrofit, Moshi, and Glide 6. RecyclerView 7. Android Permissions and Google Maps 8. Services, WorkManager, and Notifications 9. Unit Tests and Integration Tests with JUnit, Mockito, and Espresso 10. Android Architecture Components 11. Persisting Data 12. Dependency Injection with Dagger and Koin 13. RxJava and Coroutines 14. Architecture Patterns 15. Animations and Transitions with CoordinatorLayout and MotionLayout 16. Launching Your App on Google Play

15. Animations and Transitions with CoordinatorLayout and MotionLayout

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This chapter will introduce you to animations and how to handle changing between layouts. It covers the description of moving objects using MotionLayout and the Motion Editor in Android, along with a detailed explanation of constraint sets. The chapter also covers modifying paths and adding keyframes for a frame's motion.

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to create animations using CoordinatorLayout and MotionLayout and use the Motion Editor in Android Studio to create MotionLayout animations.

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Alex Forrester is an experienced software developer with more than 20 years of experience in mobile, web development, and content management systems. He has been working with Android for over 12 years, creating flagship apps for blue-chip companies across a broad range of industries, including Sky, The Automobile Association, HSBC, The Discovery Channel, and O2. Alex lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and daughter. When he's not developing, he enjoys rugby and running in the Chiltern hills.
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Eran Boudjnah is a developer with over 20 years of experience in developing desktop applications, websites, interactive attractions, and mobile applications. He has been working with Android for about 9 years, developing apps and leading mobile teams for a wide range of clients, from start-ups like JustEat to large-scale companies and conglomerates like Sky. He is passionate about board games, with a modest collection of a few hundred games, and has a Transformers collection he's quite proud of. Eran lives in North London with his wife, Lea.
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Jomar Tigcal is an Android developer with over 12 years of experience in mobile and software development. He has worked on various stages of app development for both small startups and large companies. Jomar has also given talks and conducted training and workshops on Android. In his free time, he enjoys running and reading. He lives in Vancouver, Canada, with his wife, Celine.
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