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How to Build Android Applications with Kotlin

You're reading from   How to Build Android Applications with Kotlin A hands-on guide to developing, testing, and publishing production-grade Android 16 apps

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Preface 1. Android Foundation
2. Creating Your First App FREE CHAPTER 3. Building User Screen Flows 4. Developing the UI with Jetpack Compose 5. Building App Navigation 6. App Components
7. Essential Libraries – Ktor, Kotlin Serialization, and Coil 8. Building Lists with Jetpack Compose 9. Android Permissions and Google Maps 10. Services, WorkManager, and Notifications 11. Code Structure
12. Testing with JUnit, Mockito, MockK, and Compose 13. Coroutines and Flow 14. Android Architecture Components 15. Persisting Data 16. Dependency Injection with Dagger, Hilt, and Koin 17. Polishing and Publishing an App
18. Architecture Patterns 19. Advanced Jetpack Compose 20. Launching Your App on Google Play 21. Unlock Your Book’s Exclusive Benefits 22. Other Books You May Enjoy 23. Index

Creating Your First App

This chapter is an introduction to Android, where you will set up the Android Studio environment and focus on the fundamentals of Android development.

You will cover creating an Android project with Android Studio. Then, you will set up a virtual device and run your app on it. You will explore the Android manifest file, which details all the Android app components, features, and permissions model. You will learn how to use the Gradle build system and analyze the Android application structure. You will start developing user interfaces (UIs) with the Android UI toolkit, Jetpack Compose.

By the end of this chapter, you will have gained the knowledge required to create an Android app from scratch and install it on a virtual Android device. You will be able to analyze and understand the importance of the AndroidManifest.xml file. You will know how an app project is structured in Android Studio and use the Gradle build tool to configure and build your app...

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Alex Forrester is an experienced software developer with more than 20 years of experience in mobile and web development and content management systems. He has worked with Android since 2010, creating flagship apps for blue-chip companies across a broad range of industries at Sky, The Automobile Association, HSBC, Discovery Channel, NatWest, and O2. Alex lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and daughter. When he's not developing, he likes playing touch rugby and running in the Chiltern Hills.
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Eran Boudjnah has been developing apps and leading mobile teams for a wide range of clients, from start-ups (Just Eat and Plume Design) to large-scale companies (Sky and HSBC) and conglomerates, since 1997. He has been working with Android since around 2013. Eran is a developer with almost three decades of experience in developing mobile applications, websites, desktop applications, and interactive attractions. He is passionate about board games and has a 1990s Transformers collection that he's quite proud of. Eran lives in Brentwood, Essex, in the United Kingdom, with Lea, his incredibly supportive wife.
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Jomar Tigcal is an Android developer with over 15 years of experience in mobile and software development. He has worked on various stages of Android app development for small start-ups and large companies since 2012. Jomar has also given talks and conducted training and workshops on Android. In his free time, he likes running and reading. He lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada, with his wife, Celine.
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