Build exceptional Android applications and wearables with concise guided recipes and support the new foldable technology by using the latest Jetpack libraries Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey FeaturesLeverage the power of the latest Jetpack libraries in your day-to-day Android development tasksExplore Wear OS and build large screens to support the foldable world using the declarative approachWrite tests and debug your code as you discover the most useful tips, tricks, and best practicesBook DescriptionAndroid is a powerful operating system widely used in various devices, phones, TVs, wearables, automobiles, and more. This Android cookbook will teach you how to leverage the latest Android development technologies for creating incredible applications while making effective use of popular Jetpack libraries. You’ll also learn which critical principles to consider when developing Android apps. The book begins with recipes to get you started with the declarative UI framework, Jetpack Compose, and help you with handling UI states, Navigation, Hilt, Room, Wear OS, and more as you learn what's new in modern Android development. Subsequent chapters will focus on developing apps for large screens, leveraging Jetpack’s WorkManager, managing graphic user interface alerts, and tips and tricks within Android studio. Throughout the book, you'll also see testing being implemented for enhancing Android development, and gain insights into harnessing the integrated development environment of Android studio. Finally, you’ll discover best practices for robust modern app development. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to build an Android application using the Kotlin programming language and the newest modern Android development technologies, resulting in highly efficient applications.What you will learnUse Kotlin programming to build your Android applicationsLeverage modern Android development (MAD) libraries to create exceptional appsExplore modern app architecture concepts such as model-view-viewmodel (MVVM)Utilize dependency injection, clean architecture, and module organizationDiscover how to write UI and unit tests for your applicationsGet to grips with paging, data binding, and datastoreBuild large screens to support the new foldable worldExplore principles of Wear OS in modern Android developmentWho this book is forThis book is for active junior-to-mid-level Android developers with one to two years of professional experience in developing Android applications who are interested in advancing their knowledge of Android development. The recipes in this book use Kotlin and not Java.Table of ContentsGetting Started with Modern Android Development SkillsCreating Screens Using a Declarative UI and Exploring Compose PrinciplesHandling the UI State in Jetpack Compose and Using HiltNavigation in Modern Android DevelopmentUsing Datastore to Store Data and TestingUsing the Room Database and TestingGetting Started with WorkManagerGetting Started with PagingBuilding for Large ScreensImplementing Your First Wear OS Using Jetpack ComposeGUI Alerts – What’s New in Menus, Dialog, Toast, Snackbars, and More in Modern Android DevelopmentAndroid Studio Tips and Tricks to Help You during Development
✔ Author(s): Madona S. Wambua
✔ Title: Modern Android 13 Development Cookbook: Over 70 recipes to solve Android development issues and create better apps with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
✔ Rating : 4.8 out of 5 base on (20 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1803235578
✔ ISBN-13: 9781803235578
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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