Developing Android applications using Android Studio 4.2, Java, and Android Jetpack

• Design complex and responsive user interface layouts with the Android Studio 4.2 IDE
• Build view model-based apps using the Jetpack architecture and use the latest Material Design components to build modern user interface designs
• Integrate with SQLite databases and the Android Room Persistence Library

Android Studio is an Integrated Development Environment based on the JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA. It provides developers with a unique platform to design and develop Android apps using various developer tools. The new Android Studio 4.2 has an upgraded IntelliJ platform and a variety of new features designed to improve the productivity of Android app developers. Fully updated for Android Studio 4.2, the objective of this book is to help you master the skills necessary to develop Android applications using Java as the programming language.

This book begins by outlining the steps necessary to set up an Android development and testing environment and introducing programming in Java, describing data types, flow control, functions, lambdas, and object-oriented programming. It includes an overview of Android Studio, covering areas such as tool windows, the code editor, and the Layout Editor tool. An introduction to Android architecture is followed by an in-depth explanation of the design of Android applications and user interfaces using the Android Studio environment.

Early chapters detail Android Architecture components like view models, lifecycle management, Room database access, the Database Inspector, app navigation, live data, and data binding. Advanced topics such as intents are also covered, as are touch screen handling, gesture recognition, and the recording and playback of audio. You will also explore printing, transitions, cloud-based file storage, and foldable device support.

Detailed descriptions of the concepts of material design are provided, including the use of floating action buttons, Snackbars, tabbed interfaces, card views, navigation drawers, and collapsing toolbars. Some key features of Android Studio 4.2 and Android discussed in-depth include the Layout Editor, the ConstraintLayout and ConstraintSet classes, MotionLayout Editor, view binding, constraint chains, barriers, and direct reply notifications. Later chapters cover advanced features of Android Studio such as App Links, Dynamic Delivery, the Android Studio Profiler, Gradle build configuration, and submitting apps to the Google Play Developer Console.

• Install and configure Android Studio on Windows, macOS, and Linux
• Learn to code using Java programming language
• Understand Android architecture and app lifecycle
• Animate your user interfaces using Android MotionLayout
• Monitor app performances using the Android Studio Profiler tool
• Add printing support from within your own apps

This book is for anyone who wants to learn Android application development. Existing Android developers who want to upgrade their skills and get into the Kotlin ecosystem.

To get the most from this book, you should have some previous programming experience. You will be required to download Android Studio and the Android SDK for this course. Make sure you have access to a Windows, Mac, or Linux system and some creative app ideas to develop.

1. Introduction
2. Setting up an Android Studio Development Environment
3. Creating an Example Android App in Android Studio
4. Creating an Android Virtual Device (AVD) in Android Studio
5. Using and Configuring the Android Studio AVD Emulator
6. A Tour of the Android Studio User Interface
7. Testing Android Studio Apps on a Physical Android Device
8. The Basics of the Android Studio Code Editor
9. An Overview of the Android Architecture
10. The Anatomy of an Android Application
11. An Overview of Android View Binding
12. Understanding Android Application and Activity Lifecycles
13. Handling Android Activity State Changes
14. Android Activity State Changes by Example
15. Saving and Restoring the State of an Android Activity
16. Understanding Android Views, View Groups and Layouts
17. A Guide to the Android Studio Layout Editor Tool
18. A Guide to the Android ConstraintLayout
19. A Guide to Using ConstraintLayout in Android Studio
20. Working with ConstraintLayout Chains and Ratios in Android Studio.
21. An Android Studio Layout Editor ConstraintLayout Tutorial
22. Manual XML Layout Design in Android Studio
23. Managing Constraints using Constraint Sets
24. An Android ConstraintSet Tutorial
25. A Guide to using Apply Changes in Android Studio
26. An Overview and Example of Android Event Handling
27. Android Touch and Multi-touch Event Handling
28. Detecting Common Gestures Using the Android Gesture Detector Class
29. Implementing Custom Gesture and Pinch Recognition on Android
30. An Introduction to Android Fragments
31. Using Fragments in Android Studio - An Example
32. Modern Android App Architecture with Jetpack
33. An Android Jetpack ViewModel Tutorial
34. An Android Jetpack LiveData Tutorial
35. An Overview of Android Jetpack Data Binding
36. An Android Jetpack Data Binding Tutorial
37. An Android ViewModel Saved State Tutorial
38. Working with Android Lifecycle-Aware Components
39. An Android Jetpack Lifecycle Awareness Tutorial
40. An Overview of the Navigation Architecture Component
41. An Android Jetpack Navigation Component Tutorial
42. An Introduction to MotionLayout
43. An Android MotionLayout Editor Tutorial
44. A MotionLayout KeyCycle Tutorial
45. Working with the Floating Action Button and Snackbar
46. Creating a Tabbed Interface using the TabLayout Component
47. Working with the RecyclerView and CardView Widgets
48. An Android RecyclerView and CardView Tutorial
49. A Layout Editor Sample Data Tutorial
50. Working with the AppBar and Collapsing Toolbar Layouts
51. An Android Studio Primary/Detail Flow Tutorial
52. An Overview of Android Intents
53. Android Explicit Intents – A Worked Example
54. Android Implicit Intents – A Worked Example
55. Android Broadcast Intents and Broadcast Receivers
56. A Basic Overview of Java Threads, Handlers and Executors
57. An Overview of Android Services
58. Implementing an Android Started Service – A Worked Example
59. Android Local Bound Services – A Worked Example
60. Android Remote Bound Services – A Worked Example
61. An Android Notifications Tutorial
62. An Android Direct Reply Notification Tutorial
63. Foldable Devices and Multi-Window Support
64. An Overview of Android SQLite Databases
65. The Android Room Persistence Library
66. An Android TableLayout and TableRow Tutorial
67. An Android Room Database and Repository Tutorial
68. Accessing Cloud Storage using the Android Storage Access Framework
69. An Android Storage Access Framework Example
70. Video Playback on Android using the VideoView and MediaController Classes
71. Android Picture-in-Picture Mode
72. An Android Picture-in-Picture Tutorial
73. Making Runtime Permission Requests in Android
74. Android Audio Recording and Playback using MediaPlayer and MediaRecorder
75. Working with the Google Maps Android API in Android Studio
76. Printing with the Android Printing Framework
77. An Android HTML and Web Content Printing Example
78. A Guide to Android Custom Document Printing
79. An Introduction to Android App Links
80. An Android Studio App Links Tutorial
81. A Guide to the Android Studio Profiler
82. An Android Biometric Authentication Tutorial
83. Creating, Testing and Uploading an Android App Bundle
84. An Overview of Android Dynamic Feature Modules
85. An Android Studio Dynamic Feature Tutorial
86. An Overview of Gradle in Android Studio