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• Cover
• Introduction
• How to Use This Book
• Conventions Used in This Book
• Foolish Assumptions
• Icons Used in This Book
• Beyond the Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Book 1: Getting Started with Android Application Development
• Chapter 1: All about Android
• The Consumer Perspective
• The Versions of Android
• The Developer Perspective
• The Business Perspective
• Chapter 2: Installing the Software Tools
• Setting Up the Software
• Launching the Android Studio IDE
• Fattening Up the Android SDK
• Chapter 3: Creating an Android App
• Creating Your First App
• Running Your App
• You Can Download All the Code
• Troubleshooting Common IDE Errors
• Testing Apps on a Real Device
• Chapter 4: Examining a Basic Android App
• A Project’s Files
• The MainActivity.kt file
• The res Branch
• Other Files in an Android Project
• What Did I Agree To?
• Chapter 5: Conjuring and Embellishing an Android App
• Dragging, Dropping, and Otherwise Tweaking an App
• A Bit of Debugging
• Chapter 6: Improving Your App
• Improving the Layout
• Starting Another Activity
• Localizing Your App
• Responding to Check Box Events
• Displaying Images
• Sending in Your Order
• Book 2: Android Background Material
• Chapter 1: Using Android Studio
• Good to Know versus Need to Know
• Getting a Feel for the Big Picture
• Discovering What You Can Do
• Chapter 2: Kotlin for Java Programmers
• Using Kotlin or Java for Development
• Defining the Java Issues That Kotlin Fixes
• Nothing’s Perfect: Kotlin Is Missing Features, Too
• Looking at What Kotlin Adds to the Picture
• Chapter 3: Kotlin for Everyone
• Moving from Development to Execution with Kotlin
• Grasping Kotlin Code
• Chapter 4: What Kotlin Does (and When)
• Making Decisions (Kotlin if Statements)
• Repeating Instructions Over and Over Again
• Jumping Away from Trouble
• Working with Kotlin Collections
• Chapter 5: Object-Oriented Programming in Kotlin
• Static Fields and Methods
• Interfaces and Callbacks
• Classes That Must (and Must Not) Be Extended
• Inner Classes
• Chapter 6: Functional Programming in Kotlin
• Defining Functional Programming
• Understanding Pure and Impure Languages
• Comparing the Functional Paradigm
• Using Kotlin for Functional Programming Needs
• Defining the Role of State
• Using Recursion to Perform Calculations
• Using Function Types
• Understanding Function Literals
• Defining the Function Types
• Using Functional Programming for Android Apps
• Chapter 7: A Look at XML
• XML Isn’t Ordinary Text
• What’s in a Namespace?
• Book 3: The Building Blocks
• Chapter 1: Getting an Overview of Jetpack
• Understanding the Benefits of Jetpack
• Considering the Jetpack Components
• Getting an Overview of the AndroidX Package
• Working with Lifecycle-Aware Components
• Chapter 2: Building a Foundation for Your App
• Working with Android KTX
• Addressing Security Issues
• Benchmarking Your Application
• Testing Application Functionality
• Chapter 3: Creating an Architecture
• Managing Application Activities
• Providing for Navigational Needs
• Performing Background Tasks Using WorkManager
• Chapter 4: Defining an App’s Behavior
• Working with Notifications
• Getting Permission
• Complying with User Preferences
• Working with MediaPlayer
• Adding Camera Support Using CameraX
• Sharing with Others
• Chapter 5: Interacting with the Users
• Creating a Great Layout
• Employing Color and Texture
• Using Animations and Transitions
• Communicating with Emoji
• Book 4: Programming Cool Phone Features
• Chapter 1: Hungry Burds: A Simple Android Game
• Introducing the Hungry Burds Game
• The Hungry Burds Project’s Files
• The Main Activity
• The Code, All the Code, and Nothing But the Code
• Setting Up the Game
• Displaying a Burd
• Handling a Touch Event
• Finishing Up
• Chapter 2: An Android Social Media App
• Setting Things Up on Facebook’s Developer Site
• A Minimal Facebook App
• Enriching the Minimal App
• Chapter 3: Going Native
• The Native Development Kit
• Creating an Application
• Book 5: Apps for Tablets, Watches, TV Sets, and Cars
• Chapter 1: Apps for Tablets
• Gaining Perspective
• Developing a Nested Navigational Graph
• Creating a Responsive App
• Chapter 2: Developing for Android Wear
• Seeing Where Wearables Are Used
• Setting Up Your Testing Environment
• Wearable Apps: What’s the Big Deal?
• Case Study: A Watch Face
• Chapter 3: Developing for Android TV
• Getting Started
• Running the Skeletal App
• Dissecting the TV App
• Chapter 4: Developing for Android Auto
• Checking Auto Compatibility
• Choosing the Google Play Services
• Considering Notification Limits
• Creating an Emulator
• Developing an Android Auto App
• Book 6: The Job Isn’t Done Until …
• Chapter 1: Publishing Your App to the Google Play Store
• Creating a Google Play Developer Account
• Preparing Your Code
• Preparing Graphic Assets for the Play Store
• Creating a Publishable File
• Publishing Your App
• Leave No Stone Unturned
• Publishing Elsewhere
• Chapter 2: Monetizing and Marketing Your App
• Choosing a Revenue Model
• Marketing Your Application
• Brick Breaker Master: An App Marketing Case Study
• Chapter 3: Creating Public Support for Your App
• Obtaining Support through Patreon
• Developing Your Own Distribution Stream
• Taking the Personal Approach
• Considering App Store Alternatives
• Getting Awards
• Index
• About the Authors
• Connect with Dummies
• End User License Agreement