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Android Studio Essentials

By : Belén Cruz Zapata
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Android Studio Essentials

By: Belén Cruz Zapata

Overview of this book

<p>Android Studio is an IDE that is based on the JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA. It gives developers a unique platform to develop and debug Android apps using various developer tools. It has a wide array of features such as live layout facility, Gradle build support, and template-based wizards, which makes it a preferred choice for developers.</p> <p>Starting off with the basic installation and configuration of Android Studio, this book aids you in building a new project by helping you to create a custom launcher icon and guiding you to choose your activity. You then gain an insight on the additional tools provided in Android Studio, namely the Software Development Kit (SDK) Manager, Android Virtual Device (AVD) Manager, and Javadoc.</p> <p>Finally, it helps you to familiarize yourself with the Help section in Android Studio that enables you to search for the help you might require in different scenarios.</p>

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Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Android Studio Essentials
Android Studio Essentials
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Installing and Configuring Android Studio
Installing and Configuring Android Studio
Preparing for installation
Downloading Android Studio
Configuring the Android SDK
Summary
2
Starting a Project
Starting a Project
Creating a new project
Summary
3
Navigating a Project
Navigating a Project
The project navigation panel
The project structure
Project settings
Summary
4
Using the Code Editor
Using the Code Editor
Customizing the editor settings
Code completion
Code generation
Navigating code
Useful shortcuts
Summary
5
Creating User Interfaces
Creating User Interfaces
The graphical editor
The text-based editor
Creating a new layout
Adding components
Supporting multiple screens
Changing the UI theme
Handling events
Summary
6
Tools
Tools
The SDK Manager
The AVD Manager
The Navigation Editor
Generating a Javadoc
Version control systems
Summary
7
Google Play Services
Google Play Services
How Google Play services work
Services available
Adding Google Play services to Android Studio
Google Maps Android API v2
Google+ Platform for Android
Google Play In-App Billing v3
Google Cloud Messaging
Summary
8
Debugging
Debugging
Running and debugging
Android Device Monitor
Summary
9
Preparing for Release
Preparing for Release
Understanding an APK file
Steps to take before releasing your app
Generating a signed APK
Summary
Getting Help
Getting Help
Getting help from Android Studio
Android online documentation
Updates
Summary
Index
Index

Chapter 1. Installing and Configuring Android Studio

The new and official Google IDE, Android Studio, with all its varied features, is ready to be explored. Would you like to make your own Android applications and make these applications available to other users on Google Play Store? Can you do this easily? How can you achieve this?

This chapter will show you how to prepare your new Android Studio installation, and help you take your first steps in the new environment. We will begin by preparing the system for the installation and downloading the required files. Then we will see the welcome screen that prompts when running Android Studio for the first time, and accordingly, we will configure the Android software development kit (SDK) properly so that we have everything ready to create our first application.

These are the topics that we will cover in this chapter:

  • Installing Android Studio

  • Running Android Studio for the first time

  • Configuring the Android SDK

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