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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

Google+ Platform for Android

Using Google+ Platform for Android lets a developer authenticate users using the same credentials that they use on Google+. It also enables the use of their public profile and social graph to welcome users by their name, display their pictures, and connect with their friends.

Import the Google+ sample project to learn about the most important classes. The Google+ sample project can be found in the Google Play services installation folder, at /google_play_services/samples/plus/. The com.google.android.gms.samples.plus package contains Google+ Platform for Android classes. The following are the classes found in this package:

  • PlusClient and PlusClient.Builder: PlusClient is the main class of the API. It is the entry point for Google+ integration. PlusClient.Builder is a builder used to configure the PlusClient object to communicate properly with the Google+ APIs.

  • PlusOneButton: This class implements a +1 button to recommend a URL on Google+. Add it to a layout using...

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