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Android Programming for Beginners - Second Edition

By : John Horton
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Android Programming for Beginners - Second Edition

By: John Horton

Overview of this book

Are you trying to start a career in programming, but haven't found the right way in? Do you have a great idea for an app, but don't know how to make it a reality? Or maybe you're just frustrated that in order to learn Android, you must know Java. If so, then this book is for you. This new and expanded second edition of Android Programming for Beginners will be your companion to create Android Pie applications from scratch. We will introduce you to all the fundamental concepts of programming in an Android context, from the basics of Java to working with the Android API. All examples use the up-to-date API classes, and are created from within Android Studio, the official Android development environment that helps supercharge your application development process. After this crash course, we'll dive deeper into Android programming and you'll learn how to create applications with a professional-standard UI through fragments and store your user's data with SQLite. In addition, you'll see how to make your apps multilingual, draw to the screen with a finger, and work with graphics, sound, and animations too. By the end of this book, you'll be ready to start building your own custom applications in Android and Java.
Table of Contents (35 chapters)
Android Programming for Beginners - Second Edition
Contributors
Preface
Other Books You May Enjoy
Index

Chapter 1. Beginning Android and Java

Welcome to Android Programming for Beginners, Second Edition. In this first chapter, we won't waste any time in getting started developing Android apps.

We will look at what is so great about Android, what exactly Android and Java are, how they work and complement each other, and what that means to us as future developers.

Moving quickly on, we will set up the required software so we can build and deploy a simple first app.

By the end of this chapter, we will have have achieved the following:

  • Discovered what is new in this second edition

  • Learned how Java and Android work together

  • Set up our development environment, Android Studio, which takes care of all the components involved in building Android apps that we will learn about next

  • Learned about the Java Development Kit (JDK), the Android Application Programming Interface (API), and how we use them through Android Studio

  • Built our very first Android app

  • Deployed the app on an Android emulator

  • Run our app on an Android emulator and a real device

That's a lot to get through, so let's get started.