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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

Making an app!


You could ignore everything else in this chapter if you just put this one thing into practice.

Note

Don't wait until you are an expert before you start making apps!

Start building your dream app, the one with all the features that's going to take Google Play by storm. A simple piece of advice, however, is this: do some planning first! Not too much, and then get started.

Have some smaller and more easily achievable projects on the sidelines; projects you will be able to show to friends and family and that explore areas of Android that are new to you. If you are confident about these apps, you could upload them to Google Play. If you are worried about how they might be received by reviewers, then make them free and put a note in the description about it being "just a prototype", or something similar.

If your experience is anything like mine, you will find that as you read, study, and build apps, you will discover that your dream app can be improved in many ways and you will probably...