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Expert Android Programming

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Expert Android Programming

Overview of this book

Android O brings a number of important changes for the users as well as the developers. If you want to create smart android applications which are fast, lightweight and also highly efficient then this is the book that will solve all your problems. You will create a complex enterprise grade app in this book. You will get a quick refresher of the latest android SDK and how to configure your development environment. Then you will move onto creating app layouts, component and module building, creating smart and efficient UIs. The most important part of a modern day app is how real time they are. With this book, you will create a smooth back-end for your app, ensure dynamic and real time communication between different app layers. As we move on, you will learn to leverage the different Android APIs and create an efficient SQLite data layer for your apps. You will implement effective testing techniques to make your app reliable and robust and finally you will learn to deploy it efficiently. The multiple stages of android development will also be simplified by giving you an industry standard set of best practices.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Building Restaurant finder

Summary

We started the section leaning about how the testing is done in Android Apps and glancing through some of the general concepts of testing. These topics were followed by several Android development testing support tools that allow us to test Android apps more effectively, including UI Animator, Espresso, and Monkeyrunner.

Moving ahead, we will be discussing some the performance strategies that can be implemented in the Android app. Some of the key elements under consideration will be memory, battery, and data optimization.

Mobile App testing needs a careful process of implementation. Starting small, this process can progress into several large forms of execution. As per the Qualcomm Band Tracker, battery life is something people look for in a phone, and on an average, 11 apps are installed on a smartphone. Your app has to undergo serious testing to be among the top 11.

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