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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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Keep an eye on Google Play policies

Before starting to talk about ASO, it is important to know who's the boss. Google has certain guidelines for apps and games that get published on Play Store. It is important to know the same, to allow users to download legitimate apps from the store, which are under the policy terms of Google Play. The details of the policy can be read at https://play.google.com/about/developer-content-policy/.

Get your app title right

Google Play Store allows the app name to be up to 30 characters. The algorithm understands the keywords in the title of the app in a better way than from any other source. This is the very reason you have to be very selective in choosing your keywords. The question to...