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Modern Android 13 Development Cookbook

By : Madona S. Wambua
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Book Image

Modern Android 13 Development Cookbook

5 (1)
By: Madona S. Wambua

Overview of this book

Android is a powerful operating system widely used in various devices, phones, TVs, wearables, automobiles, and more. This Android cookbook will teach you how to leverage the latest Android development technologies for creating incredible applications while making effective use of popular Jetpack libraries. You’ll also learn which critical principles to consider when developing Android apps. The book begins with recipes to get you started with the declarative UI framework, Jetpack Compose, and help you with handling UI states, Navigation, Hilt, Room, Wear OS, and more as you learn what's new in modern Android development. Subsequent chapters will focus on developing apps for large screens, leveraging Jetpack’s WorkManager, managing graphic user interface alerts, and tips and tricks within Android studio. Throughout the book, you'll also see testing being implemented for enhancing Android development, and gain insights into harnessing the integrated development environment of Android studio. Finally, you’ll discover best practices for robust modern app development. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to build an Android application using the Kotlin programming language and the newest modern Android development technologies, resulting in highly efficient applications.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

Quick Android shortcuts to make your development faster

Shortcuts can be helpful to developers by making their work quicker and more efficient, allowing them to focus on writing code and solving problems rather than navigating menus and toolbars. Shortcuts can help automate repetitive tasks such as formatting code, renaming variables, or navigating between files, freeing developers’ time and mental energy for more meaningful work.

In addition, when developers use the same shortcuts across different tools and applications, it can help maintain consistency in their workflows and reduce the risk of errors caused by accidentally using the wrong command or tool. Also, for developers with disabilities or physical limitations, using shortcuts can be a more accessible way to interact with software than using a mouse or trackpad.

Getting ready

This isn’t really a recipe but a list of useful shortcuts, we will look at widely used shortcuts in Windows and Mac, which are...