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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)

Handling large-screen configuration changes and continuity

Android devices undergo various configuration changes during their operation. Some of the most notable, or standard, ones include the following:

  • Screen orientation change: This occurs when a user rotates a device’s screen, triggering a configuration change. This is when the device switches from portrait to landscape mode or vice versa.
  • Screen size change: This is when a user changes the screen size of a device – for example, by plugging or unplugging an external display, triggering a configuration change.
  • Language or locale change: This is when a user changes the language or locale of a device, triggering a configuration change. This can affect the formatting of text and dates, among other things.
  • Theme change: This is when a user changes a device’s theme, triggering a configuration change. This can affect the appearance of the UI.
  • Keyboard availability change: This is when a user...