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Android 6 Essentials

Android 6 Essentials

By : Elkrief
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Android 6 Essentials

Android 6 Essentials

4.7 (3)
By: Elkrief
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Overview of this book

Android 6 is the latest and greatest version of the Android operating system, and comes packed with cutting edge new features for you to harness for the benefit of building better applications. This step-by-step guide will take you through the basics of the Android Marshmallow permissions model and beyond into other crucial areas such as the Audio,Video,Camera API and Android’s at work features. Learn how to create, deploy, and manage Android applications with Marshmallow’s API and the latest functionalities. The combination of instructions and real-world examples will make your application deployment and testing a breeze.
Table of Contents (10 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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Reader feedback
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1. Android Marshmallow Permissions
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1. Android Marshmallow Permissions
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An overview of Android permissions
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Understanding Android Marshmallow permissions
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Taking coding permissions into account
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Need support handling runtime permissions?
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Summary
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2. App Links
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2. App Links
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The Android Intent system
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Testing app links
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Summary
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3. Apps' Auto Backup
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3. Apps' Auto Backup
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An overview
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Data backup configuration
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Backup configuration testing
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Important bytes
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Summary
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4. Changes Unfold
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4. Changes Unfold
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Power-saving modes
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Removable storage adoption
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Apache HTTP client removal
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Notifications
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Text selection
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Android Keystore changes
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Wi-Fi and networking changes
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Runtime
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Hardware identifier
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APK validation
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USB connection
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Direct Share
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Voice interactions
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The Assist API
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Bluetooth API Changes
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5. Audio, Video, and Camera Features
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5. Audio, Video, and Camera Features
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Audio features
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Video features
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Camera features
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6. Android for Work
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6. Android for Work
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Behavioral changes
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Single-use device improvements
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Silently installing/uninstalling apps
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Improved certificate access
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Automatic system updates
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Third-party certificate installation
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Data usage statistics
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Managing runtime permissions
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VPN access and display
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Work profile status
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7. Chrome Custom Tabs
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7. Chrome Custom Tabs
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What is a Chrome custom tab?
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When to use Chrome custom tabs
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The implementation guide
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8. Authentication
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8. Authentication
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The Fingerprint authentication API
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Credentials' Grace Period
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Cleartext network traffic
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Index
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Index

Audio features

Android Marshmallow 6.0 adds some enrichments to the audio features that we will cover in the upcoming sections.

Support for the MIDI protocol

The android.media.midi package was added in Android 6.0 (API 23).

With the new midi APIs, you can now send and receive MIDI (short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface) events in a much simpler way than earlier.

The package was built to provide us with capabilities to do the following:

  • Connect and use a MIDI keyboard

  • Connect to other MIDI controllers

  • Use external MIDI synthesizers, external peripherals, lights, show control, and so on

  • Allow dynamic music generation from games or music-creation apps

  • Allow the creation and passing of MIDI messages between apps

  • Allow Android devices to act as multi-touch controllers when connected to a laptop

When dealing with MIDI, you must declare it in the manifest, as follows:

<uses-feature android:name="android.software.midi" android:required="true"/>

Pay attention to the required part; in a manner similar...

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