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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

Firebase Cloud Messaging

Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM), formerly known as Google Cloud Messaging, is a revised version of the cross-platform messaging solution that empowers you to send notifications at no cost. In the app, these services will be used to notify users such as in the case of new offers or comments on restaurants feedback. Firebase inherits GCM's core infrastructure but it simplifies client-side development.

In Google Cloud Messaging, developers had to write their own registration or subscription retry logic, which now gets ruled out. Simply by writing a few lines of code, FCM can be integrated into the app. It contains a server that is responsible for assigning an identifier token to each device that is subscribed to send and receive notifications. This also ensures that messages are sent and received by a particular device.

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