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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

Improving display performances

After the UIs are designed, the most common issues developers face is the performance of UIs on devices. This chapter will help to identify problems in an app's layout performance and improve the UI responsiveness.

Optimizing layouts

Optimizing layouts becomes the most important part, as far as user experience is concerned, because the layout is the aspect of the app which is finally seen by the user. They are the interface between the user and the app. How the app looks and how it plays with the user's experience is all decided by the layout. So, making the layout user friendly and optimized is important.

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