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How to Build Android Apps with Kotlin

You're reading from How to Build Android Apps with Kotlin A hands-on guide to developing, testing, and publishing your first apps with Android

Product type Paperback

Published in Feb 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781838984113

Length 794 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Kotlin

Tools

Android

Concepts

Android Development

Authors (4):

Eran Boudjnah

Jomar Tigcal

Alex Forrester

Alexandru Dumbravan

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface

1. Creating Your First App

2. Building User Screen Flows FREE CHAPTER

3. Developing the UI with Fragments

4. Building App Navigation

5. Essential Libraries: Retrofit, Moshi, and Glide

6. RecyclerView

7. Android Permissions and Google Maps

8. Services, WorkManager, and Notifications

9. Unit Tests and Integration Tests with JUnit, Mockito, and Espresso

10. Android Architecture Components

11. Persisting Data

12. Dependency Injection with Dagger and Koin

13. RxJava and Coroutines

14. Architecture Patterns

15. Animations and Transitions with CoordinatorLayout and MotionLayout

16. Launching Your App on Google Play

Bottom Navigation

Bottom navigation is used when there are a limited number of top-level destinations, and these can range from three to five primary destinations that are not related to each other. Each item on the bottom navigation bar displays an icon and an optional text label. This navigation allows quick access as the items are always available, no matter which secondary destination of the app the user navigates to.

Exercise 4.02: Adding Bottom Navigation to Your App

Create a new app in Android Studio named Bottom Navigation using the Empty Activity project template, leaving all the other defaults as they are. Do not use the Bottom Navigation Activity project template as we are going to use incremental steps to build the app. You are going to build a loyalty app that provides offers, rewards, and so on for customers who have signed up to use it. Bottom navigation is quite common for this kind of app because, typically, there will be limited top-level destinations. Let...

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Authors (4)

Alex Forrester

Alex Forrester

Alex Forrester is an experienced software developer with more than 20 years of experience in mobile, web development, and content management systems. He has been working with Android for over 12 years, creating flagship apps for blue-chip companies across a broad range of industries, including Sky, The Automobile Association, HSBC, The Discovery Channel, and O2. Alex lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and daughter. When he's not developing, he enjoys rugby and running in the Chiltern hills.

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Tigcal

Tigcal

Jomar Tigcal is an Android developer with over 12 years of experience in mobile and software development. He has worked on various stages of app development for both small startups and large companies. Jomar has also given talks and conducted training and workshops on Android. In his free time, he enjoys running and reading. He lives in Vancouver, Canada, with his wife, Celine.

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Alexandru Dumbravan

Alexandru Dumbravan

Alexandru Dumbravan has been an Android Developer since 2011 and has worked across a variety of Android applications which contained features such as messaging, voice calls, file management, and location. He continues to broaden his development skills while working in London for a popular fintech company.

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Eran Boudjnah

Eran Boudjnah

Eran Boudjnah is a developer with over 20 years of experience in developing desktop applications, websites, interactive attractions, and mobile applications. He has been working with Android for about 9 years, developing apps and leading mobile teams for a wide range of clients, from start-ups like JustEat to large-scale companies and conglomerates like Sky. He is passionate about board games, with a modest collection of a few hundred games, and has a Transformers collection he's quite proud of. Eran lives in North London with his wife, Lea.

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