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Android Studio Cookbook

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Product type Book
Published in Oct 2015
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ISBN-13 9781785286186
Pages 232 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Mike van Drongelen Mike van Drongelen
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Mike van Drongelen works as a mobile solution consultant in the Netherlands. He develops Android, iOS, and .NET solutions for various customers and has some start-up projects of his own. Creating successful software using less code is what he is aiming for. He thinks developing software is fun, but waste is not. Too often the business guys do not fully understand the tech guys and the other way around. This, amongst other insights, explains why he is interested in the lean start-up methodology and why he thinks it is important to apply to mobile app development. When he is not developing apps, he likes to go on trips on his motorbike or with his 2 CV.
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Android Studio Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Welcome to Android Studio 2. Applications with a Cloud-based Backend 3. Material Design 4. Android Wear 5. Size Does Matter 6. Capture and Share 7. Content Providers and Observers 8. Improving Quality 9. Improving Performance 10. Beta Testing Your Apps Index

Reycler views and card views

The recycler view replaces the good old list view. It provides more flexibility in how the elements of a list are shown, for example, as a grid and as horizontal or vertical items. Instead of rows, we can now choose to display cards wherever it is suitable.

In our app, each card should display some text about the entry and a thumbnail of the picture that we took. This is what this recipe will be all about.

Getting ready

To go through this recipe, you need to have Android up and running. Also make sure that you have installed the latest SDK. (You can check whether you have the latest SDK by opening the SDK manager). To do so, open the Tools menu, choose Android, and next, choose the SDK Manager option.

How to do it...

Let's investigate, using the following steps, how to use recycler views and cards:

  1. Start Android Studio and start a new project. Name your application WaterApp and enter packtpub.com in the Company Domain field. Then, click on the Next button.

  2. Choose Blank...

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Mike van Drongelen works as a mobile solution consultant in the Netherlands. He develops Android, iOS, and .NET solutions for various customers and has some start-up projects of his own. Creating successful software using less code is what he is aiming for. He thinks developing software is fun, but waste is not. Too often the business guys do not fully understand the tech guys and the other way around. This, amongst other insights, explains why he is interested in the lean start-up methodology and why he thinks it is important to apply to mobile app development. When he is not developing apps, he likes to go on trips on his motorbike or with his 2 CV.
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