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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

7. Android Permissions and Google Maps

Overview

This chapter will provide you with knowledge of how to request and obtain app permissions in Android. You will gain a solid understanding of how to include local and global interactive maps in your app, as well as how to request permissions to use device features that provide richer functionality by using the Google Maps API.

By the end of the chapter, you will be able to create permission requests for your app and handle missing permissions.

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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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