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Thriving in Android Development Using Kotlin

You're reading from   Thriving in Android Development Using Kotlin A project-based guide to using the latest Android features for developing production-grade apps

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781837631292
Length 410 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Gema Socorro Rodríguez Gema Socorro Rodríguez
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1:Creating WhatsPackt, a Messaging App FREE CHAPTER
2. Chapter 1: Building the UI for Your Messaging App 3. Chapter 2: Setting Up WhatsPackt’s Messaging Abilities 4. Chapter 3: Backing Up Your WhatsPackt Messages 5. Part 2:Creating Packtagram, a Photo Media App
6. Chapter 4: Building the Packtagram UI 7. Chapter 5: Creating a Photo Editor Using CameraX 8. Chapter 6: Adding Video and Editing Functionality to Packtagram 9. Part 3:Creating Packtflix, a Video Media App
10. Chapter 7: Starting a Video Streaming App and Adding Authentication 11. Chapter 8: Adding Media Playback to Packtflix with ExoPlayer 12. Chapter 9: Extending Video Playback in Your Packtflix App 13. Index 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Summary

In this chapter, we explored various aspects of building a messaging app for Android. We discussed different approaches for sending and receiving messages, such as using WebSockets with Ktor or Firebase Firestore. We also covered how to structure the app using Clean Architecture principles, with separate layers for data, domain, and presentation, to ensure a well-organized and maintainable code base, and saw how easy is to introduce changes (for example, a change in the messages provider) if our architecture components are well decoupled.

Then, we delved into handling connection errors and synchronization issues using Kotlin coroutines and Flow, implementing error handling and retry mechanisms for a seamless user experience. Additionally, we examined the importance of push notifications in messaging apps and demonstrated their implementation using FCM, from setting up FCM in a project to handling incoming notifications.

By the end of this chapter, you should have a comprehensive...

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