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Android programming, the Big Nerd Ranch guide, Bill Phillips, Chris Stewart & Kristin Marsicano

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Android programming

Bill Phillips, Chris Stewart & Kristin Marsicano

The Big Nerd Ranch guides

the Big Nerd Ranch guide

This guide takes you on an easy to follow tour of the Android mobile development platform. Chapter by chapter, we'll lead you through the wilderness with hands-on examples. Write and run code every step of the way, starting with simple programs, then enhancing them with sophisticated features

Learning Android -- The necessary tools -- Your first Android application -- Android and Model-View-Controller -- The activity lifecycle -- Debugging Android apps -- Your second activity -- Android SDK versions and compatibility -- UI fragments and the fragment manager -- Displaying lists with RecyclerView -- Creating user interfaces with layouts and widgets -- Using fragment arguments -- Using ViewPager -- Dialogs -- The toolbar -- SQLite databases -- Implicit intents -- Taking pictures with intents -- Two-pane master detail interfaces -- Localization -- Accessibility -- Data binding and MVVM -- Unit testing and audio playback -- Styles and themes -- XML drawables -- More about intents and tasks -- HTTP and background tasks -- Loopers, handlers, and HandlerThread -- Search -- Background services -- Broadcast intents -- Browsing the Web and WebView -- Custom views and touch events -- Property animation -- Locations and Play services -- Maps -- Material design