About the Book: 

As Android apps continue to grow in popularity and an associated job market emerges, the ability to develop software and applications for Android smartphones will only grow more relevant in the foreseeable future. Compiled from materials used in over a decade of teaching undergraduate and graduate students majoring in computer science and information technology, this book is a hands-on, step-by-step guide to coding Android apps that have been rigorously tested.

Key Features

• Each chapter begins with a list of student learning outcomes that can be used for assessment purposes and syllabus construction
• The mechanics of Android app creation is presented in a very detailed, step-by-step progression, with accompanying screenshots and code explanations
• New topics are introduced chapter-by-chapter in a very logical and gradational instructional manner
• Very detailed exercises are provided at the end of each chapter and can be used for class activities and as homework assignments. Each chapter includes multiple exercises of varying difficulty
• Video lessons are available as supplementary resources for each chapter to quickly illustrate in a demonstrative and visual manner the Java and XML code and Android Studio development actions covered in the chapter

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Lift Off with Android Native Apps

3. First Image Impressions and Launcher Icons

4. Externalizing Resources: Strings, Colors, and Sizes

5. Interacting with Users via Keyboard and Buttons

6. More on Layouts and Living without Constraints

7. Improving the UI with Selection Inputs and Dynamic Content

8. Apps with Multiple Activities

9. Saving App Data with Shared Preferences

10. Android Native Databases as Persistent Storage

11. Navigation Drawers and Implementing Fragments

12. Tabbed Apps, Styles, and Themes

13. Hybrid Apps

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