Thriving in Android Development Using Kotlin
eBook Details:
- Paperback: 410 pages
- Publisher: WOW! eBook (July 19, 2024)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1837631298
- ISBN-13: 978-1837631292
eBook Description:
Thriving in Android Development Using Kotlin: Use the newest features of the Android framework to develop production-grade apps: Build a range of Android applications that address common real-world issues such as authentication, connecting to synchronous and asynchronous remote sources, rendering complex UIs with Jetpack Compose, and more
Finding resources on creating apps with the Android framework and Kotlin is easy, but discovering content that addresses the common challenges faced by app developers is difficult. This Thriving in Android Development Using Kotlin book is designed to bridge that gap and equip you with the skills to tackle everyday problems in Android development.
You’ll get hands on with Android development by building an app similar to WhatsApp. Next, you’ll learn how to process asynchronous messages reactively, render them using Jetpack Compose, and advance to creating and uploading a backup of these messages. As you progress, you’ll develop Packtagram, an app inspired by Instagram, focused on advanced photo-editing capabilities using the latest CameraX libraries. Finally, you’ll build your own Netflix-like app, integrating video playback functionality with ExoPlayer for both foreground and background operations, and enabling casting to other devices.
- Create complex UIs with Jetpack Compose
- Structure and modularize apps with a focus on further scaling
- Connect your app to synchronous and asynchronous remote sources
- Store and cache information and manage the lifecycle of this data
- Execute periodic tasks using WorkManager
- Capture and edit photos and videos using CameraX
- Authenticate your users securely
- Play videos in the foreground and background and cast them to other devices
By the end of this Thriving in Android Development Using Kotlin book, you’ll have crafted three fully functional projects across multiple platforms and gained the expertise to solve the most common challenges in Android development confidently.
