Mastering Android Studio 3: Build Dynamic and Robust Android applications

by Kyle Mew

Android Studio is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) designed for developing Android apps. As with most development processes, Android keeps resources and logic nicely separated, and so this book covers the management of imagery and other resources, and the development and testing tools provided by the IDE. After introducing the software, the book moves straight into UI development using the sophisticated, WYSIWYG layout editor and XML code to design and test complex interfaces for a wide variety of screen configurations. With activity design covered, the book continues to guide the reader through application logic development, exploring the latest APIs provided by the SDK. Each topic will be demonstrated by working code samples that can be run on a device or emulator. One of Android Studio's greatest features is the large number of third-party plugins available for it, and throughout the book we will be exploring the most useful of these, along with samples and libraries that can be found on GitHub. The final module of the book deals with the final stages of building and distribution. The book concludes by taking the reader through the registration and publication processes required by Google. By the time you have finished the book, you will be able to build

220 pages, Paperback

Published August 31, 2017

Reviews

[Eduardo Xavier · Rating 3 out of 5]

First and foremost, Kyle Mew explores Android development using Android Studio by introducing basic and broad tooling concepts better than you may find elsewhere. I wish I could find such work 2 years ago. The reason I'm giving 3 stars is that, I see his work as concise but narrowed. Meaning that you may find everything you may need to know in order to be ok using Android Studio but we’ll feel the need to keep going elsewhere. You’re not mastering anything. This book is about a tool, in order to be a rich asset, more arguments could be used.

The command-line tool was joke. He introduced the argument to setup external storages but wouldn’t explain how I could run the command. Also, the project dependences could have more details about the scope dependence and dependency types. This is classic error from books like this but I don’t blame the author. Packtpub team has a nice platform to read because its html style, illustration and somehow the interactivity, but the team didn’t make a proper revision of the book itself.

[Alexey · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's slightly outdated already.