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Pro Android with Kotlin

Developing Modern Mobile Apps

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  1. Peter Späth

    1. Leipzig, Germany

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  • Covers all aspects of professional Android development with Kotlin
  • Gives you great insight into Kotlin and Android apps
  • Written by an experienced author and trainer

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. System

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 1-6

  3. Application

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 7-11

  4. Activities

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 13-25

  5. Services

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 27-42

  6. Broadcasts

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 43-59

  7. Content Providers

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 61-101

  8. Permissions

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 103-113

  9. APIs

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 115-190

  10. User Interface

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 191-260

  11. Development

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 261-284

  12. Building

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 285-295

  13. Communication

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 297-335

  14. Hardware

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 337-432

  15. Testing

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 433-448

  16. Troubleshooting

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 449-460

  17. Distributing Apps

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 461-462

  18. Instant Apps

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 463-467

  19. CLI

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 469-477

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 479-485
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About this book

Develop Android apps with Kotlin to create more elegant programs than the Java equivalent. This book covers the various aspects of a modern Android app that professionals are expected to encounter. There are chapters dealing with all the important aspects of the Android platform, including GUI design, file- and data-handling, coping with phone calls, multimedia apps, interaction with location and mapping services, monetizing apps, and much more.

Pro Android with Kotlin is an invaluable source for developers wanting to build real-world state-of-the-art apps for modern Android devices.

What You Will Learn

  • Integrate activities, such as intents, services, toasts and more, into your Android apps
  • Build UIs in Android using layouts, widgets, lists, menus, and action bars 
  • Deal with data in your Android apps using data persistence and cloud access 
  • Design for different Android devices
  • Create multimedia apps in Android
  • Secure, deploy, and monetize your Android apps

Who This Book Is For

Professional Android app developers.


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Authors and Affiliations

  • Leipzig, Germany

    Peter Späth

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About the author

Peter Späth graduated in 2002 as a physicist and soon afterward became an IT consultant, mainly for Java related projects. In 2016 he decided to concentrate on writing books on various subjects, with a primary focus on software development. With a wealth of experience in Java-related languages, the release of Kotlin for building Android Apps made him enthusiastic about writing books for Kotlin development in the Android environment.
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