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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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1. SYSTEM 2. APPLICATION 3. ACTIVITIES 4. SERVICES 5. BROADCASTS 6. CONTENT PROVIDERS 7. PERMISSIONS 8. APIs 9. USER INTERFACE 10. DEVELOPMENT 11. BUILDING 12. COMMUNICATION 13. HARDWARE 14. TESTING 15. TROUBLESHOOTING 16. DISTRIBUTING APPS 17. INSTANT APPS 18. CLI

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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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