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Mastering Android Studio 3

You're reading from Mastering Android Studio 3 Build Dynamic and Robust Android applications

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2017

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781786467447

Length 220 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Java

Tools

Android

Concepts

Android Development

Author (1):

Mew

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Title Page

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewer

www.PacktPub.com

Customer Feedback

Software and Hardware List

Preface

1. Workspace Structure FREE CHAPTER

2. UI Design

3. UI Development

4. Device Development

5. Assets and Resources

6. Templates and Plugins

7. Language Support

8. Testing and Profiling

9. Packaging and Distribution

Device monitoring

Very often, simply running an app on a device or emulator is enough to tell us if what we have designed works and what, if anything, we need to change. However it is always great to see what is going on under the hood, and Android Studio has some fantastic tools when it comes to the live monitoring of an app's behavior.

We will cover debugging in detail in the next module, but it is never too soon to play with the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) and Android Studio's Device Monitor tool is one of the most significant benefits of choosing the IDE over the alternatives.

This section also offers a good opportunity to take a closer look at project templates, another fantastic feature of Android Studio.

Project templates

Android Studio comes packed with many useful project templates. These are designed for a series of typical project types, such as full screen apps or Google Maps projects. Templates are partially completed projects with code, layouts, and resources that can be used as...

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Authors (1)

Mew

Mew

Kyle Mew has been programming since the early '80s and has written for several technology websites. Also, he has written three radio plays and four other books on Android development.

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