Android Studio Development Essentials - Android 6 Edition

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Table of Contents Introduction Downloading the Code Samples Errata Setting up an Android Studio Development Environment System Requirements Installing the Java Development Kit (JDK) Windows JDK Installation Mac OS X JDK Installation Linux JDK Installation Downloading the Android Studio Package Installing Android Studio Installation on Windows Installation on Mac OS X Installation on Linux The Android Studio Setup Wizard Installing Additional Android SDK Packages Making the Android SDK Tools Command-line Accessible Windows 7 Windows 8.1 Windows 10 Linux Mac OS X Updating the Android Studio and the SDK Creating an Example Android 6 App in Android Studio Creating a New Android Project Defining the Project and SDK Settings Creating an Activity Modifying the Example Application Reviewing the Layout and Resource Files Previewing the Layout A Tour of the Android Studio User Interface The Welcome Screen The Main Window The Tool Windows Android Studio Keyboard Shortcuts Switcher and Recent Files Navigation Changing the Android Studio Theme Creating an Android 6 Virtual Device (AVD) in Android Studio About Android Virtual Devices Creating a New AVD Starting the Emulator Running the Application in the AVD Run/Debug Configurations Stopping a Running Application AVD Command-line Creation Android Virtual Device Configuration Files Moving and Renaming an Android Virtual Device Testing Android Studio Apps on a Physical Android 6 Device An Overview of the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) Enabling ADB on Android 6.0 based Devices Mac OS X ADB Configuration Windows ADB Configuration Linux adb Configuration Testing the adb Connection The Basics of the Android Studio Code Editor The Android Studio Editor Splitting the Editor Window Code Completion Statement Completion Parameter Information Code Generation Code Folding Quick Documentation Lookup Code Reformatting A Guide to the Android Studio Designer Tool Blank vs. Empty Activity Templates The Android Studio Designer Design Mode Text Mode Setting Properties Type Morphing Creating a Custom Device Definition Designing a User Interface using the Android Studio Designer Tool An Android Studio Designer Tool Example Creating a New Activity Designing the User Interface Editing View Properties Running the Application Manually Creating an XML Layout Using the Hierarchy Viewer Creating an Android 6 User Interface in Java Code Java Code vs. XML Layout Files Creating Views Properties and Layout Parameters Creating the Example Project in Android Studio Adding Views to an Activity Setting View Properties Adding Layout Parameters and Rules Using View IDs Converting Density Independent Pixels (dp) to Pixels (px) Using the Android 6 GridLayout Manager in Android Studio Designer Introducing the Android GridLayout and Space Classes The GridLayout Example Creating the GridLayout Project Creating the GridLayout Instance Adding Views to GridLayout Cells Moving and Deleting Rows and Columns Implementing Cell Row and Column Spanning Changing the Gravity of a GridLayout Child Working with the Android 6 GridLayout using XML Layout Resources GridLayouts in XML Resource Files Adding Child Views to the GridLayout Declaring Cell Spanning, Gravity and Margins An Overview and Example of Android 6 Event Handling Intercepting Touch Events The MotionEvent Object Understanding Touch Actions Handling Multiple Touches An Example Multi-Touch Application Designing the Activity User Interface Implementing the Touch Event Listener Running the Example Application Detecting Common Gestures using the Android 6 Gesture Detector Class Implementing Common Gesture Detection Creating an Example Gesture Detection Project Implementing the Listener Class Creating the GestureDetectorCompat Instance Implementing the onTouchEvent() Method Testing the Application Implementing Custom Gesture and Pinch Recognition on Android 6 The Android Gesture Builder Application The GestureOverlayView Class Detecting Gestures Identifying Specific Gestures Building and Running the Gesture Builder Application Creating a Gestures File Extracting the Gestures File from the SD Card Creating the Example Project Adding the Gestures File to the Project Designing the User Interface Loading the Gestures File Registering the Event Listener Implementing the onGesturePerformed Method Testing the Application Configuring the GestureOverlayView Intercepting Gestures Detecting Pinch Gestures A Pinch Gesture Example Project An Introduction to Android 6 Fragments What is a Fragment? Creating a Fragment Adding a Fragment to an Activity using the Layout XML File Adding and Managing Fragments in Code Handling Fragment Events Implementing Fragment Communication Using Fragments in Android Studio - An Example About the Example Fragment Application Creating the Example Project Creating the First Fragment Layout Creating the First Fragment Class Creating the Second Fragment Layout Adding the Fragments to the Activity Making the Toolbar Fragment Talk to the Activity Making the Activity Talk to the Text Fragment Testing the Application Animating User Interfaces with the Android 6 Transitions Framework Introducing Android Transitions and Scenes Using Interpolators with Transitions Working with Scene Transitions Custom Transitions and TransitionSets in Code Custom Transitions and TransitionSets in XML Working with Interpolators Creating a Custom Interpolator Using the beginDelayedTransition Method An Android 6 Transition Tutorial using beginDelayedTransition Creating the Android Studio TransitionDemo Project Preparing the Project Files Implementing beginDelayedTransition Animation Customizing the Transition Implementing Android 6 Scene Transitions – A Tutorial An Overview of the Scene Transition Project Creating the Android Studio SceneTransitions Project Identifying and Preparing the Root Container Designing the First Scene Designing the Second Scene Entering the First Scene Loading Scene 2 Implementing the Transitions Adding the Transition File Loading and Using the Transition Set Configuring Additional Transitions Working with the Floating Action Button and Snackbar The Material Design The Design Library The Floating Action Button (FAB) The Snackbar Creating the Example Project Reviewing the Project Changing the Floating Action Button Adding the ListView to the Content Layout Adding Items to the ListView Adding an Action to the Snackbar Creating an Android Tabbed Interface using the TabLayout Component An Introduction to the ViewPager An Overview of the TabLayout Component Creating the TabLayoutDemo Project Creating the First Fragment Duplicating the Fragments Adding the TabLayout and ViewPager Creating the Pager Adapter Performing the Initialization Tasks Testing the Application Customizing the TabLayout Displaying Icon Tab Items Working with the Android RecyclerView and CardView Widgets An Overview of the RecyclerView An Overview of the CardView Adding the Libraries to the Project An Android RecyclerView and CardView Tutorial Creating the CardDemo Project Removing the Floating Action Button Adding the RecyclerView and CardView Libraries Designing the CardView Layout Adding the RecyclerView Creating the RecyclerView Adapter Adding the Image Files Initializing the RecyclerView Component Testing the Application Responding to Card Selections Working with the Android AppBar and Collapsing Toolbar Layouts The Anatomy of an AppBar The Example Project Coordinating the RecyclerView and Toolbar Introducing the Collapsing Toolbar Layout Changing the Title and Scrim Color Implementing an Android Navigation Drawer An Overview of the Navigation Drawer Opening and Closing the Drawer Responding to Drawer Item Selections Using the Navigation Drawer Activity Template Creating the Navigation Drawer Template Project The Template Layout Resource Files The Header Coloring Resource File The Template Menu Resource File The Template Code Running the App An Android Studio Master/Detail Flow Tutorial The Master/Detail Flow Creating a Master/Detail Flow Activity The Anatomy of the Master/Detail Flow Template Modifying the Master/Detail Flow Template Changing the Content Model Changing the Detail Pane Modifying the WebsiteDetailFragment Class Modifying the WebsiteListActivity Class Adding Manifest Permissions Running the Application An Overview of Android 6 Intents An Overview of Intents Explicit Intents Returning Data from an Activity Implicit Intents Using Intent Filters Checking Intent Availability Android 6 Explicit Intents – A Worked Example Creating the Explicit Intent Example Application Designing the User Interface Layout for ActivityA Creating the Second Activity Class Designing the User Interface Layout for ActivityB Reviewing the Application Manifest File Creating the Intent Extracting Intent Data Launching ActivityB as a Sub-Activity Returning Data from a Sub-Activity Testing the Application Android 6 Implicit Intents – A Worked Example Creating the Android Studio Implicit Intent Example Project Designing the User Interface Creating the Implicit Intent Adding a Second Matching Activity Adding the Web View to the UI Obtaining the Intent URL Modifying the MyWebView Project Manifest File Installing the MyWebView Package on a Device Testing the Application Android 6 Broadcast Intents and Broadcast Receivers An Overview of Broadcast Intents An Overview of Broadcast Receivers Obtaining Results from a Broadcast Sticky Broadcast Intents The Broadcast Intent Example Creating the Example Application Creating and Sending the Broadcast Intent Creating the Broadcast Receiver Configuring a Broadcast Receiver in the Manifest File Testing the Broadcast Example Listening for System Broadcasts A Basic Overview of Java Threads and Thread Handlers on Android An Overview of Threads The Application Main Thread Thread Handlers A Basic Threading Example Creating a New Thread Implementing a Thread Handler Passing a Message to the Handler An Overview of Android 6 Started and Bound Services Started Services Intent Service Bound Service The Anatomy of a Service Controlling Destroyed Service Restart Options Declaring a Service in the Manifest File Starting a Service Running on System Startup Implementing an Android 6 Started Service – A Worked Example Creating the Example Project Creating the Service Class Adding the Service to the Manifest File Starting the Service Testing the IntentService Example Using the Service Class Creating the New Service Modifying the User Interface Running the Application Creating a New Thread for Service Tasks Android 6 Local Bound Services – A Worked Example Understanding Bound Services Bound Service Interaction Options An Android Studio Local Bound Service Example Adding a Bound Service to the Project Implementing the Binder Binding the Client to the Service Completing the Example Testing the Application Android 6 Remote Bound Services – A Worked Example Client to Remote Service Communication Creating the Example Application Designing the User Interface Implementing the Remote Bound Service Configuring a Remote Service in the Manifest File Launching and Binding to the Remote Service Sending a Message to the Remote Service An Overview of Android 6 SQLite Databases Understanding Database Tables Introducing Database Schema Columns and Data Types Database Rows Introducing Primary Keys What is SQLite? Structured Query Language (SQL) Trying SQLite on an Android Virtual Device (AVD) Android SQLite Java Classes Cursor SQLiteDatabase SQLiteOpenHelper ContentValues An Android 6 TableLayout and TableRow Tutorial The TableLayout and TableRow Layout Views Creating the Database Project Adding the TableLayout to the User Interface Adding and Configuring the TableRows Adding the Button Bar to the Layout Adjusting the Layout Margins An Android 6 SQLite Database Tutorial About the Database Example Creating the Data Model Implementing the Data Handler The Add Handler Method The Query Handler Method The Delete Handler Method Implementing the Activity Event Methods Testing the Application Understanding Android 6 Content Providers What is a Content Provider? The Content Provider onCreate() query() insert() update() delete() getType() The Content URI The Content Resolver The <provider> Manifest Element Implementing an Android Content Provider in Android Studio Copying the Database Project Adding the Content Provider Package Creating the Content Provider Class Constructing the Authority and Content URI Implementing URI Matching in the Content Provider Implementing the Content Provider onCreate() Method Implementing the Content Provider insert() Method Implementing the Content Provider query() Method Implementing the Content Provider update() Method Implementing the Content Provider delete() Method Declaring the Content Provider in the Manifest File Modifying the Database Handler Accessing Cloud Storage using the Android 6 Storage Access Framework The Storage Access Framework Working with the Storage Access Framework Filtering Picker File Listings Handling Intent Results Reading the Content of a File Writing Content to a File Deleting a File Gaining Persistent Access to a File An Android 6 Storage Access Framework Example About the Storage Access Framework Example Creating the Storage Access Framework Example Designing the User Interface Declaring Request Codes Creating a New Storage File The onActivityResult() Method Saving to a Storage File Opening and Reading a Storage File Testing the Storage Access Application Implementing Video Playback on Android 6 using the VideoView and MediaController Classes Introducing the Android VideoView Class Introducing the Android MediaController Class Testing Video Playback Creating the Video Playback Example Designing the VideoPlayer Layout Configuring the VideoView Adding Internet Permission Adding the MediaController to the Video View Setting up the onPreparedListener Video Recording and Image Capture on Android 6 using Camera Intents Checking for Camera Support Calling the Video Capture Intent Calling the Image Capture Intent Creating an Android Studio Video Recording Project Designing the User Interface Layout Checking for the Camera Launching the Video Capture Intent Handling the Intent Return Testing the Application Making Runtime Permission Requests in Android 6.0 Understanding Normal and Dangerous Permissions Creating the Permissions Example Project Checking for a Permission Requesting Permission at Runtime Providing a Rationale for the Permission Request Testing the Permissions App Android 6 Audio Recording and Playback using MediaPlayer and MediaRecorder Playing Audio Recording Audio and Video using the MediaRecorder Class About the Example Project Creating the AudioApp Project Designing the User Interface Checking for Microphone Availability Performing the Activity Initialization Implementing the recordAudio() Method Implementing the stopAudio() Method Implementing the playAudio() method Configuring and Requesting Permissions Testing the Application Working with the Google Maps Android 6 API in Android Studio The Elements of the Google Maps Android API Creating the Google Maps Project Obtaining Your Developer Signature Testing the Application Understanding Geocoding and Reverse Geocoding Adding a Map to an Application Requesting Current Location Permission Displaying the User’s Current Location Changing the Map Type Displaying Map Controls to the User Handling Map Gesture Interaction Map Zooming Gestures Map Scrolling/Panning Gestures Map Tilt Gestures Map Rotation Gestures Creating Map Markers Controlling the Map Camera Printing with the Android 6 Printing Framework The Android Printing Architecture The Print Service Plugins Google Cloud Print Printing to Google Drive Save as PDF Printing from Android Devices Options for Building Print Support into Android Apps Image Printing Creating and Printing HTML Content Printing a Web Page Printing a Custom Document An Android 6 HTML and Web Content Printing Example Creating the HTML Printing Example Application Printing Dynamic HTML Content Creating the Web Page Printing Example Removing the Floating Action Button Designing the User Interface Layout Loading the Web Page into the WebView Adding the Print Menu Option A Guide to Android 6 Custom Document Printing An Overview of Android Custom Document Printing Custom Print Adapters Preparing the Custom Document Printing Project Creating the Custom Print Adapter Implementing the onLayout() Callback Method Implementing the onWrite() Callback Method Checking a Page is in Range Drawing the Content on the Page Canvas Starting the Print Job Testing the Application Handling Different Android 6 Devices and Displays Handling Different Device Displays Creating a Layout for each Display Size Providing Different Images Checking for Hardware Support Providing Device Specific Application Binaries Signing and Preparing an Android 6 Application for Release The Release Preparation Process Changing the Build Variant Enabling ProGuard Creating a Keystore File Generating a Private Key Creating the Application APK File Register for a Google Play Developer Console Account Uploading New APK Versions to the Google Play Developer Console Integrating Google Play In-app Billing into an Android 6 Application Installing the Google Play Billing Library Creating the Example In-app Billing Project Adding Billing Permission to the Manifest File Adding the IInAppBillingService.aidl File to the Project Adding the Utility Classes to the Project Designing the User Interface Implementing the “Click Me” Button Google Play Developer Console and Google Wallet Accounts Obtaining the Public License Key for the Application Setting Up Google Play Billing in the Application Initiating a Google Play In-app Billing Purchase Implementing the onActivityResult Method Implementing the Purchase Finished Listener Consuming the Purchased Item Releasing the IabHelper Instance Modifying the Security.java File Testing the In-app Billing Application Building a Release APK Creating a New In-app Product Publishing the Application to the Alpha Distribution Channel Adding In-app Billing Test Accounts Configuring Group Testing Resolving Problems with In-App Purchasing An Overview of Gradle in Android Studio - Android 6 An Overview of Gradle Gradle and Android Studio Sensible Defaults Dependencies Build Variants Manifest Entries APK Signing ProGuard Support The Top-level Gradle Build File Module Level Gradle Build Files Configuring Signing Settings in the Build File Running Gradle Tasks from the Command-line An Android Studio Gradle Build Variants Example - Android 6 Creating the Build Variant Example Project Extracting the Hello World String Resource Adding the Build Flavors to the Module Build File Adding the Flavors to the Project Structure Adding Resource Files to the Flavors Testing the Build Flavors Build Variants and Class Files Adding Packages to the Build Flavors Customizing the Activity Classes

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