Unlock the full potential of Android app development with Jetpack Compose 1.7. This all-in-one guide equips you to build sophisticated, modern Android applications using cutting-edge tools like Android Studio, Material Design 3, and Kotlin. Perfect for developers aiming to go from setup to deployment, the book leads you through each phase of app creation—from mastering Android Studio basics to publishing on the Google Play Store. Start with setting up your environment, then dive into Kotlin essentials, covering data types, functions, coroutines, and more to lay a solid programming foundation. Explore Jetpack Compose fundamentals and Android architecture as you work through practical tutorials on custom Composables, and layouts like rows, columns, boxes, flows, pagers, and lists. Beyond layout design, you’ll learn state management, navigation, modifiers, and custom components. Gain advanced capabilities with features like biometric authentication, Google Maps integration, and in-app billing for monetization. Further, expand your skills with graphics, animations, and gesture handling to build dynamic and interactive interfaces. Master data storage using Room databases, ViewModels, and LiveData for a complete end-to-end app experience. To help you track your progress, the book offers access to over 55 online quizzes covering each key concept, allowing you to test your knowledge as you go. Each lesson is supported by hands-on tutorials and downloadable source code, making it easy to follow along and practice. For developers ready to bring their app ideas to life, this guide provides a complete roadmap, from development to publication. Elevate your Android development skills with this essential guide to Jetpack Compose 1.7.

This book aims to teach you how to build Android applications using Jetpack Compose 1.3, Android Studio Flamingo (2022.2.1), Material Design 3, and the Kotlin programming language. The book begins with the basics by explaining how to set up an Android Studio development environment. The book also includes in-depth chapters introducing the Kotlin programming language, including data types, operators, control flow, functions, lambdas, coroutines, and object-oriented programming. An introduction to the key concepts of Jetpack Compose and Android project architecture is followed by a guided tour of Android Studio in Compose development mode. The book also covers the creation of custom Composables and explains how functions are combined to create user interface layouts, including row, column, box, and list components. Other topics covered include data handling using state properties, key user interface design concepts such as modifiers, navigation bars, and user interface navigation. Additional chapters explore building your own reusable custom layout components. The book covers graphics drawing, user interface animation, transitions, Kotlin Flows, and gesture handling. Chapters also cover view models, SQLite databases, Room database access, the Database Inspector, live data, and custom theme creation. Using in-app billing, you will also learn to generate extra revenue from your app. Finally, the book explains how to package up a completed app and upload it to the Google Play Store for publication. Along the way, the topics covered in the book are put into practice through detailed tutorials, the source code for which is also available for download. Assuming you already have some rudimentary programming experience, are ready to download Android Studio and the Android SDK, and have access to a Windows, Mac, or Linux system, you are ready to start.

This book teaches you how to build Android applications using Jetpack Compose 1.4, Android Studio Giraffe (2023.2.1), Material Design 3, and the Kotlin programming language. The book begins with the basics by explaining how to set up an Android Studio development environment. The book also includes in-depth chapters introducing the Kotlin programming language, including data types, operators, control flow, functions, lambdas, coroutines, and object-oriented programming. An introduction to the key concepts of Jetpack Compose and Android project architecture is followed by a guided tour of Android Studio in Compose development mode. The book also covers the creation of custom Composables and explains how functions are combined to create user interface layouts, including row, column, box, flow, pager, and list components. Other topics covered include data handling using state properties, key user interface design concepts such as modifiers, navigation bars, and user interface navigation. Additional chapters explore building your own reusable custom layout components. The book covers graphics drawing, user interface animation, transitions, Kotlin Flows, and gesture handling. Chapters also cover view models, SQLite databases, Room database access, the Database Inspector, live data, and custom theme creation. Using in-app billing, you will also learn to generate extra revenue from your app. Finally, the book explains how to package up a completed app and upload it to the Google Play Store for publication. Along the way, the topics covered in the book are put into practice through detailed tutorials, the source code for which is also available for download. Assuming you already have some rudimentary programming experience, are ready to download Android Studio and the Android SDK, and have access to a Windows, Mac, or Linux system, you are ready to start.

This book teaches you how to build Android applications using Jetpack Compose 1.6, Android Studio Iguana (2023.2.1), Material Design 3, and the Kotlin programming language. The book begins with the basics by explaining how to set up an Android Studio development environment. The book also includes in-depth chapters introducing the Kotlin programming language, including data types, operators, control flow, functions, lambdas, coroutines, and object-oriented programming. An introduction to the key concepts of Jetpack Compose and Android project architecture is followed by a guided tour of Android Studio in Compose development mode. The book also covers the creation of custom Composables and explains how functions are combined to create user interface layouts, including row, column, box, flow, pager, and list components. Other topics covered include data handling using state properties and key user interface design concepts such as modifiers, navigation bars, and user interface navigation. Additional chapters explore building your own reusable custom layout components, securing your apps with Biometric authentication, and integrating Google Maps. The book covers graphics drawing, user interface animation, transitions, Kotlin Flows, and gesture handling. Chapters also cover view models, SQLite databases, Room database access, the Database Inspector, live data, and custom theme creation. You will also learn to generate extra revenue from your app using in-app billing. Finally, the book explains how to package up a completed app and upload it to the Google Play Store for publication. Along the way, the topics covered in the book are put into practice through detailed tutorials, the source code for which is also available for download. Assuming you already have some rudimentary programming experience, are ready to download Android Studio and the Android SDK, and have access to a Windows, Mac, or Linux system, you are ready to start.

This book teaches you how to build Android applications using Jetpack Compose 1.5, Android Studio Hedgehog (2023.1.1), Material Design 3, and the Kotlin programming language. The book begins with the basics by explaining how to set up an Android Studio development environment. The book also includes in-depth chapters introducing the Kotlin programming language, including data types, operators, control flow, functions, lambdas, coroutines, and object-oriented programming. An introduction to the key concepts of Jetpack Compose and Android project architecture is followed by a guided tour of Android Studio in Compose development mode. The book also covers the creation of custom Composables and explains how functions are combined to create user interface layouts, including row, column, box, flow, pager, and list components. Other topics covered include data handling using state properties and key user interface design concepts such as modifiers, navigation bars, and user interface navigation. Additional chapters explore building your own reusable custom layout components, securing your apps with Biometric authentication, and integrating Google Maps. The book covers graphics drawing, user interface animation, transitions, Kotlin Flows, and gesture handling. Chapters also cover view models, SQLite databases, Room database access, the Database Inspector, live data, and custom theme creation. You will also learn to generate extra revenue from your app using in-app billing. Finally, the book explains how to package up a completed app and upload it to the Google Play Store for publication. Along the way, the topics covered in the book are put into practice through detailed tutorials, the source code for which is also available for download. Assuming you already have some rudimentary programming experience, are ready to download Android Studio and the Android SDK, and have access to a Windows, Mac, or Linux system, you are ready to start.

This book aims to teach you how to build Android applications using Jetpack Compose 1.2, Android Studio, and the Kotlin programming language. The book begins with the basics by explaining how to set up an Android Studio development environment. The book also includes in-depth chapters introducing the Kotlin programming language, including data types, operators, control flow, functions, lambdas, coroutines, and object-oriented programming. An introduction to the key concepts of Jetpack Compose and Android project architecture is followed by a guided tour of Android Studio in Compose development mode. The book also covers the creation of custom Composables and explains how functions are combined to create user interface layouts, including row, column, box, and list components. Other topics covered include data handling using state properties, key user interface design concepts such as modifiers, navigation bars, and user interface navigation. Additional chapters explore building your own reusable custom layout components. The book covers graphics drawing, user interface animation, transitions, Kotlin Flows, and gesture handling. Chapters also cover view models, SQLite databases, Room database access, the Database Inspector, live data, and custom theme creation. Using in-app billing, you will also learn to generate extra revenue from your app. Finally, the book explains how to package up a completed app and upload it to the Google Play Store for publication. Along the way, the topics covered in the book are put into practice through detailed tutorials, the source code for which is also available for download. Assuming you already have some rudimentary programming experience, are ready to download Android Studio and the Android SDK, and have access to a Windows, Mac, or Linux system, you are ready to start.

Fully updated for Android Studio Giraffe and the new UI, this book aims to teach you how to develop Android-based applications using the Java programming language. This book begins with the basics and outlines how to set up an Android development and testing environment, followed by an overview of areas such as tool windows, the code editor, and the Layout Editor tool. An introduction to the architecture of Android is followed by an in-depth look at the design of Android applications and user interfaces using the Android Studio environment. Chapters also cover the Android Architecture Components, including view models, lifecycle management, Room database access, the Database Inspector, app navigation, live data, and data binding. More advanced topics such as intents are also covered, as are touch screen handling, gesture recognition, and the recording and playback of audio. This book edition also covers printing, transitions, and foldable device support. The concepts of material design are also covered in detail, including the use of floating action buttons, Snackbars, tabbed interfaces, card views, navigation drawers, and collapsing toolbars. Other key features of Android Studio and Android are also covered in detail, including the Layout Editor, the ConstraintLayout and ConstraintSet classes, MotionLayout Editor, view binding, constraint chains, barriers, and direct reply notifications. Chapters also cover advanced features of Android Studio, such as App Links, Gradle build configuration, in-app billing, and submitting apps to the Google Play Developer Console. Assuming you already have some Java programming experience, are ready to download Android Studio and the Android SDK, have access to a Windows, Mac, or Linux system, and have ideas for some apps to develop, you are ready to get started.