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Android 5 Programming by Example Turn your ideas into elegant and powerful mobile applications using the latest Android Studio for the Android Lollipop platform Kyle Mew BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI Android 5 Programming by Example Copyright © 2015 Packt Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews. Every effort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. However, the information contained in this book is sold without warranty, either express or implied. Neither the author, nor Packt Publishing, and its dealers and distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this book. Packt Publishing has endeavored to provide trademark information about all of the companies and products mentioned in this book by the appropriate use of capitals. However, Packt Publishing cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information. First published: July 2015 Production reference: 1210715 Published by Packt Publishing Ltd. Livery Place 35 Livery Street Birmingham B3 2PB, UK. ISBN 978-1-78528-844-9 www.packtpub.com Credits Author Project Coordinator Kyle Mew Vijay Kushlani Reviewers Proofreader Mustafa Gezen Safis Editing Olivier Goutay Ten Wong Indexer Mariammal Chettiyar Commissioning Editor Neil Alexander Graphics Abhinash Sahu Acquisition Editor Vivek Anantharaman Production Coordinator Nilesh R. Mohite Content Development Editor Nikhil Potdukhe Cover Work Nilesh R. Mohite Technical Editors Ruchi Desai Chinmay S. Puranik Copy Editors Ulka Manjrekar Swati Priya About the Author Kyle Mew has been programming since the early 80s and has written for several technology websites. He has also written three radio plays and another book on Android development, Android 3.0 Application Development Cookbook, published by Packt Publishing. I would like to thank Rhonda for the photographs. About the Reviewers Mustafa Gezen is a Norwegian developer who develops applications for both Android and iOS devices. His early experiences with programming have helped him develop amazing stuff. He likes to take things apart and make them function differently. He has experience in Python, Objective-C, Java, PHP and some other languages. His main field of interest is runtime code modification. I would like to thank my amazing family for supporting me in what I do, always believing in me, and putting their trust in me. Olivier Goutay is an expert in Android application development. With more than 3 years of professional experience, he currently takes part in healthcare and open source Android developments in San Francisco. He currently works for Omada Health, the lead start-up in chronic disease prevention in the U.S. Before this, he was involved with major French and European Bank mobile services and developed tomorrow's technologies, which are now used by many people on their mobile devices. His specialties are Android development, software security, software architecture, and iOS. Ten Wong is an embedded software engineer at Seeed Studio, an open source hardware company. He has 3 years of experience in Android driver and framework. He also has experience in TV Android app development and Arduino open source hardware shield. I would like to thank my wife for supporting me in reviewing this book. www.PacktPub.com Support files, eBooks, discount offers, and more For support files and downloads related to your book, please visit www.PacktPub.com. Did you know that Packt offers eBook versions of every book published, with PDF and ePub files available? 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Simply use your login credentials for immediate access. Table of Contents Preface v Chapter 1: Setting Up the Development Environment 1 What is Android 5? 2 Lollipop from a user's perspective 2 Lollipop from a developer's perspective 3 Material Design 3 Other devices 3 Installing and configuring the development environment 4 Installing the SDK 5 Managing the SDK tools 6 Creating a "Hello World" app 9 Testing the app on a physical device 11 Setting up a virtual device 11 Monitoring devices 13 Summary 14 Chapter 2: Building a UI 15 Applying a Material Design theme 16 Adding animated widgets 20 Designing an XML layout 20 Controlling the widget behavior with Java 25 Creating alternative layouts 29 Summary 31 Chapter 3: Activities and Fragments 33 Adding a CardView widget 34 Adding images and text to the layout 37 Creating a second Activity 40 Applying Fragments 43 Adding static Fragments 49 [ i ]
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