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Beginner's Guide to Android App Development: A Practical Approach for Beginners

Beginner's Guide to Android App Development: A Practical Approach for Beginners

Paperback

Programming

ISBN10: 1548088161
ISBN13: 9781548088163
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: Jun 30 2017
Pages: 260
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.55 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
This book covers Android app design fundamentals in Android Studio using Java programming language.

The author assumes you have no experience in app development. The book starts with the installation of the required development environment and setting up the emulators. Then, the simplest Hello World app is developed step by step. In the next chapter, basics of the Java programming language are given with practical examples. Screenshots and code snippets are clearly given in the book to guide the reader. After the Java lecture, 7 complete Android apps are developed again by step by step instructions. Each code line is explained. As the reader follows the development of the example apps, he/she will learn designing user interfaces, connecting interface objects to code, developing efficient Java code and testing the app on emulators and real devices.

The last chapter explains the installation of the Unity game engine, developing a simple 2D platform game in Unity, setting up touch controls for Android environment and exporting the game as a standalone .apk file ready to be installed on Android devices.

Sample apps developed in this book are as follows:

1. Headlight app: Learn the basics of app development and use buttons in your code.

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