Pro Android with Kotlin: Developing Modern Mobile Apps with Kotlin and Jetpack

Table of Contents
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewer
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: System
	The Android Operating System
	The Development System
		Android Studio
		Virtual Devices
		The SDK
Chapter 2: Application
	Tasks
	The Application Manifest
Chapter 3: Activities
	Declaring Activities
	Starting Activities
	Activities and Tasks
	Activities Returning Data
	Intent Filters
		Intent Action
		Intent Category
		Intent Data
		Intent Extra Data
		Intent Flags
		System Intent Filters
	Activities Lifecycle
	Preserving State in Activities
Chapter 4: Services
	Foreground Services
	Background Services
	Declaring Services
	Service Classes
	Starting Services
	Binding to Services
	Data Sent by Services
	Service Subclasses
	Services Lifecycle
	More Service Characteristics
Chapter 5: Broadcasts
	Explicit Broadcasts
		Explicit Local Broadcasts
		Explicit Remote Broadcasts
		Explicit Broadcasts Sent to Other Apps
	Implicit Broadcasts
		Intent Filter Matching
		Active or On-Hold Listening
		Sending Implicit Broadcasts
		Receiving Implicit Broadcasts
		Listening to System Broadcasts
	Adding Security to Broadcasts
		Securing Explicit Broadcasts
		Securing Implicit Broadcasts
	Sending Broadcasts from the Command Line
	Random Notes on Broadcasts
Chapter 6: Content Providers
	The Content Provider Framework
	Providing Content
		Initializing the Provider
		Querying Data
		Modifying Content
		Finishing the ContentProvider Class
		Registering the Content Provider
		Designing Content URIs
		Building a Content Interface Contract
		A Cursor Class Basing on AbstractCursor and Co.
		A Cursor Class Basing on the Cursor Interface
		Dispatching URIs Inside the Provider Code
		Providing Content Files
		Informing Listeners of Data Changes
		Extending a Content Provider
		Client Access Consistency by URI Canonicalization
	Consuming Content
		Using the Content Resolver
		Accessing System Content Providers
			BlockedNumberContract
			CalendarContract
			CallLog
			ContactsContract
			DocumentsContract
			FontsContract
			MediaStore
			Settings
			SyncStateContract
			UserDictionary
			VoicemailContract
		Batch-Accessing Content Data
	Securing Content
	Providing Content for the Search Framework
	Documents Provider
Chapter 7: Permissions
	Permission Types
	Defining Permissions
	Using Permissions
	Acquiring Permissions
	System-Managed Permission Requests
	Acquiring Special Permissions
	Feature Requirements and Permissions
	Permission Handling Using a Terminal
Chapter 8: APIs
	Databases
		Configuring Your Environment for Room
		Room Architecture
		The Database
		Entities
		Relationships
		Nested Objects
		Using Indexes
		Data Access: DAOs
		Observable Queries
		Database Clients
		Transactions
		Migrating Databases
	Scheduling
		JobScheduler
		AlarmManager
	Notifications
		Creating and Showing Notifications
		Adding Direct Reply
		Notification Progress Bar
		Expandable Notifications
		Rectifying Activity Navigation
		Grouping Notifications
		Notification Channels
		Notification Badges
	Contacts
		Contacts Framework Internals
		Reading Contacts
		Writing Contacts
		Using Contacts System Activities
		Using Quick Contact Badges
	Search Framework
		The Searchable Configuration
		The Searchable Activity
		The Search Dialog
		The Search Widget
		Search Suggestions
			Recent Query Suggestions
			Custom Suggestions
	Location and Maps
		Last Known Location
		Tracking Position Updates
		Geocoding
		Using ADB to Fetch Location Information
		Maps
	Preferences
Chapter 9: User Interface
	Background Tasks
		Java Concurrency
		The AsyncTask Class
		Handlers
		Loaders
		Coroutines
		Loading Data in ViewModels
	Supporting Multiple Devices
		Screen Sizes
		Pixel Densities
		Declare Restricted Screen Support
		Detect Device Capabilities
	Programmatic UI Design
		Adding Views Manually
		Using Jetpack Compose Builders
	Adapters and List Controls
	Styles and Themes
	Fonts in XML
	2D Animation
		Auto-animating Layouts
		Animated Bitmaps
		Property Animation
		View Property Animator
		Spring Physics
		Transitions
		Start an Activity Using Transitions
		Animation in Jetpack Compose
	Fast Graphics OpenGL ES
		Showing an OpenGL Surface in Your Activity
		Creating a Custom OpenGL View Element
		A Triangle with a Vertex Buffer
		A Quad with a Vertex Buffer and an Index Buffer
		Creating and Using a Renderer
		Projection
		Motion
		Light
		Textures
		User Input
	Fast Graphics with Vulkan
	UI Design with Movable Items
	Menus and Action Bars
		Options Menu
		Context Menu
		Contextual Action Mode
		Popup Menus
	Progress Bars
	Working with Fragments
		Creating Fragments
		Handling Fragments from Activities
		Communicating with Fragments
	App Widgets
	Drag-and-Drop
		Defining Drag Data
		Defining a Drag Shadow
		Starting a Drag
		Listening to Drag Events
	Multitouch
	Picture-in-Picture Mode
	Text-to-Speech
Chapter 10: Firebase
	Firebase Cloud Storage
	Firebase Cloud Messaging
Chapter 11: Development
	Writing Reusable Libraries in Kotlin
		Starting a Library Module
		Creating the Library
		Testing the Library
		Using the Library
		Publishing the Library
	Advanced Listeners Using Kotlin
	Multithreading
	Compatibility Libraries
	Kotlin Best Practices
		Functional Programming
		Top-Level Functions and Data
		Class Extensions
		Named Arguments
		Scoping Functions
		Nullability
		Data Classes
		Destructuring
		Multiline String Literals
		Inner Functions and Classes
		String Interpolation
		Qualified “this”
		Delegation
		Renamed Imports
	Kotlin on JavaScript
		Creating a JavaScript Module
		Using the JavaScript Module
Chapter 12: Building
	Build-Related Files
	Module Configuration
	Module Common Configuration
	Module Build Variants
		Build Types
		Product Flavors
		Source Sets
	Running a Build from the Console
	Signing
Chapter 13: Communication
	ResultReceiver Classes
	Communication with Back Ends
		Communication with HttpsURLConnection
		Networking with Volley
		Setting Up a Test Server
	Android and NFC
		Talking to NFC Tags
		Peer-to-Peer NFC Data Exchange
		NFC Card Emulation
	Android and Bluetooth
		A Bluetooth RfComm Server
		An Android RfComm Client
Chapter 14: Hardware
	Programming with Wearables
		Wearables Development
		Wearables App User Interface
		Wearables Faces
		Adding Face Complications
		Providing Complication Data
		Notifications on Wearables
		Controlling App Visibility on Wearables
		Authentication in Wear
		Voice Capabilities in Wear
		Speakers on Wearables
		Location in Wear
		Data Communication in Wear
	Programming with Android TV
		Android TV Use Cases
		Starting an Android TV Studio Project
		Android TV Hardware Features
		UI Development for Android TV
		Recommendation Channels for Content Search
		A Recommendation Row for Content Search
		Android TV Content Search
		Android TV Games
		Android TV Channels
	Programming with Android Auto and Automotive OS
	Playing and Recording Sound
		Short Sound Snippets
		Playing Media
		Recording Audio
	Using the Camera
		Taking a Picture
		Recording a Video
		Writing Your Own Camera App
	Android and NFC
	Android and Bluetooth
	Android Sensors
		Retrieving Sensor Capabilities
		Listening to Sensor Events
	Interacting with Phone Calls
		Monitoring Phone State Changes
		Initiate a Dialing Process
		Create a Phone Call Custom UI
	Fingerprint Authentication
Chapter 15: Testing
	Unit Tests
		Standard Unit Tests
		Unit Tests with a Stubbed Android Framework
		Unit Tests with a Simulated Android Framework
		Unit Tests with Mocking
	Integration Tests
		Testing Services
		Testing Intent Services
		Testing Content Providers
		Testing Broadcast Receivers
	User Interface Tests
Chapter 16: Troubleshooting
	Logging
	Debugging
	Performance Monitoring
	Memory Usage Monitoring
Chapter 17: Distributing Apps
	Android App Bundle
	Your Own App Store
	The Google Play Store
Chapter 18: Instant Apps
	Developing Instant Apps
Chapter 19: CLI
	The SDK Tools
	The SDK Build Tools
	The SDK Platform Tools
Appendix: Text Companion
	Manifest Top-Level Entries
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	The Application Declaration
		The  Child Element
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		The  Child Element
		The  Child Element
		The  Child Element
		The  Child Element
		The  Child Element
	Activity-Related Manifest Entries
	Intent Constituent Parts
		Intent Actions
		Intent Categories
		Intent Extra Data
		Intent Flags
	The Service Class
	Cursor Interface
		Administrative Methods
		Navigation
		Data Retrieval
		Listeners
		Various
	Features
		Hardware Features
			Audio Hardware Features
			Bluetooth Hardware Features
			Camera Hardware Features
			Device UI Hardware Features
			Fingerprint Hardware Features
			Gamepad Hardware Features
			Infrared Hardware Features
			Location Hardware Features
			NFC Hardware Features
			OpenGL ES Hardware Features
			Sensor Hardware Features
			Screen Hardware Features
			Telephony Hardware Features
			Touchscreen Hardware Features
			USB Hardware Features
			Vulkan Hardware Features
			Wi-Fi Hardware Features
		Software Features
			Communication Software Features
			Custom Input Software Features
			Device Management Software Features
			Media Software Features
			Screen Interface Software Features
	Permissions
	The System Intent Filters
	System Broadcasts
		User Account
		App Widgets
		Bluetooth
		USB
		Power Management
		Media
		Packages (Apps)
		Network
		Wi-Fi
		Notifications
		Telephony
		TV
		Audio
		Booting and Shutdown
		Security
		Various
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