Thriving in Android Development Using Kotlin

<p><strong>Build a range of Android applications including a messaging app a photo editor and a video streaming platform while learning how to address common real-world issues such as authentication connecting to synchronous and asynchronous remote sources rendering complex UIs with Jetpack Compose and more</strong></p><p><strong>Key Features:</strong></p><p>- Understand complex concepts in a coherent way by solving challenging real-world problems and developing three practical projects</p><p>- Use the latest features of libraries in Jetpack Compose Room CameraX ExoPlayer and more</p><p>- Leverage best practices for UI creation app structure data handling and lifecycle management</p><p>- Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook</p><p><strong>Book Description:</strong></p><p>With resources on Android and Kotlin abound it's difficult to find content that focuses on resolving common challenges faced by app developers. This book by Gema Socorro Rodríguez - a Google Developer Expert for Android with over 15 years of experience and a proven track record as an effective instructor - is designed to bridge the gap between theory and real-world application. It equips you with the skills to tackle everyday problems in Android development through hands-on projects.</p><p> Under Gema's expert guidance you'll build three sophisticated Android projects. You'll start your development journey by building a WhatsApp-like application learning how to process asynchronous messages reactively render them using Jetpack Compose and advance to creating and uploading a backup of these messages. Next you'll channel your creativity into Packtagram an Instagram-inspired app that offers advanced photo-editing capabilities using the latest CameraX libraries. Your final project will be a Netflix-style app integrating video playback functionality with ExoPlayer for both foreground and background operations and implementing device casting features.</p><p> By the end of this book you'll have crafted three fully functional multi-platform projects and gained the confidence to solve the most common challenges in Android development.</p><p><strong>What You Will Learn:</strong></p><p>- Create complex UIs with Jetpack Compose</p><p>- Structure and modularize apps with a focus on further scaling</p><p>- Connect your app to synchronous and asynchronous remote sources</p><p>- Store and cache information and manage the lifecycle of this data</p><p>- Execute periodic tasks using WorkManager</p><p>- Capture and edit photos and videos using CameraX</p><p>- Authenticate your users securely</p><p>- Play videos in the foreground and background and cast them to other devices</p><p><strong>Who this book is for:</strong></p><p>If you're a mid-level Android engineer this book is for you as it will not only teach you how to solve issues that occur in real-world apps but also benefit you in your day-to-day work. This book will also help junior engineers who want to get exposed to complex problems and explore best practices to solve them. A basic understanding of Android and Kotlin concepts such as views activities lifecycle and Kotlin coroutines will be useful to get the most out of this book.</p><p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p><p>- Building the UI for Your Messaging App</p><p>- Setting Up WhatsPackt's Messaging Abilities</p><p>- Backing Up Your WhatsPackt Messages</p><p>- Building the Packtagram UI</p><p>- Creating a Photo Editor Using CameraX</p><p>- Adding Video and Editing Functionality to Packtagram</p><p>- Starting a Video Streaming App and Adding Authentication</p><p>- Adding Media Playback to Packtflix with ExoPlayer</p><p>- Extending Video Playback in Your Packtflix App</p>