Sign In Start Free Trial
Account

Add to playlist

Create a Playlist

Modal Close icon
You need to login to use this feature.
  • Book Overview & Buying Modern Android 13 Development Cookbook
  • Table Of Contents Toc
  • Feedback & Rating feedback
Modern Android 13 Development Cookbook

Modern Android 13 Development Cookbook

By : Madona S. Wambua
5 (20)
close
close
Modern Android 13 Development Cookbook

Modern Android 13 Development Cookbook

5 (20)
By: Madona S. Wambua

Overview of this book

Android is a powerful operating system widely used in various devices, phones, TVs, wearables, automobiles, and more. This Android cookbook will teach you how to leverage the latest Android development technologies for creating incredible applications while making effective use of popular Jetpack libraries. You’ll also learn which critical principles to consider when developing Android apps. The book begins with recipes to get you started with the declarative UI framework, Jetpack Compose, and help you with handling UI states, Navigation, Hilt, Room, Wear OS, and more as you learn what's new in modern Android development. Subsequent chapters will focus on developing apps for large screens, leveraging Jetpack’s WorkManager, managing graphic user interface alerts, and tips and tricks within Android studio. Throughout the book, you'll also see testing being implemented for enhancing Android development, and gain insights into harnessing the integrated development environment of Android studio. Finally, you’ll discover best practices for robust modern app development. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to build an Android application using the Kotlin programming language and the newest modern Android development technologies, resulting in highly efficient applications.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
close
close
13
Index
In Progress | 0 / 2 sections completed | 0%

Handling the UI State in Jetpack Compose and Using Hilt

All Android applications display the state to users, which helps inform users on what the outcome is and when. The state in an Android application is any value that changes over time, and a good example is a toast that shows a message when there is an error. In this chapter, readers will learn how to handle the UI state better with the new Jetpack library.

It is fair to say with great power comes great responsibility, and managing the state of any Composable component requires a distinct approach compared to using the older way of building Android views, or as many might call it, the imperative way. This means Jetpack’s library, Compose, is entirely different from XML layouts.

Handling the UI state in the XML View System is very straightforward. The process entails setting the properties of the views to reflect the current state – that is, showing or hiding the views accordingly. For instance, when loading...

Unlock full access

Continue reading for free

A Packt free trial gives you instant online access to our library of over 7000 practical eBooks and videos, constantly updated with the latest in tech

Create a Note

Modal Close icon
You need to login to use this feature.
notes
bookmark search playlist download font-size

Change the font size

margin-width

Change margin width

day-mode

Change background colour

Close icon Search
Country selected

Close icon Your notes and bookmarks

Delete Bookmark

Modal Close icon
Are you sure you want to delete it?
Cancel
Yes, Delete

Delete Note

Modal Close icon
Are you sure you want to delete it?
Cancel
Yes, Delete

Edit Note

Modal Close icon
Write a note (max 255 characters)
Cancel
Update Note

Confirmation

Modal Close icon
claim successful

Buy this book with your credits?

Modal Close icon
Are you sure you want to buy this book with one of your credits?
Close
YES, BUY