This book is an exploration of Android 6 app development with Android Studio. Android Studio is the newly created platform for Android apps development. Most people have been seen it as being too complex for them to uset. The book begins by guiding you on how to install Android Studio into your system. The guide covers installation on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. The necessary prerequisites before installation of Android Studio arealso discussed. The next part is an exploration of the Android SDK Manager. The book explains to you what this is, how it can be installed, and how to use it. Most of the features which it offers to developers are examined, so that you will know how to use them. The emulator, which is a very important tool in Android apps development, is also explained. You will learn how to set up the emulator on Android Studio. You will also be guided on how to use it. Shortcuts are very good when it comes to making work easier and providing quick ways to accomplish some tasks. This book will guide you on how to use the various shortcuts in Android Studio. Projects that are created by developers in Android Studio are very important. This book will teach you how to manage the projects which you create in Android Studio. Annotations, which are very important in Android Studio for code management, are explored. The code tools for Android Studio are discussed, and you will learn how to use these. The following topics are discussed in this book:
- Installing Android Studio
- The Android SDK Manager
- Using the Emulator
- Android Studio Shortcuts
- How to Manage Projects with Android Studio
- Annotations in Android Studio
- Code Tools