Android Studio 3.6 Development Essentials - Kotlin Edition: Developing Android 10 (Q) Apps Using Android Studio 3.6, Kotlin and Android Jetpack Paperback – 6 March 2020

This is perhaps the best of its kind. Most of the availables in market on the same topic are mere garbages, leaving a very few. Only occassionally can we see such subtle sensibility from tech book authors from any branch of technology in articulating or engaging in the presentation of subjected concepts. And that 1% becomes the best seller. I show the frenzy and the experts two tumbs up for this book!!

Very broad coverage -- gets you upto speed on both Kotlin (pragmatic Java), and mobile app development using Android Studio. The sheer breadth of coverage slowed me down at times, but I'm glad for this book.It covers core concepts such as Android application runtime lifecycles (important to know for Android app development).Reading is aided by the bullet-size chapter (focussed on a single topic at a time).

This book will get you started with Android Studio and building your first Android app. Everything you need is here. The descriptions and images are right on.It's been said that the whole point of the "Hello, World!" program is for you to figure out how to create a file, edit it, build the program, and execute it with the output going to some place you can view it. That's what this book does for you.There's a lot to Android Studio (AS) itself. There's a lot you need to actually build an app. Android apps have a structure you have to follow. AS does a lot of this for you, that's it's function. All this is in the book.Given all this, you need to bring something to the table. That's a knowledge of Kotlin, object oriented programming, and a little of what XML is. The Kotlin language is nicely covered but it's not enough for you to learn what you need to know.If you're a Java programmer you can figure out what you need. If not, I'd recommend reading and working through the O'Reilly Head First Kotlin book. It's excellent.This book will take you through installing and using Android studio, building your first app and installing in on the emulator or a real phone in the first 68 pages. There are a few pages on the Kotlin language. The rest of the book is what you need to know to build an Android app and use the features and services offered in the Android environment.

As someone new to android development I've found the information and examples in this book to be incredibly useful. I'm really enjoying working through this and it's clear the author has a clear understanding of all concepts covered. Highly recommend this book for anyone looking to learn more about android development in Kotlin. It's expensive but I believe worth it when you look at the quality and quantity of the text. If you buy one book, buy this.

This is simply one of the best programming books I've ever purchased. It is clear, concise and to the point. I was able to quickly get up and running with Android Studio app development. A great investment.

I'm trying to follow along my Kindle version online using just 1 monitor so I have to keep Alt/Tabbing back and forth and it's really cumbersome when trying to key in the examples that start from the Project Templates. Sure, you can get the examples already completed, but it's better to learn by following along with the examples. I'm writing this review as a heads-up to anyone that has only one monitor. There's a lot here to bite off for a beginner like me. I was mostly interested in the UI chapters (47-59). Some of the concepts I was not real clear on, like LIveData, DataBinding and ViewModel. I guess I'll have to supplement other articles and tutorials. I could've done without the chapters 11-17 (tutorial on Kotlin) as those are easily available online.