Jetpack Compose 1.6 Essentials

This book teaches you how to build Android applications

using Jetpack Compose 1.6, Android Studio Iguana

(2023.2.1), Material Design 3, and the Kotlin programming

language.

The book begins with the basics by explaining how to set

up an Android Studio development environment.

The book also includes in-depth chapters introducing the

Kotlin programming language, including data types,

operators, control flow, functions, lambdas, coroutines, and

object-oriented programming.

An introduction to the key concepts of Jetpack Compose

and Android project architecture is followed by a guided

tour of Android Studio in Compose development mode. The

book also covers the creation of custom Composables and

explains how functions are combined to create user

interface layouts, including row, column, box, flow, pager,

and list components.

Other topics covered include data handling using state

properties and key user interface design concepts such as

modifiers, navigation bars, and user interface navigation.

Additional chapters explore building your own reusable

custom layout components, securing your apps with

Biometric authentication, and integrating Google Maps.

The book covers graphics drawing, user interface

animation, transitions, Kotlin Flows, and gesture handling.

Chapters also cover view models, SQLite databases, Room

database access, the Database Inspector, live data, and

custom theme creation. You will also learn to generate

extra revenue from your app using in-app billing.