Learn Android Studio 3 : Efficient Android App Development Build Android apps using the popular and efficient Android Studio 3 suite of tools an integrated development environment (IDE) for Android developers using Java APIs. With this book you’ll learn the latest and most productive tools in the Android tools ecosystem ensuring quick Android app development and minimal effort on your part. Along the way you’ll use Android Studio to develop Java based Android apps tier by tier through practical examples. These examples cover core Android topics such as notifications and toast; intents and broadcast receivers; and services. Then you’ll learn how to publish your apps and sell them online and in the Google Play store. You will: Use Android Studio 3 to quickly and confidently build your first Android apps Build an Android user interface using activities and layouts event handling images menus and the action bar Incorporate new elements including fragments Integrate data with data persistence Access the cloud . 1. Introduction 2. Android Studio 3. Application Fundamentals 4. Activities and Layouts 5. Handling Events 6. Working with Multiple Activities 7. UI Elements 8. Running in the Background 9. Debugging 10. Data Persistence 11. App Distribution Appendix A. Introduction to Java.