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How to Learn Android Programming with Murach's Book

If you want to learn how to develop high-quality Android apps, you may want to check out Murach's Android Programming (2nd Edition), a book by Joel Murach that teaches you the essential skills and tools for creating apps for smartphones and tablets. The book is suitable for beginners who have a basic knowledge of Java, as well as experienced developers who want to update their skills.

In this article, we will give you an overview of what the book covers, how it is structured, and where you can find a pdf file of it online.

What the book covers

The book covers all the topics you need to know to develop Android apps, such as:

How to install and use Android Studio, the official IDE for Android development

How to design user interfaces with layouts, widgets, events, themes, styles, menus, preferences, and fragments

How to work with threads, files, adapters, intents, services, notifications, broadcast receivers, SQLite databases, content providers, and app widgets

How to use the Google Maps API and other third-party libraries

How to test and debug your apps using emulators, logcat, breakpoints, and unit tests

How to publish your apps to the Google Play store and other platforms

The book also provides several real-world apps that illustrate how the skills you learn work together, such as a Tip Calculator app, a Weather app, a Twitter app, and a Restaurant Finder app.

How the book is structured

The book is divided into five sections:

The first section shows you how to develop a simple Tip Calculator app that introduces you to Android Studio and Java skills.

The second section expands on the Tip Calculator app and shows you how to work with layouts, widgets, events, themes, styles, menus, preferences, and fragments.

The third section presents two more apps that show you how to work with threads, files, adapters, intents, services, notifications, broadcast receivers, SQLite databases, content providers, and app widgets.

The fourth section presents an app that uses the Google Maps API and shows you how to use other third-party libraries.

The fifth section shows you how to test and debug your apps using emulators, logcat, breakpoints, and unit tests. It also shows you how to publish your apps to the Google Play store and other platforms.

The book uses Murach's distinctive paired-pages style that developers find clear and time-saving for both training and reference. Each topic is presented in two facing pages: on the left page there is a brief explanation with bullet points and diagrams; on the right page there is a code example with annotations and output. This way you can learn faster and retain more information.

Where to find a pdf file of the book online

If you are interested in reading Murach's Android Programming (2nd Edition) in pdf format online for free or for a low price,

you can try searching for it on some of these websites:

Anna's Archive: This website is a search engine of shadow libraries that offer books,

papers,

comics,

and magazines in various formats. You can download Murach's book from Library Genesis by clicking on "GET" at the top[^1^].

ACM Digital Library: This website is a collection of publications from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), which is a professional organization for computer scientists. You can access Murach's book if you have an ACM membership or if your institution has a subscription[^2^].