Android 12 and Beyond: First Look for Developers
45mBeginner2021-06-21
Authors

David Gassner
Author of 60+ video-based training courses for software developers
Course details
Android 12 has entered the building. This next version of Android—which is available to developers and other Android users as a beta preview—introduces notable new features and changes in both functionality and appearance. In this course, David Gassner goes over the updated operating system, showing developers both the latest and greatest features in Android 12 and other changes to development tools and best practices that will impact their existing apps. Learn what's new in Android 12 for end users, including changes to privacy and sharing. Explore developer enhancements, including the new RenderEffect class that lets you modify images in an Android app at runtime. Plus, David goes over how to migrate from older file management strategies to scoped storage—as well as the deadlines for implementing these required changes.
Skills covered
First LookAndroid DevelopmentAndroidMobile DevelopmentGoogle
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Android 12 is next, but what's beyond
- 02 - What's new in Android 12 for end users
1. Getting Started
- 03 - Configure Android Studio Arctic Fox
- 04 - Create a virtual device in Android Studio
- 05 - Install Android 12 beta on a physical device
2. Android 12 Developer Enhancements
- 06 - Enhance app startup with the Splash Screen API
- 07 - Modify images with RenderEffect
- 08 - More new features for developers
3. Other New Tools and Best Practices
- 09 - Navigate between activities with result contracts
- 10 - Migrate from legacy file management to scoped storage
- 11 - Manage files with Storage Access Framework
Conclusion
- 12 - Next steps