The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development Version 8.0 Released

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This update is fairly substantial, as it:

Covers Android Studio 2.2, with updated instructions and screenshots

Updates the coverage of the classic containers: LinearLayout,
RelativeLayout, and TableLayout

Adds two chapters on ConstraintLayout, though more material is planned
for sometime after ConstraintLayout ships ���for realz���

Revamps the tutorials, taking Android Studio 2.2 into account, updating
the dependencies, etc.

Adds new sections on the Layout Inspector, the APK Analyzer, the graphical
menu and preference XML resource editors, and the
merged manifest viewer, all new to Android Studio 2.2

Adds a section on Evernote���s android-job library to
the chapter on JobScheduler

Updates the drag-and-drop chapter,
including material on an Android 7.0
nested-drop-target regression, plus using the local state to try to detect
cross-app drag-and-drop

Adds sections to the chapter on multi-window to address
how third-party apps can force your exported activity into multi-window
mode, plus more material on freeform multi-window (in its limited
Android 7.0 incarnation) and information about the ���transient HOME���
state and its impact on activity lifecycle methods

Updates the chapter on memory leaks to cover LeakCanary 1.4

Adds material to the chapter on keyboard/mouse support
for dealing with focus modes

Revises a chapter on content providers to address
the latest edition of FileProvider

Adds an example of using LocationManager to the chapter on location tracking

Revises the chapter on event buses to deal with
Otto���s discontinued status

Adds a section in the chapter on advanced notifications
on Android 7.0���s setSound() bug

Updates the chapter on Internet access to cover
Retrofit 2.x

Moves the material on vector drawables to a dedicated chapter,
just after the chapter on the action bar

Also, the APK edition of the book has new appinars on event buses
and Android 7.0���s network security configuration.

There will be another book update before the end of the year, though
the exact timing will depend a lot on what the heck is going on with
the Android 7.1 that is supposed to be shipping in a couple of weeks.
I expect Version 8.1 of the book to come out either mid-November or
early December.