Chapter 6. Prototyping and Developing the App Foundation

After having done the initial design work in the previous chapter, it is now time to start developing. This is often one of the most exciting parts of developing an app; you can go from no code to a working prototype very quickly. This chapter focuses on the process of implementing wireframes and testing the prototype with real users. The key here is that you are not creating final code, but testing the theory of the initial design and adapting as you find what works and what doesn’t.

Organizing into Activities and Fragments

The first part of developing an app is breaking the design down into manageable chunks. What are the activities and fragments? In an ideal world, you have been presented ...

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