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Android Async Programming and Services

Learn how to provide a more responsive user experience in your Android applications through Android services and asynchronous processing.

Advanced
3h 3m
(195)

Created by Jim Wilson

Last Updated Nov 12, 2019

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Android Async Programming and Services

Learn how to provide a more responsive user experience in your Android applications through Android services and asynchronous processing.

Advanced
3h 3m
(195)

Created by Jim Wilson

Last Updated Nov 12, 2019

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In this course you will learn how to use Android services and asynchronous processing to create applications that provide a more responsive user experience. Topics covered include Android Services, background processing, threading, asynchronous tasks, Started Services, Foreground Services, Notifications, Android Service lifecycle, and ExecutorService.

Android Async Programming and Services
Advanced
3h 3m
(195)
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Jim Wilson - Pluralsight course - Android Async Programming and Services
Jim Wilson
41 courses 4.6 author rating 9879 ratings

Jim Wilson is president of JW Hedgehog, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in solutions for the Android, iOS, and Microsoft platforms. Jim has over 30 years of software engineering experience, with the past 15 years heavily focused on creating mobile device and location-based solutions.

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