Android Programming for Beginners

Improvements in Note To Self

Here are some of the aspects we will fix over the next few chapters.

Persistence

It seems that our ArrayList, BaseAdapter, and ListView combination, while versatile and timesaving, does not persist when the app is quit. In Chapter 15, Android Intent and Persistence, we will add the Settings menu and look at two separate solutions to save data in a persistent way. One for simple data, such as the Settings screen options and one for more complex data, such as the objects in ArrayList.

Animation

In Chapter 16, UI Animations, we will also add some simple animations to Note To Self that make the user's experience more visually pleasing. We will also experiment with an animation mini app.

Sound FX

The addition of pleasing sounds ...