Summary

In this chapter, we built aesthetically pleasing CardView layouts and put them in a ScrollView so that the user can swipe through the content of the layout a bit like browsing a Web page. To conclude the chapter, we launched a tablet emulator and saw that we are going to need to get smart with how we design our layouts if we want to cater for different device sizes and orientations. In Chapter 24, Design Patterns, Multiple Layouts and Fragments, we will begin to take our layouts to the next level and learn how to cope with such a diverse array of devices using Android Fragments.

Before we do so, however, it will serve us well to learn more about Java and how we can use it to control our UI and interact with the user. This will be the focus ...

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