Lesson 7: Background Tasks (7.2: Connect to the Internet with AsyncTask and AsyncTaskLoader)

Task 1. Explore the Books API

1.1 Send a Books API Request

1.2 Analyze the Books API Response

Task 2. Create the “Who Wrote It?” App

2.1 Create the project and user interface

2.2 Set up the Main Activity

2.3 Create an empty AsyncTask

2.4 Create the NetworkUtils class and build the URI

2.5 Make the Request

2.6 Add the Internet permissions

2.7 Parse the JSON string

Task 3. Implement UI Best Practices

3.1 Hide the Keyboard and Update the TextView

3.2 Manage the network state and the empty search field case

Task 4. Migrate to AsyncTaskLoader

4.1 Create an AsyncTaskLoader

4.2 Modify MainActivity