Android Development

In this course, you will discover the power of Android app development, and obtain the skills to dramatically increase your career prospects as a software developer. You’ll also have a head start over other developers using obsolete tools and earlier versions of Android.

Android is continually being updated and you'll learn how to target but users of current versions of Android and older versions as well.

Starting is easy because no previous programming experience is needed. NONE! If you do have it, great. Or maybe you just want to brush up on your Android development skills, and that’s fantastic too.

What you’ll learn in the course:

• Create your first app
• Build a range of apps demonstrating key aspects of the Android framework.
• Test your apps on emulators or a real Android phone or tablet.
• You’ll learn Java & Kotlin
• Use Android studio, the newest version of Google's premier Android tool.
• Learn how to use databases, web services, and API’s.
• Understand the all new Constraint layout, for "drag and drop" screen creation.
• The object-oriented programming language Java & Kotlin, variables, data types, functions, classes, inheritance.
• Control flows (if/else, when, for/while/do-while loops) .
• Data structures such as collections, arrays, ArrayLists etc.
• Networking including asynchronous API call, to retrieve live data from the cloud and store it there.
• JSON with all of its advantages.
• Camera, Gallery, SQLite, GPS, and many more Android Device features.
• Third-Party libraries such as GSON, Google Places, RETROFIT, DEXTER, and many more.
• Firebase and Firestore usage