Modern Android App Development with Java

This is a project-based course to upskill yourself in Android app development. Learn to use Java to build Android apps in a practical and hands-on manner.

Beginner

40 Lessons

15h

Certificate of Completion

This is a project-based course to upskill yourself in Android app development. Learn to use Java to build Android apps in a practical and hands-on manner.

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This course includes

23 Playgrounds

5 Quizzes

179 Code Snippets

This course includes

23 Playgrounds

5 Quizzes

179 Code Snippets

Course Overview

So, you want to learn to build your own Android apps? You’ve come to the right place. In this course, you’ll take a hands-on, project-based approach to developing Android applications. You’ll work with the most common tools that Android developers use every day including Java, Groovy, and XML. As you learn, you’ll build a fully functional Travel Blog Application that will be a great addition to your portfolio. By the end of this course, you’ll have built a fully functional Android application and be ready...Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Mobile App Development

Java

Course Content

Android Ecosystem

The chapter highlights Android's significance, its development environment, and the tools essential for effective app creation.

Overview

Android Development

Hello World

This chapter introduces the fundamentals of Android app development, project structure, dependencies, activities, layouts, and a practical Travel Blog app.

Travel Blog Application

Quiz

Travel Blog - Login Screen

This chapter outlines the development of a login screen for a Travel Blog app, covering layout design, data validation, loading states, and login persistence.

Overview

Building Layout

Activity Declaration and Keyboard Support

Data Validation and Error Handling

Travel Blog - Details Screen

This chapter covers developing a Travel Blog's detail screen, focusing on layout construction, data loading, image handling, and user experience enhancements.

Overview

Building Layout

Displaying Data From Code

Image Loading

Loading Data From the Internet

Loading Indicator

Error Handling and Retry

HTML Handling

Quiz

Travel Blog - List Screen

The chapter focuses on building a Travel Blog list screen, covering layout design, data display, pull-to-refresh functionality and navigating to detail screens.

Overview

Building Layout

Displaying Data From Code

Pull to Refresh

Click to Open Details

Quiz

Travel Blog - Search & Sort

3 Lessons

This chapter focuses on enhancing user experience in a Travel Blog app through effective search and sort functionalities using a toolbar menu.

Travel Blog - Offline

4 Lessons

The chapter focuses on implementing offline support in the Travel Blog app using caching, Room database and the Repository pattern for efficient data handling.

Conclusion

1 Lesson

This chapter provides relevant resources and further reading to enhance the understanding of Android app development.

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Souvik Kundu

Front-end Developer

Eric Downs

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Anthony Walker

@_webarchitect_

Evan Dunbar

ML Engineer

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