Delve into building Android apps using Kotlin. Gain hands-on experience with tools like Groovy and XML while creating a Travel Blog app for your portfolio.

This course is for anyone looking to build their own Android applications. Ever since Google announced that Kotlin is the language of choice for Android development, Kotlin has become increasingly popular.

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 Kotlin, 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 tangible experience building an Android application and be ready to build even more complex projects.

John

Great practical approach to learn Android Development

Engineer

Modern Android App Development with Kotlin

Loading data from the network can take time, especially with a weak internet connection. Currently, while data is loading, the user sees a blank screen, which may be confusing. That’s why we need to introduce some kind of loading indicator.

We can show a simple `ProgressBar`, similar to what we did on the login screen, in the middle of the screen while data is loading.

Let’s start by declaring `ProgressBar` in the `activity_blog_details.xml` file and constrain it to the middle of the screen. Leave the `ProgressBar` visible by default.

Learn how a loading indicator can be used when blog data is loading.

Android Ecosystem

Hello World

Travel Blog - Login Screen

Travel Blog - Details Screen

Travel Blog - List Screen

Travel Blog - Search & Sort

Travel Blog - Offline

Conclusion

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