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.

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Great practical approach to learn Android Development

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Modern Android App Development with Kotlin

Which layout can be used to render a list of items?

Which layout can be used to render a list of items?

Can RecyclerView render the grid?

This callback is used by the adapter to figure out how many new items need to appear.

This callback is used by the adapter to figure out if the items are the same, and if the item content is the same for further difference calculation to re-render only items that have changed.

This callback is used by the adapter to figure out which item was clicked.

What is the purpose of `DiffUtil.ItemCallback` for `ListAdapter`?

What is the purpose of <code>DiffUtil.ItemCallback</code> for <code>ListAdapter</code>?

Which methods of the model class do we need to overwrite in order for `DiffUtil.ItemCallback` to work correctly?

Which methods of the model class do we need to overwrite in order for <code>DiffUtil.ItemCallback</code> to work correctly?

Which layout can be used to implement a pull-to-refresh functionality?

Which layout can be used to implement a pull-to-refresh functionality?

How can we pass data from one activity to another? 

How can we pass data from one activity to another?

Which interface do we need to implement to serialize an object into `Bundle` and deserialize it back?

Which interface do we need to implement to serialize an object into <code>Bundle</code> and deserialize it back?

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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