[Free] Learn Android Application Development

A beginner course on Android Application development – Free Course

Added on October 16, 2024 Development 2 min read

What you’ll learn

Have a good overview of the Java programming language
Install Android Studio and setup the environment
Debug an Android Application
Create a signed APK file to submit to the Google Play Store
Use Explicit and Implicit Intents
Make use of Fragments
Create a Custom List View
Create the Android Actionbar
Create a custom Toast
Use Shared Preferences, Files and SQLite
Use the AsyncTask class
Handle Android 6 Permissions
Save data in an online database (MBAAS – Backendless) and do User management

Requirements

No prior knowledge required. Some programming background would be beneficial.
PC or Mac that can run Android Studio and the Android Virtual Device.

Description

Android accounts for approximately 85% of all devices sold today (2017 Q1). It only makes sense for you to be developing applications for the Android platform.

I will take you through the basics of Android Application development, and introduce some more complex features as well. This includes the following:

An extensive look at the Java programming language
Introduction to Android, installing Android Studio.
Create your first Android Application, learn to debug the application and learn how to create a signed APK that you can submit to the play store.
Working with implicit and explicit intents
Detailed example of how to work with Fragments
Learn some customizations like a custom ListView, Toast, TextView and ActionBar
Learn how to save data to the phone in the form of SharedPreferences, Files and SQLite
Learn how to implement Android 6 Permissions
Read data from a RSS feed and sending SMSes programmatically
Learn how to save data online and do user management with Backendless (MBAAS)