ANDROID DEVELOPMENT ESSENTIALS
Description
Android Development Essentials is a comprehensive training program designed for beginners and developers looking to build expertise in creating Android applications. It covers essential topics such as the Android SDK, Java/Kotlin programming languages, UI/UX design principles, and app deployment. Through hands-on projects and practical exercises, participants gain proficiency in developing feature-rich, user-friendly Android apps, preparing them for roles in mobile app development and leveraging the Android platform's capabilities effectively.
Course Curriculum
- Overview of Android Development
- Introduction to Android OS and its architecture
- History and Evolution of Android
- Android development ecosystem and tools
- Setting Up Android Development Environment
- Installing Android Studio
- Configuring an Android emulator and real devices
- Creating and managing Android Virtual Devices (AVDs)
- Building Your First Android App
- Creating a new Android project
- Understanding the project structure
- Building a simple "Hello World" app
- User Interface Basics
- Introduction to XML Layout Files
- Views and ViewGroups in Android
- Designing layouts with XML
- Common UI Components
- Buttons, TextViews, EditText, and other basic widgets
- Layouts (LinearLayout, RelativeLayout, ConstraintLayout)
- Styling and Themes in Android
- Project: Building a User Interface
- Creating a user interface for a basic Android app
- Understanding Activities
- Lifecycle of an Android Activity
- Creating and managing multiple activities
- Navigation between activities
- Intents and Intent Filters
- Implicit and Explicit Intents
- Passing data between activities
- Intent filters and deep linking
- Implementing Activities and Intents
- Integrating activities and intents into a sample app
- Working with Data Storage
- SharedPreferences for Small Data Storage
- Internal and external storage options
- SQLite database basics
- Networking in Android
- Making network requests using HttpURLConnection
- Consuming RESTful APIs with Retrofit
- Handling network requests asynchronously
- Implementing Data Persistence and Networking
- Incorporating data storage and network communication into an app
- Fragments and Multi-Screen Apps
- Introduction to Fragments
- Building responsive layouts
- Navigation patterns for multi-screen apps
- Services and Broadcast Receivers
- Understanding Android Services
- Creating and managing background services
- Broadcast receivers for inter-component communication
- Deployment and Publishing
- Generating a signed APK
- Preparing an app for release
- Publishing an app to the Google Play Store