Modern Android App Development with Kotlin

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.

Beginner

40 Lessons

15h

Certificate of Completion

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.

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This course includes

24 Playgrounds

5 Quizzes

177 Code Snippets

This course includes

24 Playgrounds

5 Quizzes

177 Code Snippets

Course Overview

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 ad...Show More

Course Content

Android Ecosystem

Get familiar with the Android ecosystem, development tools, and essential programming languages.

Overview

Android Development

Hello World

Unpack the core of setting up Android projects, managing dependencies, and creating activities and layouts.

Project Overview Dependencies Activity Layout Travel Blog Application Quiz

Travel Blog - Login Screen

Work your way through creating an intuitive login screen with modern layouts, validation, and custom styles.

Overview of Login Screen Building Layout of Login Screen Activity Declaration and Keyboard Support Data Validation and Error Handling Loading Indicator Launch Second Screen Persist Login State Custom Styles Quiz

Travel Blog - Details Screen

Break down complex ideas for building a visually appealing and functional details screen.

Overview of Details Screen Building Layout of Details Screen Displaying Data From Code Image Loading Loading Data From the Internet Loading Indicator Error Handling and Retry HTML Handling Quiz

Travel Blog - List Screen

Take a closer look at designing and implementing a list screen for a travel blog app.

Overview of List Screen Building Layout Displaying Data From Code Pull to Refresh Click to Open Details Quiz

Travel Blog - Search & Sort

3 Lessons

Follow the process of adding search and sort functionalities to enhance user experience efficiently.

Travel Blog - Offline

4 Lessons

Practice using caching solutions, Room database, repository pattern, and offline support in Android apps.

Conclusion

1 Lesson

Get familiar with further enhancing your skills through official Android resources.

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