You’ll learn how to create UI tests using the Espresso framework, to leverage third-party libraries and services like ExoPlayer and Firebase Cloud Messaging, and use Google APIs to make your app aware of its location. By the end of the course, you’ll know how to publish your own app to the Google Play Store, where you can reach and engage users across the globe.
Start your career as an Android developer. Learn best practices for mobile development, build a portfolio of apps, and publish your own app to Google Play.
What You Will Learn
LESSON 1
Fragments
- Use fragments to build responsive and flexible layouts
- Build an AndroidMe app to create and customize Android characters
- Use the principles of Material Design to ensure your app works on multiple screen sizes
LESSON 2
Libraries
- Save time and increase your app’s functionality by leveraging libraries
- Learn how to implement the Google Mobile Vision library for facial recognition
LESSON 3
Firebase Cloud Messaging
- Use Firebase Cloud Messaging to connect an app to a server
- Build a Squawker app to deliver instructor messages (“squawks”) to users
LESSON 4
Places
- Use Google APIs to make your app aware of its location
- Build a ShushMe app that silences your phone based on its location
LESSON 5
Media Playback
- Use ExoPlayer
- an open source library
- to implement a media player
- Build a Classical Music Quiz app that renders audio and video
LESSON 6
Widgets
- Make your app stand out with widgets
- Allow users to interact more frequently with your app
LESSON 7
Espresso
- Learn about the Android Testing Support Library
- Use Espresso to run user interface (UI) testing on your app
LESSON 8
Publishing Your App
- Review the final steps to getting your app production ready
- Learn how to prepare and test your app for release to the Google Play Store