Android Apps in 1 Hour: No Coding Required (OpenLearning)

Offered by Stone River eLearning,
Android Apps in 1 Hour: No Coding Required (OpenLearning)

So you want to learn to develop Android mobile apps. The problem is that learning to write programming code is time consuming and quite difficult. What if I told you that you can build Android Apps without ever learning to write code? Seems too good to be true, but it’s not. Using the Android App Inventor platform you can literally build your first Android app in less than an hour using an easy to use drag and drop interface that allows anyone to create their own Android apps with no prior experience. You will learn how to create your own Android mobile applications in just a few hours, and without having to learn any computer programming. App Inventor is a free graphic user interface (drag and drop system) that allows anyone to create their own Android mobile apps with no prior experience.

It’s true that you’ll create your first app in less than an hour with no technical expertise, but that's just the beginning. In the Android Apps in 1 Hour course you’ll learn not only the technical side of appbuilding, but also the creative design process and how to quickly and easily get your app ready for any Android App marketplace, including Google Play. Now anyone can create their own Android Apps with no experience, so what are you waiting for? Sign up for the course today and create your first Android App in 1 hour, guaranteed.
Course Features:

  • 11+ Hour Online Course
  • Build Android Apps Without Learning Computer Programming
  • Build More than 20 Unique Android Apps
  • Over 30 Additional Tutorials
  • Learn How to Upload Your Apps to the Android Market
  • Over 500 Android Developer Icons for Your Apps
  • 12 Month Access to All Course Material
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