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Developing Android Apps (Udacity)

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Developing Android Apps (Udacity)

Build a cloud-connected Android app, and learn the tools, principles, and best practices of mobile and Android development that you'll apply to your own projects.

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This course blends theory and practice to help you build great apps the right way. In this course, you'll work with instructors step-by-step to build a cloud-connected Android app, and learn best practices of mobile development, and Android development in particular.

Syllabus

LESSON 1
Creating Project Sunshine
Learn how to create and run a simple Android app
Create simple layouts for Android
Learn about the Android Studio IDE

LESSON 2
Loading Data from the Internet
Connect to the Internet and communicate with web APIs
Learn about threading and how to make requests without slowing down your app
Learn how to add menus to your app

LESSON 3
RecyclerView
Learn about the components that convert a list of data into visual UI elements

LESSON 4
Intents
Learn the difference between Explicit and Implicit Intents
Learn how to navigate inside your apps using intents
Learn how to create Intents that apps outside your control can respond to

LESSON 5
The Application Lifecycle
Understand the phases of the Android application lifecycle
Learn how to persist data between orientation and other changes

LESSON 6
Preferences
Allow users to customize some aspects of your app
Consider when to omit or add a preference

LESSON 7
Content Providers
Learn how Content Providers provide an interface to share data
Consume data from an already existing ContentProvider

LESSON 8
Android Architecture Components
Learn how to use Room, LiveData, ViewModel and Lifecycle components
Understand how architecture components can help you build robust and efficient apps

LESSON 9
Background Tasks
Run jobs in the background of an app
Create notifications and schedule long-running background processes

LESSON 10
Completing the UI
Build a well-organized, accessible UI for your app
Try different layouts, views, viewgroups, and methods of databinding
Design your UI for users who speak different languages

LESSON 11
Polishing the UI
Add visual polish to your apps with different layouts, fonts, and colors
Use design principles to create apps that look great across multiple form factors

Note: This course is currently not available.

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