Requirements

• No Programming knowledge required
• You can use either Windows, macOS or Linux for Android app development
  
• Have 20GB of free space on your hard drive

Course Content

Course Introduction (FREE SESSION)

• How do Mobile Apps Work?
• Clients-Server Architecture
• Mobile Apps Market Analysis
• Mobile Apps Development Methods
• Introduction to Android
• Native and Hybrid Comparison
• Opportunities

Setup Environment

• Install Studio
• SDK Manager Setup with Emulator and Physical Device
• Directory Structure and their use
• First App Development

Fundamentals of XML

• Introduction of XML
• Linear, Relative and Constraint Layout
• Responsive Design
• XML and Kotlin Communication

Basic Kotlin Concepts

• Introduction to Kotlin
• Variables and difference between val and var
• Datatypes of numbers, bool, char and string, String Interpolation
• Arithmetic Operators and why the type is important
• Comparison Operators
• Assignment, increment and decrement operators
• Conditional Statements
• While, Do While and For Loop with Break and Continue
• Functions - Parameters - Arguments and Return
• Nullable In Kotlin, Elvis Operator - Not Null Assertion

Kotlin with OOP

• Introduction to OOP
• Classes and Objects, Initializers
• Scope And Shadowing
• Member Variables - Functions and Constructors
• Getters and Setters
• Data Classes
• Inheritance and Abstract Classes
• Typecasting
• Arrays, Lists, Sets, Maps and ArrayLists
• Lambda Expressions
• Visibility Modifiers - public-private- internal - protected and the keyword op
• Nested and Inner Classes
• Safe Cast and Unsafe Cast Operator
• Exception Handling with Try And Catch

Android withKotlin

• Intents in Android
• Types of Intents with Code Example
• Explicit Intent with Example
• Intent Communication
• Animation (drawables, res, java, and XML)
• Lottiefiles
• Shared Preference and Const and Other utils (string/colors in res) concept
• Listview in Android
• RecyclerView in Android
• Sample Layout for RecyclerView
• Model/ POJO Class of RecyclerView
• Adapter of RecyclerView
• Add Data on RecyclerView (Positive Scrolling, Negative Scrolling, All kinds of Layout Managers with Examples)
• Database (SQLite & Firebase)
• Concept of Database
• SQLite Implementation
• Firebase in Android
• Firebase Database in Android
• JSON Structures
• Firebase Storage in Android
• Change the Launcher icon of the Android App
• Services/Alarm Manager/HardwareAccess: Camera, Network, etc.)
• Repository pattern and WorkManager
• Basic Web API Development
• API and Retrofit

Workshops

• PlayStore Deployment
• Google Ads
• Google Map
• Android Architecture Workshop (Dagger2/ Retrofit / MVVM/ Room/ Live Data/ Data Binding)

Project # 1 Ecommerce/Chat App

Project # 2 Utility/Productivity App