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Introduction to SQLite Databases on Android Devices

Hello World! In this post, we’re going to cover the basics of SQLite and databases. SQLite is the main database backend that Android uses to manage complicated data. It provides more structure … Read more

How to Create Lists using RecyclerView

In this post, we’re going to look at the newer RecyclerView to build more complicated lists and list items. RecyclerView was a recently added UI item that gave developers fine-grain control and power over … Read more

How to Create Simple Lists using ListViews

Hello World! In this post, we’re going to learn how to use one of the most useful views in Android: the ListView. We can use ListViews to present data in the form … Read more

Creating a Unit Converter App – Part 2

This is Part 2 of the series on creating a Unit Converter app (you can view part 1 here). In this final section, we’re going to work on the View and Controller of our Unit … Read more

Creating a Unit Converter App – Part 1

In this post (split into two), we’re going to build a unit converter app. We’ll be learning many things along the way like the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern, Java Enums, and Spinners. By the … Read more

Basic UI Widgets – TextViews, EditTexts, and Buttons

Hello World! In this post, we’re going to be going in-depth into several of the most common UI elements that we’ll encounter in Android: TextViews, EditTexts, and Buttons. We’ll be looking … Read more

Hola World – First Steps with Android

Hello World! In this post we’re going to create our very first Android application! We’re going to download Android Studio and other prerequisites. Then we’re going to create a new … Read more

Online Course – Learn Android Marshmallow Development

What if you could learn, from total scratch, to code in Java and make your own Android M phone and wearable apps? In this course, you will learn to create … Read more

Learn Android M Development – Create Phone and Wearable Apps

What if you could learn, from total scratch, to code in Java and make your own Android M phone and wearable apps?

In this course, you will learn to create your own Android M apps from scratch using Java. The course includes 5 Real-World apps fully explained and built from the ground up + the Wearable API so that you can code your own smart watch apps too.

By the end of this course, you will be qualified to design (using the new Material Design) and code your own Android M apps whether it’s for your clients, or for yourself as an entrepreneur.

Some of the main topics included in this course:

Material Design
ListViews
Networking
Location
Databases
Android Wear Cards

What if you don’t know Java?

Not a problem! the first module of the course is a Java introductory course for total beginners. If you already know Java, you can take it as a review or just skip it and jump straight into the Android content.

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How to Make an Android App for Entrepreneurs

1. Why make Android apps? One of the first things to consider when starting a technology project is the platform it will run on. What are the advantages of creating … Read more

Android App Development by Example (FREE course)

Update: this is an old post, the free course is no longer available (it was for an older version of Android)

This training course will guide you through the creation of a social+geolocated Android app that integrates with Facebook, Twitter and the Google Maps API. The course is taught by Mohit Deshpande, Android App Trainer and Java developer, and was created in collaboration with Pablo Farias Navarro, founder of Zenva.

Things you will learn in this course:

Installing the Android SDK and setting up Eclipse for Android app development.
Creation and file structure of an Android project.

Using SQLite databases in your mobile apps.

Create professional User Interfaces such as menus, buttons and action bar menus.

Organize your code using the Model-View-Controller pattern and other industry best practices.

Make your apps social using the Facebook and Twitter SDK’s

Add location to your app using the Google Maps API

Deploy your app and publish it to the Google Playstore

There are PDF summary guides for each chapter with the key points and UML diagrams of the classes showcased in the videos.

You will also get the full source code of the Social Notes app, which you can use as a starting point for your own projects!

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