Android Development for Newbies (8+ Hours of Content)
Learn everything that you need to know to develop Android applications for fun and profit.
You will learn to develop and distribute Android apps
Requirements
Desire to learn
Basic Java skills
A PC / Mac / Linux Box that can run Java, Eclipse and Android SDK
Description
** ONLY FREE ANDROID COURSE WITH 8+ HOURS OF CONTENT **
There goes a chinese proverb – “Tell me, I’ll forget. Show me, I’ll remember. Involve me, I’ll understand.”
The highest degree of learning takes place with your involvement. And this course is designed to do exactly that. This course introduces you to the basics of Android development. You will need some Java fundamentals to get started. If you are not sure about the difference between an abstract class and an interface you might have to refresh your Java concepts before proceeding.
Also, if you are new to Java I recommend John Purcell’s Java Course, in order to acquire the minimal Java programming skills required to step into Android development.
I’ve also got you some companion code which you can download from the appropriate lectures. You’ll be working on the source code along with me, so that you could get a good grasp on the concepts you will eventually be introduced to. At the end of this course you’ll be able to write and deploy AWESOME!! apps to Google Play.
How is this course designed?
Comprehensive – Contains lessons and exercises that enable you to develop real-world Android applications.
Simple & Sequential – To keep complexity at bay, the course introduces you to independent concepts initially and then reveals more of the complex stuff.
Focused towards Results – This is the same course that we use internally at our mobile app startup, to train new talents.
Hands-on Sessions – I guide you through sessions building apps and writing code snippets clearly explaining every line of code.
Drills – Easy-to-moderate beginner level exercises in which you get the opportunity to practice what you’ve learnt and verify the same.
Elaborate Videos – Learn Android concepts in a thorough manner, I’ve made sure that all WHYs and HOWs you need to know are covered.
Since this course is for beginners, I highly recommend you to take this course sequentially. You can pick on random videos, but remember – the complexity increases down the road so it is imperative that you take them one by one.
What makes me qualified?
Started out as an indie Android developer in 2009 and have programmed for Android since the Cupcake days (Android 1.5).
Developed more than 100 Android apps till date, including games and other apps that use the Android NDK.
Contributed open-source libraries for Android that improve developer productivity, notable ones are Android Saripaar, Simple Section Adapter, and Instant Adapter.
Bootstrapped a startup and currently have 9 developers working on Android and iOS.
Training people since 2005 😉
What are you waiting for? Gear up and lets have some fun!!
Who this course is for:
Anyone with basic Java skills
Course content
11 sections • 75 lectures • 8h 3m total length
Course Introduction
01:11
Updated for Android Studio: Getting all you need
03:41
(Skip for Android Studio) Reorganizing Eclipse in 2-Minutes
03:24
Getting a brand new device – VIRTUALLY
07:07
2 More reasons to use Chrome
01:56
Setting up the PATH (Windows)
01:49
Setting up the PATH (Mac & Ubuntu)
03:33
Verifying your PATH
01:26
Genymotion – A Faster Emulator*
04:02
Objectives
00:51
Traffic Lights Kickstart
16:40
Traffic Lights, turning them ON and OFF
20:27
Drill – Traffic Lights
00:56
Introducing Views
17:26
Drill – Simple Interest Calculator
01:27
Logging in Android
11:02
Using the Devices View in Eclipse
03:37
Troubleshooting – Gosh… My ADB is dead!
02:58
Device Deployment Groundwork
01:52
Deploying to a Device
00:28
Skills Checklist
7 questions
NEW: Creating a New Android Project
04:09
NEW: Project Structure Explained
10:31
Creating a New Android Project
05:36
Getting a grasp on the Project Folders
06:07
Hallo, Salve, Bonjour with Strings
09:03
Formatted String Resources
07:26
French fluency in your App
08:27
String Resources – FAQs
01:27
What’s a Context?
04:43
Red, Blue, Green and Color
07:10
Bitmap Drawables
05:46
Is that a flooring? – Using Tiled Bitmaps
05:29
Built-in Resources
06:36
TextView, Custom Fonts and HTML
09:14
Using links with TextView
05:38
A chat with ImageView
05:51
Compound Drawables to the Rescue
05:46
Putting things ‘Linear’ly in a ‘Layout’
05:22
RelativeLayout – ‘Grand Master’ of all Layouts
05:59
Organizing Views in TableLayout
05:45
Scrolling UIs larger than Screen
05:21
Nested Layouts
04:18
CheckBoxes to keep your options open
06:58
RadioButtons – Pick one, just one
06:51
Building your UI with XML
08:27
Width & Height Attributes
05:29
Using the Android SDK Reference
09:38
Real Estate around your Views
04:48
Customizing Widgets with State Drawables
05:49
‘Fancy’ Favorite Button
10:34
ImageButton and Backgrounds
04:54
Myth Busted: Glossy Buttons and 9 Patches
11:21
The Updated 9 Patch Tool*
06:42
Presenting your data in a ListView
06:43
Transitioning to the ListActivity
06:27
Beautify your List #2 – Get it Working
09:52
Beautify your List #3 – Right way to do it
12:43
Bring up that Context Menu
07:56
Adding Functionality to the Context Menu Items
05:38
ListView Updates
04:16
Use a GridView, if you need a Grid
13:07
Let’s raise a Toast
07:34
Showing Dialogs
08:37
‘Stubborn’ Modal Dialogs
02:13
List Dialog in Action
10:19
Vibrating your Phone
09:11
Opening a Webpage
03:56
Making Phone Calls
04:28
How to send a SMS?
04:28
Sending Emails
07:32
How to check if an Intent is supported?
06:51
Starting Activities
06:12
Passing additional information as Extras
08:30
Writing and Reading Preferences
09:57
What next?
03:31
