Android Kotlin Developer

Android Kotlin Developer Nanodegree Program Introduction

Introduction to Android Kotlin Developer program.

Getting Help

You are starting a challenging but rewarding journey! Take 5 minutes to read how to get help with projects and content.

Build your First App

Build your first app: "Dice Roller" that covers basic Android components like displaying texts and images as well as a tour of the Android tools you'll be using throughout this course.

Layouts

Designing your app's UI is the first step to a great user experience. This lesson covers all the basics of UI layout design. You'll use all the popular view types with a focus on the ContraintLayout.

App Navigation

Building multiple screens on Android has never been easier with the Navigation library. You'll get to build a fun trivia app using multiple fragments and conditional navigation.

Activity & Fragment Lifecycle

Understanding the concept of Lifecycles for both activities and fragments is what makes a great Android developer! Have a treat with this delicious "Dessert Pusher" app.

App Architecture (UI Layer)

With Architecture Components you'll have the power to design even the most complicated app ideas. Combine ViewModels with LiveData to build this super fun "Guess it" game.

Building an Android App

In this project, you will build your first Android application with Kotlin! You will build a multi-screened Android application and implement a navigation file to take the user through the app.

App Architecture (Persistence)

This lesson is all about data persistence, there are many ways to storing data permanently, but with Room things have become even easier than ever before!

RecyclerView

Everything is better in a list! Recycler View has been - and continues to be - an essential component of any app design. This lesson is all about making your app better with Recycler Views.

Connect to the Internet

Need some live data in your app? In this lesson you'll use Retrofit to communicate with any API service out there. You'll also use Glide to display images from the web.

Behind the Scenes

Not everything is displayed on the screen. In Android, there's so much happening in the background and you'll get to build your own background services and tasks in this lesson.

Designing for Everyone

Coming up with a good design for an app is always hard, but creating a great design is more than just colors and layouts. Let's build an app that is designed for everyone, everywhere!

Building Features for android app

In this project, you will build an app using a free, open-source API provided by the NASA JPL Asteroid team.

Course Introduction

This lesson introduces you to Advanced Kotlin features.

Using Notifications

In this lesson, you will learn how to use notifications.

Creating Custom Views

In this lesson, you will learn how to create custom views.

Drawing on Canvas Objects

In this lesson, you will learn how to draw on canvas objects.

Clipping Canvas Objects

In this lesson, you will learn how to clip canvas objects.

Android Property Animations

In this lesson, you will go deeper into the properties of animations.

Using MotionLayout to Animate Android Apps

In this lesson, you will be using MotionLayout in your animation.

Building an Advanced Android app

In this project you will create an Android app that will download a file from the internet, and create notifications, custom views and animations to build a status bar in your app.

Wandering in Google maps with Kotlin

Learn how to use maps

Virtual Treasure Hunt with Geofences

Learn how to use Geofences and create a virtual treasure hunt app

Testing: Basics

Learn the basics of testing.

Testing: Intro to Test Doubles & Dependency Injection

Learn how to use Test Doubles, Dependency Injections, and Espresso to test your app.

Testing: Survey of Advanced Topics

Learning how to Navigation Testing, Coroutines, Room, Databinding, and End to End Tests.

Implementing Login on Android with FirebaseUI

Learn how to implement login for your Android app using the FirebaseUI open-source library.

Project: Location Reminder

In this project, you will build a To-do List app that includes Google Maps and location services.

Design and Build an Android Application

In this project, you will have the opportunity to design and build either a custom Android application inspired by your own idea or an example provided to you.

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