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How To Become An Android Developer: Common Questions and Difficulties I Faced

The document provides guidance on how to become an Android developer, including that Android accounts for 64% of the mobile OS market making it a great field to enter. It recommends starting with Java or Kotlin and outlines requirements like having a laptop with 4GB RAM and SSD for faster performance. The document also describes native vs hybrid app types, lists free learning resources that can be completed in 1-2 months, potential job roles, and ways to make money like freelancing, Play Store monetization, and internships/jobs.

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How To Become An Android Developer: Common Questions and Difficulties I Faced

The document provides guidance on how to become an Android developer, including that Android accounts for 64% of the mobile OS market making it a great field to enter. It recommends starting with Java or Kotlin and outlines requirements like having a laptop with 4GB RAM and SSD for faster performance. The document also describes native vs hybrid app types, lists free learning resources that can be completed in 1-2 months, potential job roles, and ways to make money like freelancing, Play Store monetization, and internships/jobs.

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How to become an Android Developer

If you want to become an android developer for 2021 and beyond, this guide will help
you!
Why Android? - Well, Android takes up almost exactly two thirds (64%) of all​​Mobile OS
platforms!​It's readily available, easy to use/learn/etc.
With faster IDEs/Phones/Computers and high demand, this is the best time to learn
android development & design

Common Questions and difficulties I faced


➔ Which platform to use Java? Kotlin? Flutter? React Native? Xamarin?
➔ How do I make money in college?
➔ How much money will it take?
➔ How much time will it take?
➔ How will this not impact my placement study?
➔ What should be the strategy and resources
➔ How to create a game line PubG/GTA?

Some advantages of learning Android Development


1) Great Salaries
2) Outside Job Opportunities (Freelancing, App Owner etc.)
3) Can make you a lot of side money in college

Requirements
1. A basic Laptop with 4GB ram and 64 bit OS will do. ​More here
2. SSD will give you a performance boost!
3. Extra RAM will give you a boost
4. Using your phone instead of AVD will give you a boost if your computer is low on
resources

Types of Applications - Native and Hybrid Apps


1. Native apps - Design for a particular android os
2. Hybrid apps - Design for multiple android os

Hybrid apps advantages:


➔ Can build for multiple platforms
➔ Easy to learn
➔ Many companies use specific tools. See ​Showcase​for more

Hybrid apps flaws:


➔ Absence of free advanced tools.
➔ Flaws due to hardware
➔ Costly license(like in Xamarin)/paid plugins and tools
➔ Low performance at times
➔ Read more here

XML vs Java Code


➔ XML consists of the views and viewgroups.
➔ Java/Kotlin contains the logic

Job Roles
1. Android Developer
2. Android Engineer
3. Android Testing

Free Learning Resources


★ Android Resource #0 - ​Learn Java
★ Android Resource #1 - Learn Android In One Video (​CodeWithHarry​)​(ETA: 1-2
days)
★ Android Resource #2 - ​Android Developer Fundamentals + Advanced (Java)
(ETA: 30 days)
★ Android Resource #3 - ​Android Course by CodeWithHarry​​(ETA: 15 days)
★ Android Resource #4 - ​Udacity Developing Android App​​(ETA: 1.5 months)
★ Android Resource #5 - ​Documentation & Official Samples
★ Android Bonus Resource - ​Android Launcher icon
★ Android development is a never ending learning process. You build → you earn
→ you learn → you repeat!

How to make money?


➔ Freelancing - App dev, Bug fixing, design, etc
➔ Play Store + Admob
➔ Internship/Jobs
Other Resources you need to learn
1. Git + CI/CD
2. Database design fundamentals
3. Admob API
4. Unity for​Complex Games!
5. Data Structure & Algorithms

Stay up to date with the technology as it keeps evolving!

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