Complete Android Application Developer Roadmap
Complete Android Application Developer Roadmap
Android Studio Basics: Project structure, Create a "Hello World" app in Android
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emulator setup, running simple apps. Studio, explore the project structure.
UI Elements & Views: TextView, EditText, Build a simple app with form inputs,
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Button, ImageView, etc. buttons, and text displays.
Month UI Fundamentals: Using themes, styles, Implement custom themes and styles, set
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2 and colors. up color palettes for UI elements.
Android Views & Widgets: RecyclerView, Build a simple app with a list of items using
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ListView, GridView. RecyclerView and implement click actions.
Layouts & Design Principles: Material Redesign the previous app using Material
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Design basics, consistent UI patterns. Design principles.
Month Activities & Intents: Navigating between Build an app with multiple activities and
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3 activities, passing data between them. data transfer between them using intents.
JSON Parsing & Gson: Parsing JSON data, Parse JSON responses using Gson and
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Gson library. display data in UI components.
UI Testing: Introduction to UI testing, Write unit and UI tests for the apps you’ve
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Espresso framework. developed.
Month Kotlin Basics: Kotlin syntax, null safety, Refactor existing Java apps into Kotlin and
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5 higher-order functions, lambdas. explore Kotlin-specific features.
Advanced UI Design: Custom Views, Create custom views and add animations
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Canvas, animations. (e.g., buttons, loading spinners).
Location Services: Using GPS, Maps API, Implement location-based services (e.g.,
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location-based features. showing user’s location on a map).
Google APIs: Google Maps, Google Add Google Maps and Places APIs to your
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Places, and other APIs. app, and allow users to interact with maps.
App Security: Secure coding practices, Implement app security practices like secure
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data encryption. data storage and encryption.
Month Advanced Features: App widgets, Add widgets and background services (e.g.,
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8 background tasks, and services. background music, notifications).
Android Jetpack: LiveData, ViewModel, Use Android Jetpack components for better
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Navigation component. app architecture and state management.
Final Project Deployment & Testing: Perform testing, finalize the app, and
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Final testing, debugging, optimization. publish it to the Google Play Store.