Mobile App Development: Building a Basic Android App
Android Studio 3.6.1
| Intermediate
- 15 Videos | 1h 37m 39s
- Includes Assessment
- Earns a Badge
The best way to learn Android application development is to get hands-on practice. In this course, you'll learn how to create a simple app and go through all the steps involved to create the project. You'll then examine how to define the appearance and logic of the app, as well as how to deploy and test it on a virtual device emulator.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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discover the key concepts covered in this coursedownload and install the official IDE for Android app development - Android Studiocreate and setup an Android project in the Android Studio IDErecognize the different files and directories in an Android project and the purpose each of them servesdefine the appearance of one screen of an Android app by using the visual UI editor in Android Studioinstall and configure a virtual device on which to deploy and test your Android applaunch an Android app on a virtual device emulator and interact with itmodify the appearance of one screen in your Android app by editing the XML layout file
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add and configure a field in your Android app in order to receive text input from the end userdefine the structure and positioning of different elements on one screen of your Android app using a ConstraintLayouteliminate hardcoded data in your layout definitions by creating references to strings in a separate resource filecreate an Activity layout that displays a value supplied by a user in a different Activity in your apppass a message from one Activity to another in an Android appdeploy and test the behavior of your Android app on a virtual device emulatorsummarize the key concepts covered in this course
IN THIS COURSE
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1.Course Overview2m 30sUP NEXT
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2.Installing Android Studio5m 16s
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3.Creating an Android Studio Project7m 25s
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4.Exploring the Project Structure9m 44s
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5.Editing a Layout from the UI5m 6s
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6.Adding a Virtual Device6m 29s
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7.Running and Installing the App4m 26s
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8.Exploring the Layout File7m 46s
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9.The Editable Text Field7m 30s
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10.Setting Constraints for Widgets7m 45s
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11.Fixing Hardcoded Values in Layouts7m 10s
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12.Defining a Second Layout for the App7m 14s
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13.Linking Two Activities8m 59s
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14.Deploying the Android App8m 42s
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15.Course Summary1m 37s
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