Android App Development

6 subjects · 17 chapters · 68 topics

1. 01

   Getting Started with Android

   1.1 The Android platform

   • Android architecture and the app sandbox
   • Android Studio, SDK and emulators
   • Project structure and Gradle
   • Running on a real device

   1.2 Kotlin essentials

   • Variables, null safety and types
   • Functions, lambdas and scope functions
   • Classes, data classes and sealed classes
   • Collections and higher-order functions

   1.3 Your first app

   • Activities and the app lifecycle
   • Layouts and resources
   • Logging and the debugger
   • Building a signed debug APK
2. 02

   Building the Interface

   2.1 Jetpack Compose basics

   • Composable functions and previews
   • State, remember and recomposition
   • Modifiers, layout and theming
   • Lists with LazyColumn

   2.2 Navigation

   • Navigation graphs and routes
   • Passing arguments between screens
   • Bottom bars, drawers and tabs
   • Back stack behaviour

   2.3 Design and responsiveness

   • Material 3 components
   • Dark theme and dynamic colour
   • Different screen sizes and orientation
   • Accessibility and content descriptions
3. 03

   Data and Storage

   3.1 Local data

   • SharedPreferences and DataStore
   • Room database: entities and DAOs
   • Queries, migrations and relations
   • Coroutines with Room

   3.2 Networking

   • REST, JSON and Retrofit
   • Parsing with Moshi or kotlinx.serialization
   • Error handling and retries
   • Caching and offline behaviour

   3.3 Images and files

   • Loading images with Coil
   • Camera and gallery access
   • Reading and writing files
   • Scoped storage rules
4. 04

   Architecture and Quality

   4.1 App architecture

   • MVVM and ViewModels
   • Repository pattern
   • Dependency injection with Hilt
   • Single source of truth

   4.2 Asynchronous work

   • Coroutines and suspend functions
   • Flow and StateFlow
   • WorkManager for background jobs
   • Lifecycle-aware collection

   4.3 Testing

   • Unit tests with JUnit
   • UI tests with Compose testing
   • Fakes and test doubles
   • Debugging common crashes
5. 05

   Device Features and Services

   5.1 Permissions and hardware

   • Runtime permission flow
   • Location and maps
   • Sensors and connectivity
   • Biometric authentication

   5.2 Firebase

   • Authentication
   • Cloud Firestore basics
   • Cloud Messaging and notifications
   • Crashlytics and Analytics
6. 06

   Shipping the App

   6.1 Preparing for release

   • Build variants and flavours
   • ProGuard and R8 shrinking
   • Signing keys and keystores
   • App size and startup time

   6.2 Play Store

   • Store listing and assets
   • Internal, closed and open testing
   • Staged rollout and versioning
   • Policy and data-safety declarations

   6.3 Capstone

   • Planning a complete app
   • Implementing the main flows
   • Publishing an internal build
   • Presenting the project