Learn to build professional Android apps with Activities, Fragments, Material Design, and data storage for both online and offline functionality.
Learn to build professional Android apps with Activities, Fragments, Material Design, and data storage for both online and offline functionality.
This comprehensive course teaches you to build your first professional Android mobile application. You'll master Activities and their lifecycle, learning to control them effectively and handle user interactions through back and home buttons. The course covers implementing Fragments to maximize screen space across different Android devices and explores all Android storage methods from single files to databases, enabling offline functionality. You'll integrate Material Design principles with custom branding and learn essential UI components like RecyclerView, AppBar, and various menu types. Through practical exercises, you'll develop real-world applications while implementing proper permission management and data persistence techniques using SharedPreferences, databases, and Content Providers.
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What you'll learn
Master Activity lifecycle management for effective app navigation
Implement Material Design principles with custom branding
Create efficient, responsive layouts with RecyclerView and Fragments
Implement different menu types for varied user interactions
Manage Android permissions to build secure, trusted applications
Develop offline functionality using various storage methods
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
12.8 Hours PreRecorded video
3 assignments
Access on Mobile, Tablet, Desktop
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There are 8 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive approach to building professional Android applications through practical, hands-on learning. Students master the implementation of Material Design principles while maintaining compatibility with older Android versions and creating customized brand identities. The curriculum covers the complete Activity lifecycle, teaching students how to control screen transitions, handle system events, and implement various intent types for navigation. Students learn to work with modern UI components like RecyclerView, CardView, and various button types to create efficient, attractive interfaces. The course explores different menu implementations (options, context, and popup) and teaches Fragment usage for responsive layouts across different screen sizes. Advanced topics include Android's permission system for building trustworthy applications and comprehensive data storage solutions - from simple file I/O and SharedPreferences to SQLite databases and Content Providers - enabling efficient offline functionality.
Integrando Material Design a nuestro proyecto
Module 1 · 1 Hours to complete
Activities
Module 2 · 7 Hours to complete
RecyclerView
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
AppBar / Action Bar
Module 4 · 1 Hours to complete
Fragments
Module 6 · 2 Hours to complete
Sistema de permisos
Module 7 · 30 Minutes to complete
Almacenamiento
Module 8 · 6 Hours to complete
Fee Structure
Instructor
Android Development Expert and Technology Entrepreneur
Anahí Salgado serves as an instructor at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), where she combines her expertise in computer engineering with entrepreneurial leadership. Her academic credentials include a Computer Engineering degree from UNAM, complemented by her Android Certified Application Developer certification (2014). As a pioneer in Android app development since 2009, she has successfully transitioned from programmer to trainer and speaker. Through her Coursera courses in Android development, including "Desarrollo de aplicaciones avanzadas con Android," "Fundamentos de Android," and "Programando con Java para aplicaciones Android," she helps students master mobile application development. Her entrepreneurial ventures include founding ConceptoApps (2013), a creative technology company, and establishing the Android para Todos community (2015). As a prominent female representative in Mexico's ICT sector, she advocates for women in technology while contributing to the advancement of mobile development education
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