Advanced Android App Development

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What is the course about?

Advanced Android App Development

The course Advanced Android App Development is an online class provided by Udacity. The skill level of the course is Advanced. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Ready to level-up your skills as an Android developer? In this course, you will learn how to make your app production-ready by developing a variety of different sample apps, each designed to showcase advanced capabilities of the Android platform, including fragments, widgets, media playback, and testing. You’ll learn how to create UI tests using the Espresso framework, to leverage third-party libraries and services like ExoPlayer and Firebase Cloud Messaging, and use Google APIs to make your app aware of its location. By the end of the course, you’ll know how to publish your own app to the Google Play Store, where you can reach and engage users across the globe.

Course description

Advanced Android App Development
6 weeks

Productionize and Publish Your Apps

Fragments
Libraries
Firebase Cloud Messaging
Places
Media Playback
Widgets
Espresso
Publishing Your App

Use fragments to build responsive and flexible layouts
Build an AndroidMe app to create and customize Android characters
Use the principles of Material Design to ensure your app works on multiple screen sizes
Save time and increase your app’s functionality by leveraging libraries
Learn how to implement the Google Mobile Vision library for facial recognition
Use Firebase Cloud Messaging to connect an app to a server
Build a Squawker app to deliver instructor messages (“squawks”) to users
Use Google APIs to make your app aware of its location
Build a ShushMe app that silences your phone based on its location
Use ExoPlayer, an open source library, to implement a media player
Build a Classical Music Quiz app that renders audio and video
Make your app stand out with widgets
Allow users to interact more frequently with your app
Learn about the Android Testing Support Library
Use Espresso to run user interface (UI) testing on your app
Review the final steps to getting your app production ready
Learn how to prepare and test your app for release to the Google Play Store

This course assumes you have taken Developing Android Apps, or have an equivalent background as an Android developer. We also assume you are familiar with using GitHub, which we use to share code. Take our course on Using Git and GitHub if you need this background.
Access to an Android device is helpful, but you may use an emulator if you prefer.
See the Technology Requirements for using Udacity.

This course will show you what it takes to ship polished apps, whether you’re part of a development team, an independent app developer, or simply a programmer interested in Android development best practices.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Advanced Android App Development

Course Topic

Android Developer

University, College, Institution

Udacity

Course Skill Level

Advanced

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Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

Advanced Android App Development

To obtain a verified certificate from Udacity you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.

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