Android App Development

About This Course

India has over 700 million smartphone users, and the demand for skilled Android developers continues to grow at a rapid pace. Businesses across every sector — retail, healthcare, finance, education — need mobile applications, and the developers who build them are among the most sought-after professionals in the industry.
This 6-week course is built for CS, IT, and BCA students who want to enter mobile development with a structured, project-based learning path. You will work with both Java and Kotlin — Google's preferred language for modern Android development — using Android Studio, the official integrated development environment.
You will learn not just how to write code, but how to think like an app developer: designing layouts, managing app navigation, handling user data, connecting to APIs, and storing information locally. Every week builds toward a real app that you design and build yourself.
By the end of the course, you will have a working Android application ready for your portfolio — and the knowledge to continue building independently long after the course is over.

Curriculum Highlights

Week 1 — Android Development Setup & Basics
Introduction to Android ecosystem; Android Studio installation and project structure; XML layouts: Views, TextView, Button, ImageView; running apps on emulator and physical device
Week 2 — Java/Kotlin for Android
Kotlin syntax essentials: variables, functions, classes; Activities and their lifecycle; handling button clicks and user input; intents: navigating between screens
Week 3 — UI Design & Layouts
LinearLayout, RelativeLayout, ConstraintLayout; RecyclerView for lists and grids; Material Design components; menus, toolbars, and navigation drawer
Week 4 — Data Storage & Persistence
SharedPreferences for simple data storage; SQLite database basics; Room database library; reading and writing files; mini project: Notes or To-Do app
Week 5 — Networking & APIs
Making HTTP requests with Retrofit; parsing JSON responses; displaying remote data in RecyclerView; loading images from the internet; connecting to a REST API
Week 6 — Firebase, Publishing & Capstone
Firebase Authentication: user login and signup; Firebase Realtime Database basics; preparing app for release: signing and building APK; capstone project: build and present a complete Android app

What You'll Achieve

Build complete Android applications using Java and Kotlin
Design professional user interfaces with XML and Material Design
Navigate between screens and manage app lifecycle
Store and retrieve data locally using Room and SharedPreferences
Connect apps to REST APIs and display live data
Integrate Firebase for authentication and cloud data
A complete Android app in your portfolio, ready to show employers