How to create <anything> in Android

Lesson 1 - User Interface Components (about 16 hours)

In this lesson, we will highlight various important components of the Android User Interface (UI) — like Radio Buttons, Grid Views and several more — that will allow you to make highly functional mobile apps. We will focus on each UI component by trying to answer the question, "How do I use ________ in Android?" For each question below, we will guide you to the best Internet tutorial that will offer step-by-step instructions on how to use the UI component in a new android app. Here is the full list of questions we will answer in this course: **Interactive Controls (about 3 hours)** - How do I use a Toggle Button in Android? - How do I use a Radio Button in Android? - How do I use EditText in Android? - What are Arrays (or lists) in Java and how do I use them? - How do I show suggestions (or autocomplete) when typing into an EditText? - How do I use a Spinner (or drop down list) in Android? - How do I change the orientation of the emulator while using shortcuts? - How do I simulate a button click with code in Android? **Menus (about 2 hours)** - How do I automatically add missing import statements in my code? - How do I create an Options Menu in Android? - How do I add a Popup Menu in Android? **User Input Events (about 1 hour)** - How do I use onLongClick? - How do I drag and drop in Android? **Navigation (about 2 hours)** - How do I use the swipe gesture in Android? - How do I work with multiple screens (or activities) in Android? - How do I add tabs to my app in Android? **Layouts (about 4 hours)** - How do I use a basic ArrayAdapter? - How do I use the ListView in Android? - How do I use the GridView in Android? **Best Practices (about 2 hours)** - How do I make my app more accessible? - What are the best practices for designing an Android app? - What color schemes should I use when making an Android app? **Miscellaneous (about 2 hours)** - How do I play a sound in Android? - How do I display a map in my Android app? - How do I use the share button in my Android app?

Lesson 2 - Final Project (about 10 hours)

Use the skills you have learned in this course to build an app that you will feel proud to share with your friends and family.

• Kunal Chawla - After obtaining a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Texas at Austin, Kunal worked as a programmer for three years, but then decided to switch gears to education. He taught middle school science, worked with Google on a distance learning initiative, and eventually earned a master’s degree in educational technology from Stanford University before joining Udacity.