Android developer

Description

If you want to become an Android developer, here’s a structured Android Developer Syllabus covering everything from the basics to advanced topics.

Duration : 150 Hrs

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1. Introduction to Android Development

• Overview of Android OS and its history

• Android architecture (Linux Kernel, Libraries, Android Runtime, Application Framework)

• Setting up the development environment (Android Studio, SDK, Emulator)

• Understanding Android project structure

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2. Java/Kotlin for Android Development

Java (if using Java)

• OOP Concepts (Classes, Objects, Inheritance, Polymorphism, Abstraction)

• Exception handling and multithreading

• Collections Framework

• Lambda expressions

Kotlin (preferred for modern Android development)

• Kotlin syntax and basics

• Null safety and type safety

• Coroutines (for asynchronous programming)

• Extension functions

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3. Android Components & UI Design

Core Components

• Activities and their lifecycle

• Fragments and Fragment lifecycle

• Intents (Explicit and Implicit)

• Services (Foreground, Background, Bound Services)

• Broadcast Receivers

• Content Providers

UI Design & Layouts

• XML layouts and UI components

• Views and ViewGroups

• ConstraintLayout, LinearLayout, RelativeLayout

• RecyclerView and Adapters

• Material Design Guidelines

• Custom Views

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4. User Interaction and Navigation

• Event handling (OnClickListeners, Gesture Detection)

• Navigation Component (Jetpack)

• ViewModel and LiveData

• Dialogs, Toasts, Snackbars

• Animations and Transitions

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5. Data Storage and Management

• Shared Preferences

• Internal & External Storage

• SQLite and Room Database (Jetpack)

• Using Content Providers

• WorkManager for background tasks

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6. Networking and APIs

• RESTful APIs and Retrofit

• OkHttp for network requests

• Gson/Moshi for JSON parsing

• WebSockets and Firebase Realtime Database

• Glide/Picasso for image loading

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7. Dependency Injection & Architecture Patterns

• MVC, MVP, MVVM

• Dagger Hilt for dependency injection

• ViewModel and LiveData (Jetpack Architecture Components)

• Repository Pattern

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8. Firebase and Cloud Services

• Firebase Authentication

• Firebase Firestore Database

• Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)

• Firebase Analytics and Crashlytics

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9. Advanced Android Concepts

• WorkManager for background tasks

• Jetpack Compose (Modern UI Toolkit)

• Room Database with Coroutines

• Paging 3 (Efficient data loading)

• CameraX for camera applications

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10. Publishing & Optimization

• App signing and Play Store guidelines

• Performance optimization

• Debugging and profiling tools

• App security best practices

• CI/CD for Android apps

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Bonus Topics

• Android Jetpack components

• ARCore (Augmented Reality)

• Android Auto & Wear OS

• IoT with Android Things

Would you like a more detailed learning roadmap or resources for each section? 😊