8 Good Android Tutorials For Newbies

Learn a thing or two about Android and its development...                       Android is undoubtedly the most sought-after mobile platforms as of current stats. More and more people are now using the OS and making good use of its countless apps that suit their varied needs. As such a career in Android development seems to be a highly lucrative deal in the current scenario. If you're looking to learn a thing or two about it, we are there to help... 1.Building Your First App This class teaches you how to build your first Android app. You’ll learn how to create an Android project and run a debuggable version of the app. You'll also learn some fundamentals of Android app design, including how to build a simple user interface and handle user input. 2.Android Development - Tutorial This tutorial describes how to create Android applications. It primarily uses the Eclipse IDE for development. It is based on Android 4.4 (KitKat). 3.Android Development For Absolute Beginners Learn to create games and apps. Learn Java programming along the way. If you are an absolute beginner or even a master at Java programming already, this is the perfect starting place for you. 4.Better User Interfaces with the Android Action Bar The action bar is an important design element, usually at the top of each screen in an app, that provides a consistent familiar look between Android apps. It is used to provide better user interaction and experience by supporting easy navigation through tabs and drop-down lists. It also provides a space for the app or activity’s identity, thus enabling the user to know their location in the app, and easy access to the actions that can be performed. 5.Learning to Parse XML Data in Your Android App There are various XML parsers we can use on the Android platform. For XML, Android recommends the use of the XMLPullParser. Android gives a multiple implementation of the XMLPullParser and you can use any of them in your program. Depending on the way you create your XMLPullParser, the implementation of the parser will be chosen. 6.Scheduling Background Tasks in Android Periodically your Android application might need to perform a task, such as checking a server for updates. The AlarmManager class can be used to schedule and execute operations that need to occur even if the application isn’t running. 7.Getting Started With Android Studio Google's Android Studio makes creating native Android apps very easy. You can get started in a few minutes and by the end of this article have your first working Android application. This ongoing series on programming Android, now up to part seven has been updated to the latest version of Android Studio. 8.Getting Started with Android Library Projects An Android library project is a container of shareable Android source code and resources that can be referenced from Android app projects. A library project is merged into an Android Package (APK) file (with file extension .apk) when an app project is built. Multiple app projects can reference the same library project. Any single app project can reference multiple library projects.