Android Dev – Lecture 1 – Why/What/How Android

Lecture 1 for CS194A about the fundamentals of Android development.

➤ Android Studio setup video: https://youtu.be/4M0hNugPJV8
➤ Playlist with all lectures: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7NYbSE8uaBDcLkbXsQADdvBnVbavonGn

Learn basic, foundational techniques for developing Android mobile applications and apply those toward building a single or multi page, networked Android application. The goal for this class is to build several Android apps together, empowering you to extend them, create your own apps, and build a portfolio.

Topics include: the Android ecosystem, introduction to Kotlin, UI elements, lists, multiple activities and intents, working with APIs, and cloud storage.

➤ Android Cookbook: https://amzn.to/3IfEX6h
➤ Head First Kotlin: https://amzn.to/3I77Z7Z

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Timestamps:
0:00 – Goals of CS194A
9:51 – Intros
13:45 – Course Logistics
26:27 – The world of Android
34:39 – Why you should care about Android development
40:43 – Build the Cal admissions test app
45:53 – Explanation of Android Studio project