Learn to Code Android Apps

Java applications are composed of bytecode that is read by the Java virtual machine. Learn about Java structure, and get familiar with a programming language!

As your next step in understanding Java for android applications, learn how to use packages to separate your program code into discrete units.

This lesson is all about Java variables! In this lesson, review primitive data types, and review the operators that work on your code.

In this Java for android apps lesson, learn about conditions, if and switch statements, multiple conditional statements, and finally, loops (or iterations)!

Continue reviewing Java programming to learn how to create Android apps with this look at how to use arrays. You may need to use them in Android programming!

Now that you've reviewed arrays, continue with the Java arraylist data structure, and find out how to use this powerful and flexible Android development tool!

In this lesson, you'll review creating classes in Java, and learn how to start a new project using Eclipse, the most common IDE used for Android development.

Improve your skills writing Java classes in this review lesson using Eclipse IDE. In a few more lessons, you'll be ready to learn to code Android apps!

Continue reviewing Java for Android in this lesson on JavaScript inheritance. Learn how classes, subclasses,overrides and constructors are used in java coding.

Expand your JavaScript review and learn about using Java interfaces. This important object-oriented programming concept is used a lot in Android development.

Finish reviewing object oriented programming in Java, and get ready to start developing for Android! Now you'll brush up on using a static member variable.

In this lesson on Android app development for beginners, learn about using the free Android SDK tools for developers and the Eclipse IDE.

This short lesson is all about using the Android emulator as a code testing environment. You'll get a good overview of how it works and what it can do!

Continue learning Android development with this lesson about creating string resources. As an example, you'll see how to use Eclipse IDE to create a GUI.

Continue to learn about Android app development with this lesson on creating drawable resources in Eclipse and using them to create a GUI for your app.

In this lesson about how to make apps for Android, learn more about the Eclipse IDE and how to use the AndroidManifest.xml file to manage activities.

In this lesson on making Android apps, learn about the activity lifecycle! Find out what methods are most frequently used to manage multiple processes.

Continue learning to develop Android apps in this lesson about using Listeners. You’ll start with coding an inner class using Android’s free Developer Tools.

Learn more about how to code Android apps with this lesson introducing how to implement a Listener by creating an interface button with the free Eclipse IDE.

Find out how to create Listeners using variables in this lesson on Android development for beginners. Review a step-by-step example using Eclipse IDE.

Watch a step-by-step example of how to implement a Long Click Listener in this lesson, and continue learning how to develop Android applications!

In this lesson, learn about the type of Android Listener that works through a user’s keyboard, and review a number of different actions that can be used.

In this Android development lesson, start learning about the Layouts that are commonly used, beginning with the Eclipse IDE default LinearLayout.

Learn how to create Relative Layouts in this lesson! As a developer delving into Android development, dig into layout details using RelativeLayout in Eclipse.

In this lesson, learn how to create a Table Layout in Android, review the similarities with designing tables in HTML, and edit the library of XML files.

Learn how to add a ListView object to a LinearLayout in this Android development lesson! Review a detailed example created using the free Eclipse environment.

In this lesson about developing Android applications, learn how to create custom buttons, set the Listener, add a toast, and test a new button in the emulator.

Continue learning about designing the user interface for your Android apps in this lesson about creating toggle buttons. Follow along using the Eclipse IDE.

In this lesson, learn how to design a user interface for Android applications with the free Eclipse IDE, using RadioButton and CheckBox.

Find out how to create Android Spinners (a.k.a. drop down menus) in this lesson. Learn how to work with the widget that’s built into the Eclipse environment.

In this step-by-step Android app development lesson, review an example of how to use a widget to implement AutoCompleteTextView in the Eclipse IDE.

You’ll learn about integrating Google Maps into Android in this lesson. Also, find out how to get the SDK debug certificate that’s needed to get started.

If you are curious about how to display web pages on an Android app, this is the lesson for you! Learn about WebView—a View that functions like a browser.

Find out how to create Time and Date Pickers in this lesson for Android development beginners. Watch a step-by-step example using the Eclipse environment.

In this lesson, learn how to develop Android applications that have more than one activity, and how to make it easy for users to switch between them.

If you want to create an Android app that passes data between activities, this lesson is for you! Learn how to do it using the Eclipse IDE with built-in ADT.

In this Android app development lesson, learn how to work with shared preferences in the Eclipse environment to pass data between activities.

The topic for this application development lesson is storing data within the Android device, or internal storage. Learn how using the Eclipse IDE.

Find out about writing to the SD card in this Android development lesson on external storage. You’ll be using the Eclipse IDE that comes with the free ADT.

This lesson is about developing an Android web app using WebView to display data. Learn to work with the SDK ADT Bundle to access sample baseball scores.

Learn how to make a simple MP3 player in this short Android development lesson, and use the graphical UI to create play, pause, and stop buttons.

You’ll be able to play video files in your Android application easily after watching this short app development lesson that uses the Eclipse environment.