Android Development Roadmap

How to become an Android Developer

 

 

If you want to become an android developer for 2021 and beyond, this guide will help you! 

Why Android? - Well, Android takes up almost exactly two thirds (64%) of all Mobile OS platforms! It's readily available, easy to use/learn/etc.

With faster IDEs/Phones/Computers and high demand, this is the best time to learn android development & design

Common Questions and difficulties I faced

• Which platform to use Java? Kotlin? Flutter? React Native? Xamarin?

• How do I make money in college?

• How much money will it take?

• How much time will it take?

• How will this not impact my placement study?

• What should be the strategy and resources

• How to create a game line PubG/GTA?

Some advantages of learning Android Development

1. Great Salaries

2. Outside Job Opportunities (Freelancing, App Owner etc.)

3. Can make you a lot of side money in college

Requirements

1. A basic Laptop with 4GB ram and 64 bit OS will do. More here

2. SSD will give you a performance boost!

3. Extra RAM will give you a boost

4. Using your phone instead of AVD will give you a boost if your computer is low on resources

Types of Applications - Native and Hybrid Apps 

1. Native apps - Design for a particular android os

2. Hybrid apps - Design for multiple android os

Hybrid apps advantages:

• Can build for multiple platforms

• Easy to learn

• Many companies use specific tools. See Showcase for more

Hybrid apps flaws:

• Absence of free advanced tools.

• Flaws due to hardware

• Costly license(like in Xamarin)/paid plugins and tools 

• Low performance at times

• Read more here

XML vs Java Code

• XML consists of the views and viewgroups.

• Java/Kotlin contains the logic

Job Roles

1. Android Developer

2. Android Engineer

3. Android Testing

Free Learning Resources

• Android Resource #0 - Learn Java

• Android Resource #1 - Learn Android In One Video (CodeWithHarry) (ETA: 1-2 days)

• Android Resource #2 - Android Developer Fundamentals + Advanced (Java) (ETA: 30 days)

• Android Resource #3 - Android Course by CodeWithHarry (ETA: 15 days)

• Android Resource #4 - Udacity Developing Android App (ETA: 1.5 months)

• Android Resource #5 - Documentation & Official Samples

• Android Bonus Resource  - Android Launcher icon

• Android development is a never ending learning process. You build → you earn → you learn → you repeat!

How to make money?

• Freelancing - App dev, Bug fixing, design, etc

• Play Store + Admob

• Internship/Jobs

Other Resources you need to learn

1. Git + CI/CD

2. Database design fundamentals

3. Admob API

4. Unity for Complex Games!

5. Data Structure & Algorithms

Stay up to date with the technology as it keeps evolving!