Unit 1: Your first Android app

• Unit 1 Pathway 1: Introduction to Kotlin
  • Welcome to Android Basics with Compose
  • Your first program in Kotlin
    • Before you begin
      • What you’ll build
      • What you’ll learn
      • What you’ll need
    • Get started
    • Open Kotlin Playground
    • Run your first program
    • Parts of a function
    • Kotlin style guide
    • Conclusion
  • Create and use variables in Kotlin
    • Before you begin
      • What you’ll build
      • What you’ll learn
      • What you’ll need
    • Variables and data types
    • Define and use variables
    • Update variables
    • Explore other data types
    • Commenting in your code
    • Conclusion
  • Create and use functions in Kotlin
    • Before you begin
      • Prerequisites
      • What you’ll learn
      • What you’ll need
    • Define and call a function
    • Return a value from a function
    • Add a parameter to the birthdayGreeting() function
    • Functions with multiple parameters
    • Named arguments
    • Default arguments
    • Conclusion
  • Practice: Kotlin Basics
• Unit 1 Pathway 2: Android Studio Setup
  • Introduction to Android Studio
  • Download and install Android Studio
  • Create your first Android app
    • Create a project using the template
    • Find project files
    • Update the text
    • Change the background color
    • Add padding
    • Review the solution code
    • Conclusion
  • Run your first app on the Android Emulator
    • Before you begin
      • Prerequisites
      • What you’ll learn
      • What you’ll build
      • What you’ll need
    • Eye Power
    • Run your app on the Android Emulator
      • Create an Android Virtual Device
      • Run your app
    • Conclusion
  • How to connect your Android device (optional)
    • Before you begin
      • Prerequisites
      • What you’ll learn
      • What you’ll need
    • Eye Power
    • Enable USB debugging
      • Install the Google USB Driver (Windows only)
    • Run your app on the Android device with a cable
    • Run your app on the Android device with Wi-Fi
      • Get started
      • Pair your device
    • Troubleshooting
    • Conclusion
• Unit 1 Pathway 3: Build a basic layout
  • Intro to Jetpack Compose
  • Design a birthday card app
  • Build a simple app with text composables
    • Before you begin
      • Prerequisites
      • What you’ll learn
      • What you’ll build
      • What you’ll need
    • Set up a Happy Birthday app
      • Create an Empty Activity project
      • What is a user interface (UI)?
    • What is Jetpack Compose?
      • Composable functions
      • Annotations
        • Annotations with parameters
        • Example of a composable function
        • Notice the composable functions in code
      • Composable function names
    • Design pane in Android Studio
    • Add a new text element
      • Add a new composable function
      • Preview the function
    • Change font size
    • Add another text element
    • Arrange the text elements in a row and column
      • User Interface Hierarchy
      • Trailing lambda syntax
      • Arrange the text elements in a row
      • Arrange the text elements in a column
    • Add greeting to the app
      • Align greeting to the center
      • Adopt good practice
    • Get the solution code
    • Conclusion
  • Add images to your Android app
    • Before you begin
      • Prerequisites
      • What you’ll learn
      • What you’ll build
      • What you’ll need
    • Set up your app
      • Add an image to your project
    • Add an Image composable
      • Add a composable function to add an image
      • Resources in Jetpack Compose
        • Grouping resources
        • Accessing resources
      • Check your app for accessibility
      • Preview the Image composable
    • Add Box layout
    • Change opacity and scale the image
      • Scale content
      • Change opacity
      • Run the app
      • Layout Modifiers
    • Align and arrange the text
      • Padding
    • Adopt good code practices
      • Translation
    • Solution code
    • Conclusion
  • Practice: Compose Basics
    • Before you begin
      • Prerequisites
      • What you’ll need
    • Compose article
      • Final screenshot: Compose article
      • UI specification: Compose article
      • Resources: Compose article
      • References
    • Task manager
      • Final screenshot: Task manager
      • UI specification: Task manager
      • Resources
    • Compose quadrant
      • Final screenshot: Compose quadrant
      • UI specifications: Compose quadrant
      • Resources: Compose quadrant
    • Solution code
  • Project: Create a Business Card app
    • Before you begin
      • Prerequisites
      • What you’ll learn
      • What you’ll build
      • What you’ll need
    • Build UI with composables
      • Create a low-fidelity prototype
      • Convert design into code
• Unit 1 Quizzies