Professional Certificate in Android Development from Meta

Preparing for a career in Android development

• Get high-level professional training from Meta.
• Demonstrate your skills in portfolio-ready projects.
• Earn a certificate recognized by employers from the headquarters.
• This training is suitable for in-demand positions such as: Android Developer, Mobile App Developer, Mobile Developer.

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Professional Certificate – Series of 12 Courses

Have you ever wanted to build your own mobile app? In this certificate, you'll learn the top programming languages and frameworks for app development like Facebook and Instagram, and how to create your own app for Android.

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In this program, you will learn:

• Essential programming concepts in Android and the tools needed for application development.
• How to use Kotlin Playground.
• Create user interfaces (UIs) for mobile apps using Android Studio.
• Lifecycle management and mobile app data collection.
• Work with web technologies and persistent data in Android apps.
• Describe best design guidelines for user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) in mobile apps.
• Create cross-platform apps using React Native.
• Preparation for technical interviews for Android key roles.

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Hands-on Learning Project

During the program, you'll engage in hands-on activities and build a project-based portfolio that you can present to recruiters and potential employers in interviews. During each course, you will complete activities in a lab environment or app to perform tasks such as:

• Designing the user interface using the Interface Builder.
• Create a simple user interface using the Layout Editor.
• Build a native mobile app for Android.

In the last course, you will also complete a final project in which you will create an app for Android.

Course List

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Introduction to Android Mobile App Development

Course 1
• 11 hours
• Rating: 4.6 (1,231 ratings)

What you'll learn

• Defining the basic concepts in Android app development.
• Set up the user interface, configuration, and built-in tools in Android Studio.
• Using the Kotlin Playground.
• Creating a simple app for Android.

Skills you will acquire

• Using Kotlin Playground
• Practice using and extending protocols
• Announcing and initializing variables of different types
• Creating arrays
• Create command flow templates with conditions and loops

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Version control

Course 2
• 13 hours
• Rating: 4.6 (3,247 ratings)

What you'll learn

• Implementation of Version Control Systems
• Navigation and settings at the command prompt
• Create and use a GitHub repository
• Code versioning management

Skills you will acquire

• Version control
• GitHub
• Bash (Unix shell)
• Web Development
• Linux

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The basics of programming in Kotlin

Course 3
• 24 hours
• Rating: 4.7 (281 ratings)

What you'll learn

• Practice building and using functions
• Practicing different types of comparisons using operators
• Using Kotlin to Solve Programming Challenges
• Review and Implementation of Programming Fundamentals

Skills you will acquire

• Working with SQLite
• API INTERFACES (REST API's)
• Data & Databases

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UX/UI Design Principles

Course 4
• 21 hours
• Rating: 4.7 (840 reviews)

What you'll learn

• Describe the basics of user experience (UX) design and user research
• Description of accessibility considerations in design
• Practice developing empathy for users through research
• Create Wireframes and Prototypes in Figma

Skills you will acquire

• React (Web Framework)
• Application Development
• Web Applications
• Front-end development

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Create a user interface in Android Studio

Course 5
• 35 hours
• Rating: 4.7 (126 ratings)

What you'll learn

• Using UI libraries to build user interfaces on Android
• Assembling a user interface using Kotlin UI views
• Create a Simple User Interface Using the Layout Editor
• Creating a Simple User Interface for Android

Advanced Programming in Kotlin

Course 6
• 20 hours
• Rating: 4.7 (98 reviews)

What you'll learn

• Android app application with Activity.
• Implement advanced object-oriented programming features on Android.
• Using mocks and fakes to perform unit tests on Android.
• Using the Lambda expression to define a function as an object.
• Use collection processing methods for multi-step processing of collections.

Skills you will acquire

• Using UI libraries to build a user interface on Android.
• Create a simple user interface for Android.
• Assembling a user interface using Kotlin UI views.
• Create a simple user interface using the Layout Editor.

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Working with data on Android

Course 7
• 27 hours
• Rating: 4.8 (48 ratings)

What you'll learn

• An overview of the most useful tools and packages for Kotlin developers.
• Implementing Kotlin coroutines in Android apps.
• Integrate code from other languages into Kotlin.
• Building a data-driven Android app.

Skills you will acquire

• React (JavaScript library)
• Application Development
• React
• Mobile App Development

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Mobile App Development and JavaScript

Course 8
• 45 hours
• Rating: 4.2 (88 ratings)

What you'll learn

• Simple JavaScript Code Generation
• Creating and manipulating objects and arrays
• Writing Unit Tests Using Jest

Skills you will acquire

• data structure
• computer science
• Algorithms
• communication
• Pseudocode

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React Basics

Course 9
• 26 hours
• Rating: 4.7 (1,980 ratings)

What you'll learn

• Use reusable components to display views where data changes over time.
• Organize React projects to create maintainable and scalable websites and apps.
• Use props to transfer data between components.
• Create dynamic and interactive web pages and apps.
• Use forms to allow users to interact with the app.
• Build an app in React.

Skills you will acquire

• Android Studio
• Kotlin
• UX and UI

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React Native

Course 10
• 38 hours
• Rating: 4.8 (297 ratings)

What you'll learn

• React Native is an open-source framework for building cross-platform apps using React and the platform's native capabilities. In this course, you will move from the basics of React to a more advanced application using React Native.
• You will review a wide range of React components and methods for designing them.
• You will practice various interactive methods for mobile apps using React Native.

Basic skills you will learn include:

• Build a single-page React Native app and design it using basic components.
• Build large lists and set user inputs in the React Native app.
• Using a Pressable component to build buttons and other push areas.
• Set up an app with React Navigation and switch between screens.

Tools and software that you will practice:

• React
• React Native
• Client-side development languages (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript)
• JSX
• Code editing software, such as Expo and Visual Studio Code

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Final Project for Android Apps

Course 11
• 15 hours
• Rating: 4.6 (32 reviews)

What you'll learn

• Build and design a user interface (UI) using Fragments and Views.
• Using Kotlin and MVVM architecture to design an efficient and appealing app.
• Retrieve data from an application programming interface (API) and use LiveData.
• Demonstrate clean, bug-free code while maintaining optimization.

Skills you will acquire

• Simple JavaScript Code Generation
• Creating and manipulating objects and arrays
• Writing Unit Tests Using Jest

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Preparing for Programming Interviews

Course 12
• 11 hours
• Rating: 4.6 (527 ratings)

What you'll learn

• Preparing for a Programming Interview
• Preparing for an interview at the headquarters
• Troubleshooting with code

Skills you will acquire

• Web Design
• accessibility
• Front-end development
• User Experience (UX)