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hussien89aa/androidtutorialforbeginners

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TLDR

A complete beginner Android development course in Java: 17 full apps built from scratch including a calculator, Tic Tac Toe, media player, and a Twitter-like app, with free YouTube video lessons for each project.

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    What it does
      17 complete apps
      Free YouTube videos
      Step-by-step lessons
    Projects built
      Calculator
      Tic Tac Toe
      Twitter-like app
      Notes and alarm
    Tech stack
      Java
      Firebase
      SQLite and MySQL
    Topics covered
      Layouts and sensors
      Notifications
      Web services
      App monetization
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Follow along to build 17 complete Android apps step-by-step including games, utilities, and a social app

USE CASE 2

Use the finished source code as a reference while watching the free YouTube tutorial videos

USE CASE 3

Learn Android basics like SQLite, Firebase real-time data, device sensors, and notifications by building real projects

USE CASE 4

Build and run a networked Tic Tac Toe game using Firebase as the back-end without prior Android experience

Tech stack

JavaAndroid StudioFirebaseSQLiteMySQLPHP

Getting it running

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires Android Studio installed and a device or emulator, Firebase projects need a Google account to set up.

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In plain English

This repository contains the source code for a beginner Android development course taught in Java. The course is accompanied by free video lessons on YouTube and walks through building 17 different apps and games from scratch using Android Studio. The projects covered include a calculator, a Tic Tac Toe game (both local and networked via Firebase), a Pokemon game, a notes app, a media player, an alarm, a Twitter-like app backed by PHP and MySQL, and others. Each project is a complete working app that demonstrates a different aspect of Android development. Across the course, topics include designing layouts that work across different screen sizes, using SQLite for local data storage and MySQL for remote storage, connecting to web services, working with device sensors and permissions, handling notifications, and building real-time features using Firebase. The course also touches on monetizing apps and avoiding common security vulnerabilities in Android applications. This repository is intended for people who are new to building Android apps and want hands-on practice by building real projects. The source code for each app is available here so learners can follow along or reference finished versions while watching the tutorial videos.

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Prompt 1
How do I connect an Android app to Firebase for real-time multiplayer features, like the Tic Tac Toe example in hussien89aa/androidtutorialforbeginners?
Prompt 2
Show me how to store and retrieve notes locally using SQLite in an Android Java app, following the notes app from this tutorial repo
Prompt 3
Help me build a simple media player in Android Studio using Java based on the project in androidtutorialforbeginners
Prompt 4
How does the Twitter-like app in hussien89aa/androidtutorialforbeginners connect to a PHP and MySQL back-end for user data?
Prompt 5
What layout techniques does this Android tutorial repo use to make app screens adapt to different phone screen sizes?
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