Phones are not your average devices to make and receive calls now. Now called smart phones, they can perform a wide variety of tasks. Android is the OS running at the core of it all. App development itself is not difficult; all you need to do is follow a few guidelines and procedures. It is practice and experience which allows you to hone your skills and make great apps. Start with a few of the courses below to start your app development journey.

  1. Making your first Android app for beginners; Code Project.com

Code Project.com is a site dedicated to coding. The lessons here will teach you how to make your first app. Once you get a grasp of the basics, you can easily move on to making more complex apps.

  1. Making your first Android App (in detail); Raywenderlich.com

This is a three part basic Android app development course. Written excellently with step by step instructions and highlighted screenshots, it makes for a great learning experience. You will find links to part 2 and 3 at the end of the course.

  1. Programming Android applications for mobile devices

This course covers Android app development across all devices which use the operating system. You learn software architecture, how to make an app compatible across multiple devices, testing and code problem solving and a lot more. Browse related links on this site for more courses.

  1. Android App development training; Developer.android.com

This is the somewhat official Android site. Developers visit in often for updates and to have their queries addresses. This page has a list of different lessons on App development. You learn how to make apps, how to manage them, how to troubleshoot and much more.

  1. Android programming for dummies; Udemy.com

This starter’s course for Android app development provides a learner with everything they’d need to know. The course is free and also includes interactive sessions. You do assignments as well and is almost the same as regular courses. Visit here for free videos from Udemy.com.

  1. Android Application Development; Free video lessons.com

Free Video Lectures has a great archive on video lessons on Android related topics. This video will teach Android app development. You will be required to download/have Java. The instructions for this are found in the text below the video. View ‘related courses’ below as well.

 

  1. Official Android Developer Video Tutorials; Youtube.com

Android Developer has video courses as well. You can visit this Youtube.com channel to view lessons on different procedures. You can sign-up for a Youtube.com account as well to make it easier to keep track of videos.

  1. Android App development lessons; Creative Bloq.com

Creative Bloq.com deals in a range of technology related topics. It’s Android section contains tons of useful Android development lessons covering not only the basics but also advanced topics such as maintaining apps, unit testing and so on.

  1. Android Boot camp Series; The New Circle.com

This 29 lesson course is a good enough course to get you started with app development alone. Once you know these basics, you can easily search up and learn advanced topics as per your requirements.

  1. Android Programming Course; Tutorials Point.com

An extensive course on Android app development, this course is perfect for those who want to develop new apps. The lessons are listed to the left. Note that prior knowledge of Java is expected.