Android App Development for Beginners
You have decided to develop an android app. That's awesome! Having accounted for more than 2.5 billion currently active devices, Android has a large user base that changes frequently and IS different from census to census due the pure dynamics of it all (which we'll talk about in just a jiffy). Whether you are new to android development or have been developing for quite some time, creating an app is always a great way of giving your code the upper hand over others work on real-world problems and who knows maybe even create the next big thing in apps army.
Beginner Project Ideas
Simple Calculator App
This is the proverbial hello world exercise.
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- Features & Functionality: Basic calculations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division. To begin with you can have a very basic user interface that contains buttons for the numbers and operations.
- Outcomes: Get exposed to UI design, user input and a bit logic too.
To-Do List App
A to-do list will not only
familiarize you with data management and UI components but also is already
useful for keeping track of all the progressuting apps!
- Basic Functionalities: Users can add, delete tasks and mark them completed.
- Feature: Add functionality such as due dates, reminders and specification of task types. These give you insights into how data and user interactions are managed.
Weather Forecast App
A fun way to first learn about APIs
- Weather APIs: All the above requirements combined into one Integrate all of them at this point with any number of APIs used to generate real-time data. This is a great way to learn about HTTP clients and JSON parsing.
- Display the Data: Understand how to represent the fetched data in a readable manner. A good example is a list of forecasts that you could use a RecyclerView for.
Intermediate Project Ideas
Recipe Book App
Data Storage and Retrieval Notes with a Recipe Book
app
- Data storage and retrieval: Store recipes in some sort of database (i.e. SQLite) Your users should be able to add, modify and delete their recipes.
- UI: Clean, intuitive UI Possibly even uploaded pictures of food dishes made by users themselves
Expense Tracker App
It is a fantastic expense tracker app but can be
used to understand user authentication and data management.
- Data Handling: Follow income and expenses, categorize transactions, generate summaries or reports.
- User Authentiction: Implement user login and register. This can be controlled with firebase-authentication to keep it simple.
Fitness Tracker App
This app includes use of device sensors and data
visualization
- Sensor Integration: Acess the accelerometer and gyroscope of the device to keep tabs on your activity.
- Chart and Graphs: Present the information that is tracked in a form of graphs etc. Here libraries like MPAndroidChart can be a very handy.
Advanced Project Ideas
Social Media Integration App
This project will test your API handling and
security skills.
- Multiple APIs: You can linkApis from multiple social media platforms. Show user posts, photos.fetch
- Compelling Security: Keep APIs keys to be treated securely and never use user data as is.
E-commerce App
An e-commerce app includes functionalities from a
large range.
- Shopping Cart: Be able to add and delete items on a cart Total calculations and Discounts etc.
- Setup payment gateways: Such as PayPal / Stripe Maintain secure data handling and transactions.
Chat Application
A real-time chat app is extremely difficult to implement
but enjoyable.
- Real time Communication: Web sockets or use firebase for real time messaging process. This is about asynchronism concept
- Processed User Data: Implement proper user data privacy, security and management of user authentication (login) + efficient handling of their data storage.
Specialized Project Ideas
Augmented Reality (AR) App
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- Example Projects: An app that displays info overlaid on physical objects, e.g. a virtual tour guide
Machine Learning App
Get your app ready for the future of AI and ML
applications.
- Implementing Machine Learning: TensorFlow Lite on device machine learning model runner Basics of Tensorflow Experiments with Custom Video Data View all 21TensorFlowRecently I discovered the existence of...
- Designing a Predicted Model: Develop an app where user can give input and it gives the predicted outcomes e.g; stock market predictor.
IoT Control App
Controling iot devices with android app
- Integration with IoT Devices: Leveraging protocols such as MQTT for communication between other IOT devices.
- How to actually use it: Build smart home control apps, environmental sensor monitoring, etc.
Gaming Projects
Simple 2D Game
Game Dev Life Is Fun and a Learning Experience
- Basic game mechanics: Code something like a flappy bird clone.
- User Interaction: Touch Sounds and basic animations
Puzzle Game
For logic and level design, the appeal of puzzle
games is obvious.
- Level Design: Multiple levels with rise in difficulty level.
- Difficulty ramps up over time: Add elements to each level as a means of increasing difficulty.