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.
Learning Linux is learning to ride a bike with training wheels.
- 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
- Introduction to AR: Get to Know the AR Kit Competitors Making
Some Serious Headway Untethered from Their Parent Companies via & Tango for
T fanko Core; Options by Jason Odom. - 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.
