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Meta Android Developer Professional Certificate
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Meta Android Developer Professional Certificate

Launch your career as an Android app developer. Build job-ready skills for an in-demand career and earn a credential from Meta. No degree or prior experience required to get started.

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No prior experience required
8 months at 7 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise

(2,329 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
8 months at 7 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

What you'll learn

  • Gain the skills required for an entry-level career as an Android developer.

  • Learn how to create applications for Android including how to build and manage the lifecycle of a mobile app using Android Studio.

  • Learn coding in Kotlin and the programming fundamentals for how to create the user interface (UI) and best practices for design.  

  • Create cross-platform mobile applications using React Native. Demonstrate your new skills by creating a job-ready portfolio you can show during interviews.

Overview

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Taught in English
259 practice exercises

Professional Certificate - 12 course series

What you'll learn

  • Define the Fundamental concepts of Android app development

  • Set up and explore the Android Studio interface, configurations and built-in tools

  • Use Kotlin Playground

  • Create a simple Android app

Skills you'll gain

Android Development, Android Studio, Application Development, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Gradle, Virtual Environment, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Mobile Development, UI Components, and Android (Operating System)

What you'll learn

  • Implement Version Control systems 

  • Navigate and configure using the command line 

  • Use a GitHub repository. Create a GitHub repository

  • Manage code revisions

Skills you'll gain

Git (Version Control System), Version Control, Linux Commands, File Management, Command-Line Interface, GitHub, Software Versioning, Web Development, Collaborative Software, Software Development, Unix Commands, Software Development Tools, and Linux

What you'll learn

  • Practice building and using functions

  • Practice different types of comparisons using operators

  • Use Kotlin to solve a coding challenge

  • Review and apply the fundamentals of programming

Skills you'll gain

Kotlin, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Integrated Development Environments, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Android Development, Debugging, and Mobile Development

What you'll learn

  • Describe the fundamentals of User Experience (UX) design and research

  • Describe accessibility considerations in design

  • Practice developing user empathy through research

  • Create wireframes and prototypes in Figma

Skills you'll gain

Prototyping, Design Elements And Principles, User Experience Design, Persona (User Experience), Wireframing, User Interface (UI) Design, Figma (Design Software), UI/UX Research, Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI), User Centered Design, Design Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Interaction Design, User Experience, Web Design, and Usability Testing

What you'll learn

  • Use UI component libraries to build Android UI

  • Compose UI using Kotlin UI views

  • Build a simple UI using the Layout Editor

  • Create a simple Android UI

Skills you'll gain

User Interface (UI), Android Studio, Android Jetpack, User Interface (UI) Design, Animations, Kotlin, UI Components, Responsive Web Design, Mobile Development, and Cross Platform Development

What you'll learn

  • Implement an Android application with an Activity.

  • Implement advanced object-oriented features in Android.

  • Use mocks and fakes to perform unit testing in Android.

  • Use a Lambda expression to define a function as an object. Use collection processing methods for multistep collection processing.

Skills you'll gain

Kotlin, Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, Android Development, Functional Design, Software Testing, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Android Studio, and Mobile Development

What you'll learn

  • Review some of the most useful tools and packages available to a Kotlin developer

  • Apply Kotlin coroutines in Android applications

  • Integrate code from other languages into Kotlin. Build a data driven Android app

Skills you'll gain

Restful API, JSON, SQL, Databases, Kotlin, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Mobile Development, Android Development, and Android Studio

What you'll learn

  • Create simple JavaScript code

  • Create and manipulate objects and arrays

  • Write unit testing using Jest

Skills you'll gain

Javascript, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), JSON, Unit Testing, Node.JS, Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Functional Design, Mobile Development, Package and Software Management, Computer Programming, Software Testing, React Native, and Web Development Tools

What you'll learn

  • Use reusable components to render views where data changes over time

  • Organize React projects to create more scalable and maintainable websites and apps

  • Use props to pass data between components. Create dynamic and interactive web pages and apps

  • Use forms to allow users to interact with the app. Build an application in React

Skills you'll gain

React.js, UI Components, Application Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Debugging, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Applications, Javascript, Front-End Web Development, Development Environment, and Mobile Development

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

React Native, Cross Platform Development, UI Components, Application Development, Mobile Development Tools, iOS Development, User Interface (UI), React.js, Front-End Web Development, Android Development, and Mobile Development

What you'll learn

  • Build and style a user interface (UI) using fragments and views

  • Use Kotlin and MVVM architecture to design an efficient and engaging app

  • Fetch data from an application programming interface (API) and make use of LiveData

  • Demonstrate clean and bug free coding while keeping an eye on optimization

Skills you'll gain

Android Jetpack, User Interface (UI), Android Studio, Android Development, Kotlin, Git (Version Control System), Wireframing, User Flows, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, and Mobile Development

What you'll learn

  • Prepare for a coding interview

  • Prepare for a Meta interview

  • Solve problems using code

Skills you'll gain

Data Structures, Algorithms, Technical Communication, Communication, Computer Science, Program Development, Software Visualization, Programming Principles, Computational Thinking, and Pseudocode

Earn a career certificate

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Build toward a degree

When you complete this Professional Certificate, you may be able to have your learning recognized for credit if you are admitted and enroll in one of the following online degree programs.¹

 

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