Do i need to learn JAVA before starting Android ?

Question

Hello, i am an electronics engineer but i always wanted to learn Android.
I have no prior programming experience so please guide me i want to be an android developer

Answer 1

Learn Java first before you jump into Android programming. It may seem simple enough for your basic hello world app but anything more complicated than that and you'll run into problems when debugging just because you're not aware of some of the quirks.

Answer 2

Its not compulsory to know java in order to make android apps. There are other languages too which can help you make a decent app. You can use Javascript, HTML5, C# etc. Search about Phonegap, Xamarin, Intel XDK. They all can help you make an android app without using Java.

If you are really serious about android app development then you should go for Java only and you have to learn basics of Core java. All android SDK documentation is in Java.

Now its upto you which language you wanna choose.

Answer 3

Google suggests Android Studio to make an app and you have to learn Java before coding in Android Studio. Also you can make apps whitout learning java for example with c# or...