Basic skills to develop android apps?

Question

Now when there's a basic training for how to make a iOS app coded in swift why isn't there a course on basic training for making a Android app?

We do have a free IDE and Android emulation.
and also I think I remember that it's free to make apps to Android and you can do it from Windows.

iOS cost money and I don't know if visual studio codes in swift. if not you need a Mac and pay a fee to get the app in apple app store.

Just a thought..

Answer 1

Android apps have many tools you can use

ANDROID STUDIO
google recommends kotlin
previously it recommemded java but java can still be used

APP INVENTOR
if you want some simple apps, app inventor and it's clones are your friends

CORDOVA - PHONEGAP
use html css js to create android apps with cloud build option

PYTHON
see kivy

C++ and others
using the c++ and other languages you can also create apps

DROIDSCRIPT
on google play you can see it but it's not free (you can tweak it though)

XAMARIN
C# (forgot it) according to the website, it provides native apps and is a popular alternative to the slack android studio (i'm using it as well)

WEB APPS
you can also convert web apps (the one with manifest etc) to android apps

REACT NATIVE
use react js to create apps !

Answer 2

yes same just some different libs

Answer 3

yes try it !
see xamarin university or others yt for ex

Answer 4

Android is based in JAVA. If you know Java you can easily develop android app. There is "Android studio" freely available for developing android app. You can watch android studio tutorials and develop android apps. Best of Luck ☺☺

Answer 5

Well.
I know a tinu bit about what Java is but not how to code in it.

But I'm that lucky that sololearn have a basic skills training in Java.

I do have the Android studio from Google installed. Also do I have a working emulation Nexus device on my computer.

But the knowledge that the apps on Android is in Java was a big help to start so now I will take my search elsewhere to learn more about it and maybe even get my own app I the play store some day 😆😆

Answer 6

okay.
that gives a lot more to look in to..

I will give it a try or else is YouTube Google my best friend's. those to learned me how to make basic application's to Windows in both VB.NET and C#.NET😂😂

Answer 7

i added the two answers in the main one

Answer 8

is the XAMARIN C# the same code language as the C#.Net?

Answer 9

that will maybe be a bit easier to work whit in stead of a new programming language.

Answer 10

I will give it a try.
The Google Android studio was just confusing from the start.

so I hope this one will be better to work whit.

Answer 11

Hello fam, am just stuck with an assignment that i should built an android application for tracking and tracing system that is used in a pharmaceutical company am stuck please help a soul!

Answer 12

Can't help.
Sorry.
I have been trying to look in to the programs above and the coding is too complicated for me at the moment to understand.

So I stick to my C# and VB for Windows for now til I get the time to learn how to do it for Android..