Android core

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• The Associate Android Developer certification exam assesses developers' understanding of Android system architecture, app building blocks, and the app development process.

• Developers should be proficient in displaying messages using Toasts, Snackbars, and Notifications, along with localizing apps.

• Scheduling background tasks with WorkManager is also a key skill assessed in the exam.

• The provided resources offer pathways to learn about Kotlin basics for Android, building layouts, adding buttons, and more.

• Further resources cover topics like WorkManager, application fundamentals, Jetpack, AndroidX, Android KTX, localization, notifications, and Toasts.

To prepare for the Associate Android Developer certification exam, developers should:

• Understand the architecture of the Android system
• Be able to describe the basic building blocks of an Android app
• Know how to build and run an Android app
• Display simple messages in a popup using a Toast or a Snackbar
• Be able to display a message outside your app's UI using Notifications
• Understand how to localize an app
• Be able to schedule a background task using WorkManager

Related Course Content

• Android Basics in Kotlin Unit 1 - Kotlin Basics for Android, Pathway 2: Create your first Android app
• Android Basics in Kotlin Unit 1 - Kotlin Basics for Android, Pathway 3: Build a basic layout
• Android Basics in Kotlin Unit 1 - Kotlin Basics for Android, Pathway 4: Add a button to an app

Other Resources

• Codelabs -> WorkManager (Kotlin)
• Codelabs -> WorkManager (Java)
• Android Developers -> Application fundamentals
• Android Developers -> Getting started with Jetpack
• Android Developers -> AndroidX overview
• Android Developers -> Android KTX (Kotlin)
• Android Developers -> Localize your app
• Android Developers -> Create a notification
• Android Developers -> Toasts