Welcome to the open-source CodePath Android Cliffnotes! Our goal is to become the central crowdsourced resource for complete and up-to-date practical Android developer guides for any topic. Just take me to the notes!
We have Android guides for everyone whether you are a beginner, intermediate or expert. Want to learn how to use the ActionBar or the ins and outs of fragments? We got that. Want to learn about automated unit testing or how to build flexible user interfaces for multiple devices? We got you covered. We don't waste time with the "theoretical approach" you might get from a book. We cover exactly the things we use every day as we are developing apps for contracts.
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The cliffnotes below are categorized by their topic, so you can easily find guides on related topics whether that is views, styling, testing, or using sensors. If you see an error, incorrect explanation or deprecated solution, why not contribute back and make these cliffnotes better for the next person? That in a nutshell is the core spirit of this initiative. Check out the list of contributors to this project.
Disclaimer: We have scoured the web endlessly for content while creating these guides and adapted content from many source including the Google Official Docs, Vogella Tutorials and countless other sources that had hidden gems of information. At the bottom of each guide, there are citations for the content we used. We don't claim the content is original (although we did develop quite a bit ourselves), but unlike those other sources listed, it is freely community editable. We have openly adapted, modified and brought together this content from all the sources we could find for the benefit of every engineer.
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Totally new to Android? Start here.
Debugging Android. Debug and troubleshoot issues.
External Resources. Great external content to explore.
Exploring the core of app development:
Exploring the gritty details of views, layout, styling and common UI patterns:
Exploring how to allow user interaction and navigation within an app:
Diving into the networking and model layers for data-driven apps:
Exploring the strategies for data persistence:
Understanding how to build powerful and flexible views using Fragments:
Exploring sensors and components available via the Android SDK:
Digging into how to run background services or leverage Android system services:
Covering automated testing frameworks and tools for Android:
Covers usage of more advanced third-party libraries and SDKs that save time and improve the maintainability of your code:
Covers guides specifically related to developing and publishing robust Android applications:
Focused on issues like deployment, dependency management, etc:
