Android Developer with Kotlin

Name: Android Developer with Kotlin
Rating: 4.5 (128 reviews)

4.586 hours12K learnersCertificate

Learn about UI design, data storage, dynamic screen building, and leverage the capabilities of Android Studio to start your career in mobile app industry.

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What you'll learn

Android controls over 70% of the mobile OS market. It’s free and open-source, with a new version packed with all the latest features released each year. Select this course whether you have experience with Kotlin or not, and want to learn how to work with Android Studio to develop compelling, professional-quality applications — a highly demanded skill globally.
You will discover how to:

create and run an Android app, either on an emulator or a real device;
design UIs;
store data locally or access it from remote sources;
build dynamic UIs and navigation graphs with Fragments;
use tools like Java and Kotlin libraries;
work with professional development tools like Android Studio.

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Apply knowledge into practice

You already know the theory. Now it's time to code like you do at work—in a professional IDE, with real project constraints, solving problems that actually matter. Welcome to software engineering as it should be.

# 2

Navigate complexity with surgical precision

Most developers waste months learning random concepts without seeing how they connect. Our interactive Knowledge Map fixes this. It shows exactly how every programming concept relates to others, helping you build a structured mental model of coding.

# 3

Copy the best. Then improve.

Here's what top engineers do that others don't: they study other people's code obsessively. When you get stuck on Hyperskill, you can explore solutions published by other developers. See their exact code. Understand their approach. Learn their tricks.

# 4

Code review that actually makes you better

We stripped code review down to what actually matters: does your solution work? Have you handled the edge cases? Is there a cleaner way to write this? Hyperskill acts like a competent reviewer who actually tests your code. Not genius-level analysis, not architecture debates — just solid feedback on making your code better.

Elevate your engineering mastery through real-world challenges

Master advanced engineering concepts through ambitious projects. Each project deepens your expertise and transforms you from an experienced engineer into an exceptional one.

Simple Bank Manager

A banking app is a widespread kind of app that helps you manage your bank account and pay bills. In this project, you'll make a simplified version of such an application.

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Photo Editor

Everyone has tried editing photos and pictures in an editor. Most of them are paid or filled with ads. Why not create one and add every possible feature that comes to mind? In this project, create a simple photo editor that allows you to pick any photo from your device, apply basic filters, and save the result.

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Music Player

Everyone with a computer has searched for a good music player at least once. Most of them either work on a paid subscription, contain advertising, or don't have the necessary functions. In this project, you will create your player.

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Topics covered by this course

Programming languages

99 topics

Mobile

86 topics

Fundamentals

83 topics

Algorithms and Data Structures

15 topics

Math

9 topics

System administration and DevOps

2 topics

Cybersecurity

2 topics

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JetBrains Academy

JetBrains Academy is a part of JetBrains, a global software company specializing in the creation of intelligent, productivity-enhancing tools for software developers and teams. With years of expertise in software development and education, JetBrains Academy empowers more than a million people worldwide to learn and teach computer science, and help organizations inspire their teams to reach their goals in tech. Professional development tools play a big role in computer science education. This is why JetBrains Academy courses offer integration with JetBrains IDEs. This integration assists learners in getting experience with real development processes to streamline their learning curve at future work.

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Akbar Hamaminatu

1 week ago

I learn about UI design, data storage, dynamic screen building, and leverage the capabilities of Android Studio to start your career in mobile app industry.

Alfredo Edmilson Cardoso Junqueira

2 months ago

This course helped me to get a deep understanding of the Android development fundamentals.

Gerson Santos da Silva

2 months ago

This course was very practical and well-structured. I especially liked how it combined theory with hands-on coding tasks. Some parts were challenging, but they pushed me to think deeper and really improved my Android development skills.