Android is the most widely used operating system used worldwide, Its growing popularity can be seen by how many devices we have now that has an operating system of androids like a smart watch, smart TV, and android for cars. In the future it is going to be even better than now, maybe they launch an intelligent fan or LED bulb, that turns itself off when no one is around. I am not daydreaming here I am trying to tell you that science is always limitless, so just try yourself in the field of development and build something that will help lots of people. Don’t worry once you set a goal it won't be too far, here are some points I am sharing for how you can get started with android development. 



“Everything is theoretically impossible until it is done. One could write a history of science in reverse by assembling the solemn pronouncements of highest authority about what could not be done and could never happen.”                                                                                                   ― Robert A. Heinlein



  • How To Get Started 




Things you need to consider to get started if you are a beginner in the field of computer science and want to learn android development first thing that you need and you should do before android development is to learn a programming language.

Android has its official language as Kotlin and Java but it can also be done in C++ and Python. For software development, your object-oriented concepts must be strong, I suggest going with Java because while learning java you can side by side start learning android development and it can also help you a lot in your logic building but if your sole aim is to master android development, and only that then you can go with Kotlin which is faster and more efficient than Java. Also after learning Java you can easily switch between these two whichever is according to your wish. 


If you are from a computer science background then you need to learn Java otherwise, just Kotlin is better. Anyways sooner or later Kotlin is a must to become a Pro Android Developer.


There are many lectures available online to learn a programming language, you need to watch 3-4 or 2-3 lecture series on a particular language when you are learning from scratch but one lecture series will be enough for a person who is already familiar with a programming language. 

The most important thing to get the most out of these lectures is to practice while watching, many student mistakes this, they just watch the video and go to code on their own and it’s serious because when you are your first programming language you face a lot of errors and this is a major reason why many people give up in early stages of learning. So just pause the lecture, go to your editor and write and run the code yourself.

  • The First Step


The first step comes with learning the basics of android development, Same approach for learning for online available lectures will go with this also after completing 1-2 series of android learning lectures. Learning the basics will take 1 to 3 months depending on your speed, but make sure you practice alongside the video lecture, which will always apply to every lecture you watch online.


  • The Second Step


After completing the first step you need to do some practice just write down all the new things you have learned and try to make applications and in the case when you face any error or issue, search it online and try to look at the documentation and stack overflow. They say there is always someone who faced and solved the same issue you are facing now and it is awesome, remember when you start figuring out how to use the resources present on the web it will all be a piece of cake but good things take time. After building different types of apps like radio, alarm, notes, and so on, you will get some ideas, and you'll start thinking about your own ideas that you can incorporate them. There are so many lectures available on various types of android projects you watch them and try to add something new to that project.

  • The Third Step


The second step will take at least 3-4  months of investment after this the last and the most important step of android development starts, learning android material design, this is the longest step and will take you 5-6 months. The same approach that is being followed in the above two will apply here. How much time will take to be a Master in Android Development is purely relative from person to person so I give time according to the average.