# Android Development

> Begin your journey in Android Development today. Learn about tools, techniques, and best practices for effective app creation.

- Source: https://bodhih.com/android-development/
- Publisher: Bodhih Training (Bengaluru, India; since 2008)
- Last updated: 2026-10-15
- Contact: solutions@bodhih.com · +91 99000 11601

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Begin your journey in Android Development today. Learn about tools, techniques, and best practices for effective app creation.

## At a glance

- **Duration:** 5-days · customisable
- **Who it’s for:** Mobile and Android developers, programmers
- **Format:** In person · Live virtual · Blended
- **Where:** India & 7 regions worldwide
- **Track record:** Since 2008 · 2,000+ companies

Android development training teaches developers to build, test and publish modern Android apps using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose and Android Studio. It covers app architecture and lifecycle, APIs and local data, background work, testing, debugging and release readiness, ending with a capstone. Bodhih runs it as a 5-day hands-on program, in person or live virtual.

- Standard duration: 5-days, customisable to your needs
- Delivered in person at your location or as live virtual sessions
- Designed with the ADDIE model and evaluated for behaviour change
- Offered by Bodhih since 2008 to 2,000+ organisations across 7 regions

**Where and how:** android development training as an in-person workshop in [Bengaluru](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-bangalore/), [Mumbai](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-mumbai/), [Delhi NCR](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-new-delhi/), [Gurugram](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-gurugram/), [Hyderabad](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-hyderabad/), [Chennai](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-chennai/), [Pune](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-pune/), [Kolkata](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-kolkata/), [Ahmedabad](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-ahmedabad/) and [Jaipur](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-jaipur/); as a live online course; or delivered overseas in [Dubai](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-dubai/), [Singapore](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-singapore/) and across the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

Last reviewed 15 Oct 2026 by [Siddharthan VGJ](https://bodhih.com/siddharthan-vgj/), Founder · Bodhih Training, Bengaluru

Android deep dive

## Program Overview:

This training focuses on core android development program, testing the android apps and working with API’s, it will also focus on understanding of android development tools and learning and designing applications.

### Training Duration:

5-days Instructor Led Training

### Target Audience:

Mobile and Android developers, programmers

### Training Prerequisite:

Participants should be familiar with programming language.

## Training Outcome:

- Practical Approach
- Hands on training session
- Real time project and case studies
- 24/7 support

## What participants will be able to do

### Write idiomatic Kotlin

Developers use Kotlin features such as null safety, data classes, extension functions and coroutines with confidence.

### Build declarative UIs with Jetpack Compose

Participants create responsive screens with composables, state and Material Design components.

### Structure apps for maintainability

Teams apply a layered architecture with ViewModels, repositories and unidirectional data flow.

### Integrate APIs and local storage

Developers consume REST APIs, handle JSON, and persist data with Room and DataStore.

### Test apps properly

Participants write unit tests and UI tests and understand what to test at each layer.

### Prepare apps for release

Teams learn build variants, app signing, performance checks and the Play Console release flow.

## Who should attend

- Java or Kotlin developers moving into Android app development
- Existing Android developers updating from XML layouts to Jetpack Compose
- Mobile teams standardising architecture and testing across apps
- Backend or web developers who need to contribute to a mobile product
- QA engineers who test Android apps and want to understand how they are built

## Recommended program outline

Recommended design, customised to your context after a short needs analysis.

### **Kotlin for Android**Module 1 · Day 1

- Kotlin syntax, null safety, data and sealed classes
- Collections, lambdas and extension functions
- Introduction to coroutines and Flow for asynchronous work
- Setting up Android Studio, Gradle and emulators

### **Building UIs with Jetpack Compose**Module 2 · Day 2

- Composables, modifiers, layouts and theming with Material Design
- State, recomposition and state hoisting
- Lists, navigation between screens and handling user input

### **App architecture and lifecycle**Module 3 · Day 3 (first half)

- Activity and composable lifecycles explained
- ViewModel, repository pattern and unidirectional data flow
- Dependency injection concepts with Hilt

### **Networking, APIs and local data**Module 4 · Day 3 (second half) and Day 4

- Calling REST APIs with Retrofit and parsing JSON
- Error handling, loading states and offline behaviour
- Local persistence with Room and DataStore
- Background work with WorkManager

### **Testing and debugging**Module 5 · Day 4

- Unit testing ViewModels and repositories
- Compose UI tests and instrumented tests
- Using the debugger, Logcat and profiling tools

### **Release readiness and capstone**Module 6 · Day 5

- Build variants, app signing and release builds
- Permissions, security basics and privacy considerations
- Capstone app built end to end with trainer review

## Sample training plan: 5-day hands-on design

This five-day lab takes developers from Kotlin fundamentals to a tested, release-ready Android app. Every day adds a layer to one capstone: a field service job tracker used by technicians of a fictional appliance company. Participants write idiomatic Kotlin, build screens in Jetpack Compose, structure the app with ViewModels and repositories, call a REST API, cache data offline with Room, write unit and UI tests, and prepare a signed release build. About four-fifths of the time is spent coding.

82% hands-on practice · 33.8 contact hours · Cohort: 10–18 participants, each with a laptop running Android Studio and an emulator or test device · In person · Live virtual

### Day 1: Kotlin for Android

Participants can write idiomatic Kotlin for the capstone's data layer and run asynchronous code with coroutines.

1. 09:30–10:00 · Bug bounty warm-up (Energiser)
2. 10:00–11:00 · Kotlin essentials lab (Hands-on lab)
3. 11:15–12:15 · Collections and lambdas drill (Skill drill)
4. 12:15–13:00 · Coroutines explained with a timer (Concept burst)
5. 13:45–15:00 · Flow for live updates (Hands-on lab)
6. 15:15–16:45 · Project set-up sprint (Build sprint)
7. 16:45–17:30 · Code review circle (Reflection)

### Day 2: Building UIs with Jetpack Compose

Participants can build the capstone's main screens in Compose with state, lists, navigation and theming.

1. 09:30–10:00 · Sketch the screens (Energiser)
2. 10:00–11:00 · First composables (Demo & practice)
3. 11:15–12:15 · State and recomposition (Hands-on lab)
4. 12:15–13:00 · Lists that scroll smoothly (Skill drill)
5. 13:45–15:00 · Navigation between screens (Hands-on lab)
6. 15:15–16:45 · UI build sprint (Build sprint)
7. 16:45–17:30 · Compose retrospective (Reflection)

### Day 3: Architecture, lifecycle and first API calls

Participants can structure the app with ViewModels, repositories and dependency injection and fetch live data from an API.

1. 09:30–10:00 · Rotate and break it (Energiser)
2. 10:00–10:30 · Lifecycles and data flow (Concept burst)
3. 10:30–11:00 · ViewModel refactor (Hands-on lab)
4. 11:15–12:15 · Repositories and dependency injection (Demo & practice)
5. 12:15–13:00 · Architecture review (Peer coaching)
6. 13:45–15:00 · Calling the jobs API (Hands-on lab)
7. 15:15–16:45 · Chaos network challenge (Group challenge)
8. 16:45–17:30 · Architecture journal (Reflection)

### Day 4: Local data, background work and testing

Participants can make the app work offline, run background sync and test each layer.

1. 09:30–10:00 · The basement test (Energiser)
2. 10:00–11:00 · Room database lab (Hands-on lab)
3. 11:15–12:15 · Background sync with WorkManager (Demo & practice)
4. 12:15–13:00 · What to test where (Concept burst)
5. 13:45–15:00 · Unit and UI testing lab (Hands-on lab)
6. 15:15–16:45 · Debug and profile clinic (Case clinic)
7. 16:45–17:30 · Capstone checklist (Reflection)

### Day 5: Release readiness and capstone

Participants can prepare a secure, signed release build and present a complete capstone app for review.

1. 09:30–10:00 · Permission or not? (Energiser)
2. 10:00–11:00 · Security and privacy pass (Hands-on lab)
3. 11:15–12:15 · Build variants and signing (Demo & practice)
4. 12:15–13:00 · Final build sprint (Build sprint)
5. 13:45–15:15 · Capstone showcase and code review (Presentation)
6. 15:30–16:30 · From course app to your app (Peer coaching)
7. 16:30–17:30 · My 90-day Android plan (Action planning)

Recommended: 5 days in person (09:30–17:30), or 10 × 3.5-hour live virtual labs over three to four weeks, with a capstone app reviewed by the trainer and a 30-day code clinic. A sample design: every Bodhih program is customised after a short needs analysis.

### How long is Android development training?

The recommended design is five days in person, from 09:30 to 17:30, or ten live virtual labs of three and a half hours each over three to four weeks. A three-day version suits experienced Android developers. A 30-day code clinic follows for real code from participants' own apps.

### What activities are included in Android development training?

Participants build one capstone app all week: a field service job tracker. They model it in Kotlin, build screens in Jetpack Compose, harden the network layer against a chaos API, make it work offline with Room, fix a planted memory leak and present a signed release build for code review.

## When to choose this

✓**Your team is starting a new Android app or rebuilding an old one in Compose**✓**Developers from Java or web backgrounds are joining a mobile team**✓**You want a consistent architecture and testing approach across Android projects**

## Frequently asked questions

### Should I learn Kotlin or Java for Android development?

For new Android work, Kotlin is the recommended choice. Google's current guidance, libraries and samples are Kotlin-first, and Jetpack Compose is built for Kotlin. Java knowledge is still useful for maintaining older code. Bodhih's program starts with Kotlin essentials, so Java developers can make the move quickly while keeping their object-oriented foundations.

### What is Jetpack Compose and why does it matter?

Jetpack Compose is Android's modern toolkit for building user interfaces in Kotlin code instead of XML layouts. You describe what the screen should show for a given state, and Compose updates it when the state changes. It generally means less code and easier previews. Most new Android projects use it, so the program gives it a full day of hands-on practice.

### How long does it take to learn Android development?

A developer with solid programming experience can become productive on Android in a few weeks with focused practice. Bodhih's recommended corporate program is five days of intensive, instructor-led training with labs and a capstone app. The duration and depth are customised to your team's starting level and the kind of apps you build.

### What are the prerequisites for Android development training?

Participants should be comfortable with at least one programming language and basic object-oriented concepts. Prior Kotlin experience is helpful but not required, because the program begins with Kotlin essentials. Each participant needs a laptop that can run Android Studio and an emulator, or a physical Android device, and Bodhih shares a setup checklist in advance.

### Can Android training be customised for our company's app?

Yes. During the needs analysis, Bodhih learns about your app's architecture, libraries and pain points. Labs can then use similar patterns, such as your API style, offline needs or testing approach, without using confidential code. This makes it easier for developers to apply what they learn directly to your product.