Mohit Deshpande

Hello World! In this post, we’re going to learn how we can pass data back and forth between two different activities. We’ll also learn how to reuse layouts and use our app’s manifest with … Read more

Hello World! In this post, we’re going to be covering contextual toolbars/action bars. They are a structure that will allow us to change the menu items on the toolbar based on the user’s … Read more

Hello World! In this post, we’re going to talk about Toolbars from a design perspective and then we’ll actually build an app that uses Toolbars. We’re all familiar with the top … Read more

Hello World! In this post, we’re going to cover the basics of SQLite and databases. SQLite is the main database backend that Android uses to manage complicated data. It provides more structure … Read more

In this post, we’re going to look at the newer RecyclerView to build more complicated lists and list items. RecyclerView was a recently added UI item that gave developers fine-grain control and power over … Read more

Hello World! In this post, we’re going to learn how to use one of the most useful views in Android: the ListView. We can use ListViews to present data in the form … Read more

This is Part 2 of the series on creating a Unit Converter app (you can view part 1 here). In this final section, we’re going to work on the View and Controller of our Unit … Read more

In this post (split into two), we’re going to build a unit converter app. We’ll be learning many things along the way like the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern, Java Enums, and Spinners. By the … Read more

Hello World! In this post, we’re going to be going in-depth into several of the most common UI elements that we’ll encounter in Android: TextViews, EditTexts, and Buttons. We’ll be looking … Read more

Hello World! In this post we’re going to create our very first Android application! We’re going to download Android Studio and other prerequisites. Then we’re going to create a new … Read more