State of the Art Android app development in Java (Udemy.com)
Using Java, MVVM, Dagger2, Navigation, Retrofit and Unit tests
Created by: Catalin Stefan
Last updated February 2026
What you will learn
- MVVM
- Dagger2
- Unit tests
- State of the Art Android development
- Retrofit
- Glide
- Navigation
- Data Binding
- Kotlin
How it compares
Against the other 166 rated Udemy courses in Android Development on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 69% of them
- Reviews38#160 of 167 by number of reviews
- Length7.6 hoursshorter than 60% of them
- Last updatedFebruary 2026more recently than 73% of them
Quality Score
Overall Score : 90 / 100
Course Description
Most tutorials and how to's show you the basics of app building, but they don't show you how to use the latest technologies and libraries.
Most projects and jobs require you to know how to use the latest libraries. This is what this course is all about.
The purpose of this course is to give you a practical example of how to use these technologies, all while building a simple example app.
We will learn about:
- MVVM architecture using the Google recommended Android Lifecycle Extensions
- Retrofit and JSON for remote server communication
- RxJava as a reactive framework
- Dagger2 for dependency injection
- Jetpack navigation for navigating the user through the app screens
- Jetpack Data Binding for building UI screens
- Glide for seamless image loading
- Jetpack Palette for extracting colors from images
- Unit tests to test the application and make it stable and robust
- And we will build everything in Java
If you want to build an app that scales and is robust, these technologies will make your life easy in the long term.
Sign up today, and let's learn how to properly build a State of the Art Android Application.Who this course is for:
- Beginner Android developers
- Students with an interest in mobile development
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
38 Reviews
Catalin Stefan
I am an avid learner and teaching enthusiast. I love creating content and courses that enrich people's lives and help them have a better experience, both personally and professionally.
I am an expert mobile application developer with over 10 years development experience. I enjoy making courses related to software development and mobile apps, and want to share the knowledge I have acquired.
I create courses based on my professional experience. I hope to teach people skills that help them in their careers, allow them to acquire new skills and improve their personal relationships.
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Reviews
This is my 3rd course from Catalin this month. I finished all 3. The first 2 I've given them 4.5 stars simply because there weren't comments in code but they could easily be 5 in any days.. This one I'm giving this 5 stars for being so prompt and kind in addressing the mistake for uploading the wrong video in one of the sections.
I recommend this video and his other videos as well in Android courses. Thank you!
I have enjoyed the course very much. I have been following all the courses but this course was covering all the points. I have applied the live data concept to one of my application based on this course topic and I am glad I am successful in delivering it . Thank you very much Catalin. I am looking forward for more courses . Thank you very much.












