Building Android Apps with AWS

1h 50mIntermediate2018-09-18

Authors

Matt Boyd

Owner of SajWorks, Inc. Engineering Consultancy

Course details

Learn how to enhance your Android apps using Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this practical course, Matt Boyd demonstrates how to take a stand-alone Android app and add cloud-enabled features using AWS. Matt begins by showing how to sign up for an Amazon Web Services Free Tier account. Next, he provides a practical use case for AWS by showing how to take a self-contained app and move its data into the cloud. Along the way, he goes over various AWS cloud features for Android applications. Discover how to allow users to sign in with Facebook or Google, set up a database, and add cloud file storage. Matt also covers additional AWS services, including Amazon Pinpoint, which you can use to send email, SMS, and mobile push messages.

Learning objectives
Creating a project on AWS Mobile Hub
Adding user authentication with AWS
Setting up user sign in and sign out
Setting up user sign in with Google and Facebook
Adding AWS DynamoDB for data storage
Performing database queries and updates
Amazon Pinpoint, AWS Device Farm, and AWS AppSync

Skills covered

Android DevelopmentAndroidMobile DevelopmentAmazon Web Services (AWS)AmazonGoogleCloud ServicesProjectCloud PlatformsCloud Computing

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Enhance Android apps with AWS
02 - What you should know
03 - How to use the exercise files

1. Introduction to Amazon Web Services (AWS)

04 - Introduction to AWS
05 - Sign up for an AWS Free Tier account
06 - List maker app demo
07 - Create project on AWS Mobile Hub

2. Add User Authentication with AWS

08 - Create AWS provider class
09 - Set up user sign in on AWS
10 - Set up user sign in on list maker app
11 - Create user account
12 - Set up user sign out
13 - Handle sign-out action
14 - Set up Facebook sign in on AWS
15 - Set up user sign in with Facebook
16 - Set up Google sign in on AWS
17 - Set up user sign in with Google

3. Add AWS DynamoDB for Data Storage

18 - Introduction to DynamoDB
19 - Create tables in DynamoDB
20 - Import tables into list maker app
21 - Create DynamoDB classes
22 - Perform database queries
23 - Perform database updates
24 - Testing DynamoDB
25 - View data on DynamoDB console

4. Other AWS Services

26 - Amazon Pinpoint
27 - AWS Device Farm
28 - AWS AppSync

Conclusion

29 - Next steps