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Programming for Non-Programmers: iOS 8
Todd Perkins

2h 14m 252,311 Views
Up and Running with Windows Phone 8 Development
Doug Winnie

2h 4m 41,142 Views
Swift 2.0 Essential Training
Scott Gardner

6h 627,525 Views
Programming for Non-Programmers: iOS 7
Todd Perkins

2h 25m 189,946 Views
iOS App Development: Essential Courses
Mike Wong

37m 20s 90,487 Views
Learn PhoneGap Build: The Basics
Chris Griffith

1h 23m 22,941 Views
Visual Studio 2012 Essential Training
Walt Ritscher

7h 13m 416,469 Views
Communicating between Classes with Objective-C
Ron Buencamino

50m 14s 15,203 Views

Top Courses in Mobile Apps

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98 Mobile Apps Courses • 3287 video tutorials

iOS 10 App Development Essentials 2: Design a User Interface
Todd Perkins
Learn how to develop mobile apps for iOS 10—the latest operating system for the iPhone and iPad. Part 2 covers user interface design in Xcode.

1h 8m Beginner 3,182 Views
App Store Optimization for iOS and Android Applications
Mike Wong
Get tips for marketing apps in the App Store and Google Play using app store optimization (ASO). Learn how to use keyword research, indexing, deep linking, and outstanding visuals to increase your app ranking and reach more customers.

1h 2m Intermediate 2,817 Views
iOS 10 App Development Essentials 1: Create Your First App
Todd Perkins
Build native iOS apps for iOS 10—the latest and greatest operating system for iPhones and iPads. This short course is for developers who want to transition their existing programming skills to Xcode, Swift, and the iOS SDK.

1h 45m Beginner 16,747 Views
Building a Game App with the Android SDK
David Gassner
Practice Android programming with this simple mobile game project. Learn how to build Android games using Java and the built-in features in the Android SDK.

2h 6m Intermediate 7,170 Views
Building Flexible Android Apps with the Fragments API
David Gassner
Create layouts for different screen sizes with the Android Fragments API. Learn to add and remove fragments with Java and XML and use fragments to dynamically choose layouts at runtime, store shared preferences, and more.

2h 28m Intermediate 7,591 Views
Developing for HomeKit & iOS
Tammy Coron
Learn how to build HomeKit-enabled iOS apps that allow users to control devices in their home, like security systems, smart thermostats, and lighting.

28m 22s Intermediate 4,259 Views
Microsoft Azure for Developers
Ralph Reilly
Everything a developer needs to know to get started working with Azure, Microsoft's complete cloud offering.

1h 3m Beginner 12,104 Views
Google Firebase for Android: First Look
Joe Marini
Joe Marini takes you on a tour of Google Firebase, demonstrating how to use some key Android development features. Discover how to build an app, improve engagement, and increase earnings. Learn how to use the main features in Firebase Analytics, Firebase Remote Config, and Firebase Authentication.

1h 16m Intermediate 7,261 Views
Reactive Programming in iOS with RxSwift
Scott Gardner
Get started in reactive programming. Create more dynamic, expressive user experiences for your iOS apps using RxSwift and Reactive Extensions.

1h 54m Advanced 9,525 Views
Learn PhoneGap Build: The Basics
Chris Griffith
Learn the basics of creating, configuring, and compiling Android, iOS, and Windows Phone apps with PhoneGap Build, the cloud-based cross-platform app development tool.

1h 23m Beginner 22,941 Views
iOS Address Book App: Hands On
John Nastos
Looking for your next iOS project? Get hands-on experience building an iOS address book app.

2h 41m Beginner 6,733 Views
Apple Pay for Developers
Todd Perkins
Learn how to develop an app that uses Apple Pay. Learn how to register a Merchant ID, set up backend components, use developer toolkits, build the app, and apply best practices to ensure the checkout process is efficient for your users.

1h Intermediate 4,545 Views
iOS 9 3D Touch In Depth
Tammy Coron
Learn how to add pressure-activated features such as quick actions, peek and pop views, and more to your iOS 9 apps with the 3D Touch API.

32m 22s Intermediate 3,798 Views
Swift 3 First Look
Scott Gardner
Get your first look at Swift 3, the fast, safe, expressive, and open-source programming language for developing apps on Apple platforms and beyond.

23m 4s Beginner 23,803 Views
Google Play Services For Android
Joe Marini
Get an overview of Google Play services for Android. Find out more about Location Services, Google Sign-In, Google Places, and Google Cloud Messaging.

3h 11m Intermediate 13,324 Views
Learn Apache Cordova: The Basics
Chris Griffith
Learn the basics of creating, configuring, and compiling Android and iOS apps with Apache Cordova, the open-source cross-platform app development tool.

1h 24m Intermediate 30,090 Views
Improving iOS performance with Xcode and Instruments
Ron Buencamino
Learn how to use the performance analysis tools in Xcode's Instruments to make your iOS apps run faster and more efficiently.

1h 41m Intermediate 4,069 Views
After Effects: Creating a Mobile App Interface
Andy Needham
Learn how to prototype an app interface using Adobe Illustrator, and then take the finished design into After Effects for animation.

2h 21m Intermediate 42,303 Views
Animations and Transitions in the Android SDK
David Gassner
Learn how to use different animation techniques to create visually compelling animations and screen transitions for Android mobile apps.

1h 39m Intermediate 18,704 Views
iOS 9 Handoff In Depth
Tammy Coron
Learn how to use the Handoff toolkit in the iOS 9 SDK to resume activities on other devices and create seamless app experiences on the Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

20m 24s Intermediate 6,630 Views
Build a Match 3 Game with Unity
Kelley Hecker
Learn how to build a match 3 game like Candy Crush or Bejeweled in Unity.

2h 25m Intermediate 59,515 Views
Android Studio Essential Training
David Gassner
Want to develop Android apps? You need Android Studio—the only IDE fully supported by Google for Android app development. Learn how to install Android Studio 2.0, set up your development environment, and start coding.

3h 13m Beginner 106,572 Views
Convert iOS 9 Apps into Apple TV Apps
Yohann Taieb
Got a great iOS app? Convert it to tvOS! Learn how to use the tool you're already familiar with—Xcode—to adapt, test, and publish apps on the new Apple TV platform.

2h 2m Intermediate 10,616 Views
Implementing In-App Purchases in iOS with Swift
Ron Buencamino
76% of all App Store revenue is generated by in-app purchasing. Learn how to implement in-app purchases of premium content, virtual goods, and subscriptions in your own iOS apps with Swift 2.

2h 6m Intermediate 10,517 Views
iOS 9 App Development with Swift 2 Essential Training
Todd Perkins
Want to build an iPhone or iPad app? Start here. Learn to create native apps for iOS 9 using Xcode and Swift 2, Apple's open-source programming language.

5h 30m Beginner 242,088 Views
Java Design Patterns and APIs for Android
David Gassner
Take your Java skills to the next level by leveraging some of the most popular design patterns and APIs for the Android SDK.

2h 48m Beginner 31,325 Views
Android N First Look for Developers
David Gassner
Get a first look at the new features in Android N and Android Studio 2.1 in this concise quick start guide. Find out how to install the developer previews and get started creating and compiling apps, testing devices, and programming with Java 8 syntax.

32m 25s Beginner 6,867 Views
iOS App Development: Essential Courses
Mike Wong
Start a career or a sideline building iOS apps. Learn about the tools, language choices, and high-level concepts behind iOS app development, and find the training to learn more.

37m 20s Beginner 90,487 Views
Developing Universal Windows Apps
Stacey Mulcahy
Learn to create Universal Windows apps. Use the Universal Windows Platform to create adaptive layouts and store and share data.

2h 13m Beginner 18,206 Views
Android 6.0 New Features for Developers
David Gassner
Find out what Android 6.0 has to offer app developers like you. Learn about Marshmallow's new project templates in Android Studio, permissions frameworks, automatic backups for app data, and the many smaller features that are designed to make developers' lives easier.

1h 21m Beginner 16,875 Views
iOS Game Development with Swift 2.0 and SpriteKit
Todd Perkins
Learn how to use SpriteKit, the graphics engine built into Xcode, and Swift, Apple's proprietary programming language, to build complete, full-featured iOS games.

2h 30m Intermediate 87,384 Views
Developing for the Apple iCloud API with iOS
Todd Perkins
Learn how to connect your apps to the cloud by developing for the iCloud API with iOS. Find out how to send data, retrieve files, and work with CloudKit databases.

1h 18m Intermediate 17,798 Views
Android App Development Essential Training
David Gassner
Learn everything you need to know to get started building Android apps with Google's Android Studio and Android SDK.

5h 20m Beginner 537,845 Views
Programming iOS 9 and GamePlayKit
Tammy Coron
Learn how to use the GameplayKit framework to add randomization, reusable entities, artificial intelligence, pathfinding, rules, and more to iOS 9 games.

1h 32m Intermediate 35,796 Views
Programming for Non-Programmers: iOS 9 and Swift
Todd Perkins
iOS app development is easier than you might think. Learn how to build a complete iOS 9 app with Xcode and Swift. No programming experience required!

2h 24m Beginner 262,951 Views
Xcode 7 Essential Training
Todd Perkins
Explore the major features of Xcode 7, the integrated development environment for developers of OS X, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS apps.

2h 46m Beginner 148,243 Views
Understanding the Model-View-Controller Design Pattern in iOS
Ron Buencamino
Learn about one of the most popular iOS design patterns: model-view-controller (MVC). Find out how to implement models, views, and controllers and how to save and update data.

1h 19m Intermediate 36,839 Views
Manage Text with iOS 9 Text Kit
Bill Weinman
Get a quick introduction to Text Kit, the Apple API for formatting and managing text in iOS 9 applications.

32m 23s Intermediate 5,466 Views
Distributing iOS Applications Through the App Store
John Nastos
Get your app accepted in Apple's App Store. Learn how to prepare an iOS application for submission and distribution.

1h 35m Intermediate 41,447 Views
iOS 9 App Extensions
Bill Weinman
Learn how to extend the power and usability of the apps you develop for iOS with iOS 9 app extensions.

32m 23s Intermediate 9,052 Views
Demystifying Windows 10 Universal Apps and Cross-Platform Development
Walt Ritscher
Learn why features such as Universal Windows Platform and Windows Bridges are making Windows 10 the best version ever for Windows app developers.

1h 31m Beginner 21,016 Views
Swift 2.0 Essential Training
Scott Gardner
This course explains what you need to know to become proficient in programming with Swift, from concepts to hands-on coding. Learn to write first-class code and use Swift to develop apps for iPhone and iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV.

6h Beginner 627,525 Views
Building a Note-Taking App for iOS 9 with Swift
Todd Perkins
Create a complete note-taking app from scratch with Xcode and Swift. Watch Windows and Android companion courses to compare the app development workflows.

1h 20m Intermediate 94,616 Views
Building Apps for Android Wear Devices
David Gassner
Build apps for the Internet of Things with Android Wear! Learn how to develop apps for the emerging market of wearable tech, in these Android Wear development tutorials.

2h 30m Intermediate 23,373 Views
Building a Calculator for Apple Watch
Todd Perkins
Find out what it takes to build a simple calculator app for the Apple Watch OS, in this start-to-finish, project-based training course.

40m 32s Beginner 17,054 Views
Building and Distributing a Simple App with Xcode and Swift
Todd Perkins
A quick start guide to creating, coding, and publishing a simple iOS app with Xcode and Swift.

1h 27m Beginner 85,866 Views
Communicating between Classes with Objective-C
Ron Buencamino
Find the best methods of passing data from one class to another in your iOS and OS X apps by using delegation, Notification Center, or key-value observation.

50m 14s Intermediate 15,203 Views
Adding Google Maps to Android Apps
David Gassner
Learn to add interactive maps to mobile applications with the Google Maps Android API—a free Google Play service included on almost every Android device.

2h 47m Intermediate 54,515 Views
Creating Audio Apps for iOS
John Nastos
Learn how to build iOS apps with real-time sound processing toolkits.

2h 9m Intermediate 21,275 Views
iOS SDK and SQLite: Building Data-Driven Apps
Bill Weinman
Learn how to create lightweight, data-driven apps for iOS with SQLite and the iOS SDK.

3h 56m Intermediate 52,212 Views

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