InternshipTools and first-week setup
The tools a Android App Development intern uses and how to set up your workspace in week one.
These are the main tools for Android App Development tasks. You do not need all of them on day one; the Level 1 tasks tell you when to install each one.
- Kotlin
- Jetpack Compose
- Android Studio
- Room
- Retrofit
- Firebase
Set up your workspace
- Create a free GitHub account if you do not have one, with a professional username, and set up your LinkedIn profile: every task is submitted with a LinkedIn post.
- Create one repository for the internship, for example android-app-development-kotlin-internship, with a README that says who you are and what the repo holds.
- Keep one folder per task, named with the task number and title, so mentors find your work quickly.
- Commit small changes every day with clear messages. Your daily work report uses these commits as proof.
- Never commit passwords, API keys or personal data. Put secrets in a .env file and add it to .gitignore.
Your first tasks
| Task | What to do |
|---|---|
| Set up Android Studio | Install Android Studio, create an emulator and run a Hello World app. Commit the project to a repo named android-internship. |
| Kotlin basics | Write Kotlin examples for variables, null safety, data classes, when, collections and lambdas. |
| Project structure | Explain the manifest, Gradle files, resources and the main activity of a new project. |
| First Compose screen | Build a profile screen with Jetpack Compose using Column, Row, Image, Text and Button. |