Android 8: Getting Started with Retrofit

Learn how to accomplish sharing and connecting data between users, integrating third party services, and persisting data on a remote server using Retrofit, one of the most popular HTTP communication libraries on Android.

As you learn to develop Android apps you’ll quickly want to add dynamic and connected features. In this course, Android 8: Getting Started with Retrofit, you’ll learn how to connect your app to Web Services with one of the most popular HTTP clients on Android. Retrofit can empower your app to retrieve or send data to a server, share and connect that data between users, or even implement third party services like stocks or weather. First, you will discover the fundamental concepts and principles behind RESTful Web services, which are a modern standard and a great fit for mobile apps. Next, you’ll step through converting a sample app from managing data right on the local device, before finally managing that data using a Web Service, and many other essential HTTP Tasks. By the end of this course, you should feel comfortable building your own apps that connect to Web Services with Retrofit.

• Course Overview 1min
• Getting Started with HTTP on Android 18mins
• Understanding RESTful Web Services 30mins
• Creating Your First HTTP Request with Retrofit 18mins
• Retrieving Data from the Web Service 22mins
• Sending Data to the Web Service 22mins
• Exploring Essential HTTP Tasks with Retrofit 25mins