Developing a Native Android App

The native Android version of the Salesforce Mobile SDK empowers you to create rich mobile apps that directly use the Android operating system on the host device. To create these apps, you need to understand Android development well enough to write code in Java or Kotlin that uses Mobile SDK native classes.

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Introduction to Mobile Development
Introduction to Salesforce Mobile SDK Development
What’s New in Mobile SDK 13.2
Getting Started With Mobile SDK for iOS and Android
Updating Mobile SDK Apps (5.0 and Later)
Native iOS Development
Native Android Development
Android Native Quick Start
Native Android Requirements
Creating an Android Project with Forcedroid
Setting Up Sample Projects in Android Studio
Developing a Native Android App
Android Application Structure
Native API Packages
Overview of Native Classes
Using Passcodes
Resource Handling
Using REST APIs
Batch and Composite Requests
Unauthenticated REST Requests
Deferring Login in Native Android Apps
Android Template App: Deep Dive
Android Sample Applications
HTML5 and Hybrid Development
React Native Development
Offline Management
Files and Networking
Push Notifications and Mobile SDK
Configure WebSockets
Authentication, Security, and Identity in Mobile Apps
Login Screen Customization
Identity Provider Apps
REST Wrappers for SFAP APIs
Using Key-Value Stores for Secure Data Storage
Dark Mode and Dark Theme Settings
Using Experience Cloud Sites With Mobile SDK Apps
Multi-User Support in Mobile SDK
Mobile SDK Tools for Developers
Logging and Analytics
Migrating from the Previous Release
Reference
Deprecations and Removed APIs