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Native Systems Engineering: Android Studio, Xcode, Platform Channels & Plugins

Master Android Studio & Xcode Native Tooling, Platform Channels in Kotlin & Swift, Dart FFI, Hardware & Plugins

$149 $29 81% OFF
2 CEU Credits
20 Study Hours (4 Weeks)
Advanced
5 Modules
20 Hands-on Labs
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Course Tuition
$149 $29 81% OFF
CEU Credits 2 CEUs
Study Workload Breakdown (20 Hours):
Architectural Reading & Theory: 6.7 hrs
Hands-on Labs & Coding Drills: 15.7 hrs
Live Mentorship Cohort $150

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Course Prerequisites

Part of Academy Track:
Cross-Platform Mobile Engineering with Flutter & Dart Stage 4 of 5 Courses in this track progression.
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Competency Matrix

What You Will Master

Navigate and customize native android/ and ios/ host project directories in Android Studio and Xcode
Manage Android namespaces, applicationIds, keystores, key.properties, and Gradle signingConfigs
Configure Apple App IDs, distribution certificates, provisioning profiles, capabilities, and Xcode schemes
Deconstruct the BinaryMessenger and MessageCodecs connecting Dart to native host platforms
Write native Kotlin and Swift platform channel handlers using background coroutines and GCD
Implement native foreground services, camera hardware controls, and high-performance C/C++ via Dart FFI
Author, document, test with mock channels, and publish reusable packages and federated plugins to pub.dev
Detailed Syllabus

Curriculum Modules (5 Modules)

Explore the structured module breakdown, lesson outcomes, and practical lab exercises.

01

Module 1: Native Android Engineering with Android Studio

4 Lessons • ~5.3 Study Hours (0.53 CEUs)
~5.3 hrs 0.53 CEUs

Welcome to Module 1: Native Android Engineering with Android Studio. In this section of the curriculum, learners dive deep into foundational and advanced principles designed for production application. This module covers: Master the native Android project structure in Flutter: settings.gradle, root build.gradle, app build.gradle, Gradle wrapper, and Kotlin DSL.; Understand Android namespace vs applicationId, rename packages safely without breaking Flutter generated files, and configure multi-flavor application IDs.; Generate cryptographic release keystores using keytool, secure credentials via key.properties, and configure signingConfigs in Gradle..

01
Navigating the android/ Directory Structure, Gradle Plugins & Kotlin DSL

Master the native Android project structure in Flutter: settings.gradle, root build.gradle, app build.gradle, Gradle wrapper, and Kotlin DSL.

~81 min Lab Exercise
02
Package Name & Namespace Management (applicationId vs namespace)

Understand Android namespace vs applicationId, rename packages safely without breaking Flutter generated files, and configure multi-flavor application IDs.

~73 min Lab Exercise
03
Android Keystores, Keytool Management & signingConfigs in build.gradle

Generate cryptographic release keystores using keytool, secure credentials via key.properties, and configure signingConfigs in Gradle.

~89 min Lab Exercise
04
Android Studio Profiler, Logcat Diagnostics & Native Library Linking

Debug native crashes via Logcat, inspect native memory using Android Studio Profiler, and link C/C++ libraries with CMake and NDK.

~73 min Lab Exercise
Automated Code Evaluations & Lab Grading in LMS Launch in LMS Playground

Welcome to Module 2: Native iOS Engineering with Xcode. In this section of the curriculum, learners dive deep into foundational and advanced principles designed for production application. This module covers: Master the native iOS project structure: Runner.xcworkspace vs Runner.xcodeproj, Podfile, Swift Package Manager, and build targets.; Configure Bundle Identifiers, register explicit App IDs in the Apple Developer Portal, and configure team membership in Xcode.; Master Apple Code Signing: Development vs Distribution Certificates, App Store Provisioning Profiles, and Runner.entitlements..

01
Navigating the ios/ Directory: Workspace, Runner Target & CocoaPods/SPM

Master the native iOS project structure: Runner.xcworkspace vs Runner.xcodeproj, Podfile, Swift Package Manager, and build targets.

~81 min Lab Exercise
02
Bundle Identifier Management, App IDs & Team Provisioning in Apple Developer Portal

Configure Bundle Identifiers, register explicit App IDs in the Apple Developer Portal, and configure team membership in Xcode.

~65 min Lab Exercise
03
Certificates, Distribution Provisioning Profiles, Capabilities & Entitlements

Master Apple Code Signing: Development vs Distribution Certificates, App Store Provisioning Profiles, and Runner.entitlements.

~73 min Lab Exercise
04
Xcode Schemes, Configurations (Debug/Release) & Native Bridging

Manage Xcode build schemes, duplicate configurations for Dev/Staging/Prod environments, and write native Swift-Objective-C bridging headers.

~73 min Lab Exercise
Automated Code Evaluations & Lab Grading in LMS Launch in LMS Playground

Welcome to Module 3: Platform Channels Architecture. In this section of the curriculum, learners dive deep into foundational and advanced principles designed for production application. This module covers: Deep dive into the Flutter engine's asynchronous messaging architecture: BinaryMessenger, StandardMessageCodec, and memory layouts.; Implement native Android platform channels using Kotlin, coroutines, defensive exception propagation, and background dispatchers.; Author high-performance Swift platform channels using FlutterMethodChannel, Grand Central Dispatch, and native iOS frameworks..

01
The Flutter Platform Channel Architecture: Binary Messenger & Message Codecs

Deep dive into the Flutter engine's asynchronous messaging architecture: BinaryMessenger, StandardMessageCodec, and memory layouts.

~73 min Lab Exercise
02
Invoking Native Android Apis With Methodchannel And Kotlin

Comprehensive reference guide, production implementation, and hands-on laboratory drill.

~60 min Lab Exercise
03
Invoking Native Ios Apis With Methodchannel And Swift

Comprehensive reference guide, production implementation, and hands-on laboratory drill.

~60 min Lab Exercise
04
Continuous Event Streaming With Eventchannel

Comprehensive reference guide, production implementation, and hands-on laboratory drill.

~60 min Lab Exercise
Automated Code Evaluations & Lab Grading in LMS Launch in LMS Playground

Welcome to Module 4: Native Services, Hardware & Dart FFI. In this section of the curriculum, learners dive deep into foundational and advanced principles designed for production application. This module covers: Maintain persistent background execution on Android (Foreground Services) and iOS (Audio Background Mode) with lockscreen controls.; Integrate camera capture, hardware permissions, device metadata, and contact address books in enterprise Flutter applications.; Execute high-performance native C/C++ code, cryptographic hashing, and image filtering in Flutter with zero platform channel overhead via Dart FFI..

01
Background Execution Foreground Services And Audio Modes

Comprehensive reference guide, production implementation, and hands-on laboratory drill.

~60 min Lab Exercise
02
Native Hardware Camera Contacts And Permissions

Comprehensive reference guide, production implementation, and hands-on laboratory drill.

~60 min Lab Exercise
03
High Performance Cpp Interoperability Via Dart Ffi

Comprehensive reference guide, production implementation, and hands-on laboratory drill.

~60 min Lab Exercise
04
Performance Profiling Devtools Frames And Memory Leaks

Comprehensive reference guide, production implementation, and hands-on laboratory drill.

~60 min Lab Exercise
Automated Code Evaluations & Lab Grading in LMS Launch in LMS Playground

Welcome to Module 5: Authoring Standalone Packages & Federated Plugins. In this section of the curriculum, learners dive deep into foundational and advanced principles designed for production application. This module covers: Understand package architectures: pure Dart packages vs Flutter plugins vs federated multi-platform plugins.; Architect federated multi-platform plugins with plugin_platform_interface, decoupling platform implementations across mobile, web, and desktop.; Build and test custom production-grade Flutter plugins: hardware sensors, custom biometrics, and webview-assisted fintech payment gateways..

01
Anatomy Of Pure Dart Package Vs Flutter Plugin

Comprehensive reference guide, production implementation, and hands-on laboratory drill.

~60 min Lab Exercise
02
Multiplatform Federated Plugin Architecture

Comprehensive reference guide, production implementation, and hands-on laboratory drill.

~60 min Lab Exercise
03
Abstracting Custom Hardware Biometric And Payment Sdks

Comprehensive reference guide, production implementation, and hands-on laboratory drill.

~60 min Lab Exercise
04
Package Documentation Mock Testing And Publishing Pubdev

Comprehensive reference guide, production implementation, and hands-on laboratory drill.

~60 min Lab Exercise
Automated Code Evaluations & Lab Grading in LMS Launch in LMS Playground

Cross-Platform Mobile (Flutter) Progression

Continue advancing through the sequential curriculum stages of this academy track:

STAGE 1 4 Weeks
Flutter & Dart Foundations, Responsive Layouts & Design Systems
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STAGE 2 4 Weeks
Enterprise Flutter Architecture, State Management & RESTful APIs
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STAGE 3 4 Weeks
Cloud-Native Flutter: Firebase, Real-Time Synchronization & Collaborative Systems
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STAGE 4 4 Weeks
Native Systems Engineering: Android Studio, Xcode, Platform Channels & Plugins
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STAGE 5 4 Weeks
Multi-Platform Deployment: Desktop (macOS/Windows), Web, App Stores & CI/CD with Codemagic
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