Having previously explored hybrid HTML5 mobile applications in the beginning mobile applications course, in this course, the primary focus will be shifted towards platform specific development. Students will build native applications for Android and iOS in their respective integrated development environments — Android Studio and XCode. This course will also familiarize students with elementary constructs of the native languages of each IDE: Java for Android Studio and Swift for XCode. By the end of this course, students will have developed fully functional native applications for both platforms. These will be added to each student’s portfolio.