Should I learn Kotlin or Java for Android?

Conclusion. In general, because of the May 2019 announcement from Google I would recommend beginners at Android app development start with Kotlin however there are some exceptions where I think Java may be better . There are two scenarios I would recommend learning Java first for Android app development as a beginner.

Java is fairly simple to handle and removing bugs from it becomes easier when compared to Kotlin . The standards of safety in Java are of higher quality than Kotlin.

Java is fairly simple to handle and removing bugs from it becomes easier when compared to Kotlin . The standards of safety in Java are of higher quality than Kotlin.