Android App Development : Everything You Need To Know

If you go online, you will find a large volume of information on mobile app development. With increased popularity of iPhones, finding information on it is very easy. Things are not same with Android app development. Today more businesses are inclined towards choosing Android app development for businesses, so gathering information on the technology is definitely important.

So keeping the same demand in mind, here we are with some valuable information which can help you understand Android app development.

Advantages of Android App Development -

• Compared to other app development platforms, Android has its set of benefits. 
  
  
• High ROI and low investment cost: When it comes to Android app development, it has low entry barrier and so you will be able to get your app on Google Play store easily. It also comes with tool kit which makes development easy.
  
  
• Open source: Android is open source. The Android community offers all the information about user interface, updates, technology framework, etc. 
  
  
• Simple Integration: The integration with different business processes and apps are simplified with Android. This has been made possible by making the whole platform customizable.
  
  
• Multiple sales channels: You can deploy an Android app in different ways, which means that you dot have to depend on a single marketplace. This means you can sell it on your website or go for a third party. 
  
  
• Easy adoption: Android development is carried out using Java programming language and so for Java programmers, choosing and working on Android is quite easy. 

Android Software Development Kit -

Even though you will not find all the tools that you need, still it is important to know what you have in Android SDK before you go for tools outside.

• Android Studio

  Android Studio is the official IDE for developing Android apps. This has been recommended by Google. There are different IDEs available in the market to serve different purposes; Android Studio has been specially designed for the apps to be built for it. By opting for it you can be sure it will for the platform. Android Studio comes with a number of features and you can start learning the ones which you need to use.

 Android Development Guidelines

Whether you are new to development or you have developed a number of apps for Android, having Android development guidelines is seriously important to make sure your app project succeeds. You should make use of the guidelines to be sure that you are developing the app right way. There are a few sections to take over and they are :

• Google Services

  This service of Google lets you know what is going on around. There are a number of services which you don’t have to build from scratch like cloud backups, map and location features and others.

• API Guides

  This guide helps with basic animations, code creation, internet connectivity. You can use this guide to add the said functionality to the app.

• Sample Code

  For developers it becomes easy to understand the code when someone else has already done it. With the Sample Code library you get to see what others have done as well as use those codes in your project without having to do it from the basics.

Like the other resources you use for Android app development, you can use the guidelines library. So it would be highly appreciated if you make use of these resources which are absolutely free when developing Android apps.

References

• https://www.androidcentral.com/android-things
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/07/31/have-a-great-idea-for-an-app-heres-everything-you-need-to-know-to-develop-it/
• https://www.androidauthority.com/top-tips-make-learning-android-development-easier-829306/