Developers choose android as their first platform
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Based the 'Mobile App Developer Survey 2013', it is found that most of the Mobile App Developers prefer to work on Android. Even those app developers who enter this business primarily adopt the Android OS, after gaining foothold, eventually they start embracing other platforms.
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Developers choose android as their first platform
- 1. Developers Choose Android As Their First Platform? Guess Why Based the 'Mobile App Developer Survey 2013', it is found that most of the Mobile App Developers prefer to work on Android. Even those app developers who enter this business primarily adopt the Android OS, after gaining foothold, eventually they start embracing other platforms. Few Interesting Stats From The Survey • 90% of app developers are exploring because of social media integration. This lets to deeper engagement and brand amplification of the app. • Nearly 50% of those in Application Development for Android work for App Development Services, 25% are App/Game companies and 27% are independent players. • To start with, 62% of app developers favour Android; 49% of them in the field try out a newer platform to build Native Apps and the remaining 68% apps being cross platform ones. As a result, this indicates that Android is much more popular as an entry-level platform on which developers experiment and learns for at least first year of their career. What Does Success Mean For Developers? Is App Development As Part Of A Side Project? Then, Android gets much more attention than iOS and HTML5 among developers. Means, it is understood that Android attracts more hobbyists as it is more accessible in terms of start-up costs and effort. When it comes to app categories, developers involved in developing Music/Video, Utilities and Location services tend to show a preference towards Android with the exception of Enterprise apps, where iOS has the upper hand. Even though individual developers work on entertainment category apps, multimedia apps and games, business and finance are focussing more towards approaching app development Services Company. Considering the emerging market, Android is easier or more approachable platform to correlate and since much of the growth in mobile device shipments is moving to developing economies, there are a lot of Mobile Application Development Services arsing in countries like India.