Android application development saw a boost in the popularity part among developers for quite some reasons. SynapseIndia founder Shamit khemka discusses future of android software development
2. Introduction: Million Reasonsto Moot
Asia-Pacific is rising as the biggest market for mobile and particular
Smartphone users and it is estimated that China and India together will
have more users than the rest of the world. Digging more into these facts
it has been seen that only 9% of India’s urban population are now using
Smartphone, so it’s just a matter of time when the whole population of
this nations has a Smartphone in their hand and the global market finds
the biggest market of all time.
In all these number games the most of the focus is always over android
based phones. In this write-up the android phenomenon will be described
more in detail and the authority run. According to a report shared by IDC
in 2014 and 2015 the global android media tablets shipment is expected to
rise up to 100.80 million by 2016, and this is just the data for tablet.
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4. A very common fact that is shared through the word of mouth is android is
the most used OS when it comes to global user base. This might be
because of the fact that owing to cheaper price tag associated with
Smartphone’s based on android people prefer these more. But eventually
this statement needs to be backed by supporting facts and in the following
part of this write-up those parts are highlighted.
5. The share of pride
Along with the price gap there is nothing much in the functionality part
and these factors have prompted people around the world to go ahead
with android based phones in more number. Just a resent comparison of
global industry coverage among iOS ad android had revealed quite some
facts.
The android is there in the top of the list both in January 2014 and 2015
with a share of 65.1% and 68%.5 respectively showing a growth rate of
3.4%. iOS is standing much behind the prestigious line with a share of 19%
this year and witnessed a drop of 3.9% from last year. All these factors
have contributed to the rise on app development related to android niche.
Android application development saw a boost in the popularity part
among developers for quite some reasons, let’s discuss about those now.
6. The Mobile App DevelopmentParadise
There are quite a few favorable points which have eluded developers to
shift the gear of their careers towards android app development then with
any other mobile OS. The prime reason is very much understandable and
i.e. huge user base. When there is a mass follower of any particular
technology the demand for that if quite high and in this context the price
of development too, hence lucrative option.
But, only relying on these kinds of factors while choosing the career path is
not to be much trusted with while hiring any developer. As per the survey
done by Strategy Analytics Inc. Android is the most favored platform for
both developer and clients for both past year and this, i.e. 2015.
7. Statistics
Among other factors the rise in the app development popularity the report
of Comscore can be mentioned. By the year 2014 the number of
smartphone and tablets owners globally has been recorded to be of
somewhat around 143 million, whereas owners of laptop or desktop is 71
million.
This was again another decisive moment when the mobile industry took
the leading prize from the desktop platform and initiated the mass
acceptance of apps.
The cross-platform applications started to be delivered by big brands so as
to contain their customer loyalty. Much transition has been even recorded
in the design industry with the introduction of responsive design and
mobile friendly HTML5 usage.
8. Conclusion
Much has been said about the Android-centric development
part, but the prime part revolves around the implementation
and skill-set that one has while crafting the app from the user.
Thus, make sure to pick the best of the breed for your project.