Android SDK– Building New Horizon for Application Development

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Android entered the mobile industry as a “Big Wave”, and spread all across the world, within no time. This Linux based operating system (OS) was designed by Google, and was especially meant for touchscreen Smartphone, PDAs and tablet PCs. It completely revolutionized the smart phone app market, and the open-source nature of the OS assisted the android application developer, to build innovative, efficient, attractive and userfriendly applications. However, with regular updates and inclusion of additional features and APIs in the Android OS, the platform has now transformed into a more user friendly framework and offers better user experience. Ever since its release in the year 2007, Android received commendable praise by the users and captured almost 45% of the smart phone market. As per survey reports, there were more than 700k android apps by the end of October 2012, with over 25 billion downloads worldwide.

Android SDK– Building New Horizon for Application Development

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Page No:- 2 Back in mid 2010, Google's android made another giant leap forward with the launch of Android SDK (software-development kit), which serves as a tool for developing android based mobile applications. Updating the SDKs on regular basis, Google created new horizons for android game development and android web development. This is because the advance features of Android SDK makes it very convenient for the developer to write code as per the customized requirements of the clients. Today a long list of small and large IT solution providers all set to take the advantage of this opportunity, created by android. That is why, the mobile app development companies are offering their services with a costeffective price tag. This has further poured the fuel in the competition, and all the benefit goes over to the end-users and clients, as they get quality android web development solutions at competitive prices. Android comprises of a vast collection of libraries, used to enhance the capabilities of an application. It enables the Android Application developer to create innovative and interactive apps, capable of utilizing the potential of the device. In addition, the Android SDK offers complete freedom to the users to represent their imagination, which results into creating of innovative apps.

Android offers several benefits to the developers. For instance:  Based on Linux programming, it helps in developing stable solutions, free from crashing and virus threats.  Easy and efficient development process.  User-friendly APIs, and programming tools.  Easy to collect information, compared to other platforms.  WebKit engine integration for a rich browsing experience.  Hassle free and swift switching between applications.  Cost-effective development process, due to simple and easy to SDK.  Supports all audio, video and image formats.  Java programming language support, for Android applications are developed using JAVA programming language and can support all kinds of programming formats. Android SDKs not only helps in developing the applications, but also assists in enhancing the overall quality of the app along with user-experience. This is normally done by personalizing the functionalities with customized android applications, created by professional apps developers. Therefore, if you are looking to have a customized android app for your personal or business purpose, it is highly advisable to search for companies, with rich-domain expertise. Android SDK– Building New Horizon for Application Development

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