subject: An Insight Into The World Of Android Application Development [print this page] Android is software for mobile devices that include OS (Operating System), middleware as well as key applications. The SDK (Software Development Kit) of this platform includes tools and API (Application Programming Interface) for developing apps. Developers use Android SDK for developing applications with the use of Java coding. The framework of Android application development provides an open platform. This software allows developers to build leading-edge apps. Clients can hire developers once they have analyzed the requirements of their projects.
When coming to Android application development, this software offer stunning features, which are as follows:
1) It provides an application framework that enable reuse and replacement of components.
2) It supports optimized Dalvik virtual machine for mobile devices.
3) Comprehensive graphics powered by 2D and 3D graphics libraries.
4) SQLite for structure data storage.
5) It offers media support for audio, video, and images in a different format such as GIF, PNG, JPG, AMR, AAC, H.264, MPEG4 and MP3.
6) EDGE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and 3G which are hardware independent.
7) GPS, camera, compass, and accelerometer which are also independent of hardware.
8) Browser based on Webkit engine integration.
C/C++ libraries are a set of elements that are opened for developers for developing Android applications. Developers are free to take advantages of API device to build advance apps. Android Linux version 2.6 has vigorous security, process management, memory management, network stack and the kernel. Numerous applications in the web can be supported with this application. For example, from a business point of view, benefits that can be extracted from Android application development are:
1) This software provides benefits to both the sellers and users. Sellers are getting profits as the products are affordable and users can buy these applications easily.
2) As android is an open source platform, creating an application of such a platform is cost-effective.
3) It provides flexibility to other mobile operating system, and hence can jump on to mobile application development.
4) It creates the premier mobile platform fast web browser, virtual keyboard, home screen customization with widgets and simultaneous multitasking.
In this mobile generation, Android applications are on increasing demand as the features of these applications offer enormous opportunity to the users. Software development companies are working on developing applications in Android that can cater clients and users needs. Developers have developed varieties of application which range from individual needs up to other purposes. The other purposes may be apps for social media, games, GPS, travel, weather, multimedia and entertainment and many others.
