Google android development is gaining high momentum nowadays. While the smartphones are getting more and more popularity, Android devices are no.1 sellers.
Yeah, you read it right, even more then Apple’s Iphone!
That’s why, a lot of developers want to get in google android development and applications making with google android operation system.
So what is Android? Android is a software stack for mobile devices. Its operating system has some built-in applications that are core applications such as: browser, phone, contacts, sms program and more.
Google Android Developer can use all of those core applications as reprepaired scripts for the use of the application that he is developing.
The Application Framework
Google’s android application framework offers developers to use the same API’S that the core applications use.
The android architecture (as you can see in the picture below) gives the android developer the abillity to use any of the components it offers for the use of the application development.
The Android Applications in the google’s android enviorment are witten with java programming code.
The advantage of it is that most of the software programmers that want to start with google android development, already fimiliar with java, and it will be easy for them to get started.
Also, for new developers, Java it’s not so hard to learn, but it may take a while to do so.
If you dont know java I recommend you to check out the Android App Tutorial for novice developers.
For the more advanced developers among you, I can suggest that you take a look at the Google Developers Guide for more information, or you can look at the android app tutorial for advanced users whice is located at the bottom of the Android App Tutorial page.
A few tips about Google Android Development
You have an idea for a new app? Great!
Before you rush to develop this idea to an android application, you must check a few things:
1. First of all, you must take a tour on the Android Market, and see if your idea is original. You Didn’t find any app that gives what your app-in-mind will give? Excellent!
You better start working before someone else so..
If you managed to find an app that already giving that service that you want to give ( In a case of a game it’s a bit less matters, but let’s say a similiar game as the game you have in mind) Don’t Worry!
You can still check that app out, and see if you can improve somethings with your new app.
2. Check if the need is exist. Before you start developing an android app, you must check if someone need the solution you want to offer. You can do that by going again to the Android Market and look for apps in the same niche tht you chose to get into.
See the number of downloads and reviews to decide. Another method to check it is to get an android device, and try to solve the need that your app wish to fill, without it. If you succeeded, people may not use your app.
3. Legality – Google have very stiff rules about the content and the services that they confirmto use in an android app.
Make sure you read Google Rules and obey to them so you won’t work hard on your app and eventually it will not get published.
For conclusion, the Google Android Development holds great opportunity for developers to get into the fastest growing inustry nowadays – the mobile applications.
I hope that you Found the info here usefull, and I wishe to all android developers good luck with getting the android growth and improvement non-stopable… Enjoy!