Pros and Cons of Android App Development

1. Pros and Cons of Android App Development Mobile application development has come a long way. Since the update of the platforms of Android and iOS, today, many feature-rich and interactive applications are changing the lives of people. With more than 70% of market share, Android leads the sphere of the mobile operating system. However, there are some disadvantages of the Android app development which you cannot miss. Let’s discuss both the pros and cons of the platform. Pros: No Need to Follow Hardware Guidelines You can develop your mobile application for mobile phones with specific hardware environment. For example, if you are developing a heavy-rendering mobile game on Android, you can focus on the devices that have higher chipset and GPU configuration. Play Store won’t disapprove your app since your mobile game won't be played for basic mobile phones. Process of Approval is Lenient The publisher needs to pay a $25 one-time registration fee while Apple’s App Store takes $99/year from the publisher. The review of mobile apps usually takes the time of 7 hours while Apple takes 48 hours to approve the mobile application. The procedure of approving is automated and manual by Google Play Store, and the guidelines of Google Play Store is less strict compared to Apple’s App Store. Develop the Code Anywhere You can develop Android mobile application’s code from any system. If you have Windows, Mac or Linux, you can work from either. You will need a virtual machine for a few platforms, but you can work from anywhere.

2. While iOS app development does not support cross-platform functionality. You will need Mac desktop or laptop to run the code editors because the coding cannot be done from Windows or Linux systems. Cons: Testing is Tiresome Testing might be a nightmare for some Android developers because there are no strict guidelines from Google about Android development. Hence, your App would perform differently on various devices. Therefore, you need to run separate testing for all the significant devices to get the idea of how the application is behaving overall. Moreover, thanks to several versions of Android OS, you will would check for all the devices that has Marshmallow, Lollipop, Oreo, etc. Security is a Concern In the world of the Digital age, security is paramount. The nature of Android makes it vulnerable in front of malware attacks and hacking attempts. Although Google releases security patches updates but not all of the Android devices get regular updates from the manufacturer. Even though a device receives the update, not all the users who get the patch updates install those updates in their devices. Hence, there is no surety that your information is secured and protected on the Android platform. Unknown Copyright Issues As already discussed, Google does not make a thorough manual check of your application before approving it on Play Store. Hence, if you have used a snippet or a feature which is already used on other mobile application, your app will have to face copyright problems. Conclusion: You can share your views on Android app development in the comments below. If you need any assistance for your mobile app, contact our developers.