Tips For Flawless & Roi-driven Android App Development

By Author: Cameron McCaughey
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Today, everyone owns a smartphone. Smartphones have taken the market storm. The craze for using smartphones has made businesses go for apps nowadays. Innumerable apps get released on the App Stores every single day. And out of all the platforms and operating systems, Android, is the most user-friendly option, has taken more than 80 per cent of the online market share.
 
Android is not only easy to use for the users but for the app developers as well. Being an open-source platform, the source code of it can be easily accessed to build dynamic and customised apps for the huge number of users across the world.
 
But, yes it’s true that even the developers come across certain challenges during android app development.
However, an expert developer has unboxed a few tips and practices here that can be used that can help in building flawless apps for all android devices.
 
Keep these tips in mind to end up successfully.
 
Book the namespace:
Booking your namespace is the first tip you need to consider. It is important to decide the name of the application in advance to avoid any kind of duplication later on. The android market has a special name package to help you choose a unique and best-suited name so that your application gets identified on the App Store easily among the thousands of similar apps there. Hence, choosing and reserving a name for your application that is easy to remember as well as relevant to the business is always a smart idea.
 
Analyse the android application design guidelines:
Google has a few android application design guidelines for new developers. The guidelines are laid down by Google so that all android applications perform and behave in the same way offering a great UX. Developers need to follow and use these guidelines while designing and developing the apps to ensure users can understand the app features and functionalities easily and can enjoy the application.
 
Listen to the users and research accordingly:
Listening to what your users are exactly looking for in your app and then researching accordingly can help you to include the most liked elements in your application. Designing an application according to your users can get the maximum ROI to your application with more number of downloads, installations, and usage of the app. Users love to explore and keep apps in which they find their desired products and services presented in a way they like. You can also include a feedback space where your users can write their feedback and reviews that can again help you to include their preferred features even when the app is already running.
 
Be aware of app fragmentation:
Every developer must understand the market demographics and market fragmentation well before getting started with the development process. Google has introduced different android versions with different features and functionalities. Your application must be compatible with all the versions especially the latest ones with advanced features. And also you need to remember that different android devices come with different screen sizes and resolutions. You must choose the font layouts, and other designing assets to ensure your application is compatible and supports all.
 
Optimise the app well:
App users hate to use the applications that are slow or take a long time to open and process or the apps that take up a huge space on the device. The overall app size and loading speed of an application affect the performance of the application. Never use unnecessary elements or heavy graphics in your app to avoid a drastically slow speed.
 
Test the app as many times as possible:
Never launch your application on Android before testing it well. Test after each step of development if possible and then test the overall application once it is completed. Use advanced testing tools and technologies for it to end up with a glitch-free and flawless application for android users.
 
Cameron McCaughey is an experienced developer associated with a reputed android app development company in Australia, Vision & Solutions. The author has written this article and shared these useful tips to help out the beginners in building high-performing, visually appealing, feature-rich, fast, and responsive apps for business.

Cameron McCaughey is a techie, software developer, App Developer at Vision & Solutions, a top-ranking company providing expertise entrepreneurial solutions, including ERP and CRM software solutions to businesses of all types and sizes.