Top 5 Android App Development Trends In 2022

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There’s no doubt that today Android is the most popular and widely used OS that holds nearly 85 percent of the mobile market share with more than 3 million applications in the Google Play Store. The Android App Store has apps ranging from gaming apps to applications for reading news, planning trips, shopping, booking cabs, social media applications, and more. 
 
And when it comes to developing a mobile application, most businesses choose to invest in Android app development. And some of the reasons are the user-friendliness of the platform, the security features, smooth interface, and the market fragmentation. This has led to the launch of thousands of applications on the Android App Store every single day now. And this has made it even more challenging to build a highly competitive application for the platform. Developers need to know the current market demands, the user needs, and most importantly the latest Android application development trends and technologies. 
 
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... Here are the top 5 Android application development trends developers need to watch out for in 2022. 
 
Building Android apps for foldable devices: 
Since foldable phones have already got introduced in the market, developers need to their Android application development strategies in such a way that the app can smoothly run on foldable devices or screens. 
 
AI and ML:
AI and ML are now amongst the top Android application development trends. Many reputed brands have already witnessed increased downloads and conversions with the use of ML and AI technologies. These technologies help with automated coding, testing, debugging, and app development. 
 
Wearable apps:
With the consistently increasing use of wearable devices running on Android like smartwatches, etc., the demand for wearable applications got a drastic leap. Wearable apps support hardware features and give access to GPU and sensors as well. As per the studies, the number of Android wearable devices is expected to reach around 929 million by the end of 2022. With the advancements of technologies, it is expected that wearable applications will be used by almost everyone. And with this, it again becomes important for app developers to embrace the trend when it comes to Android application development. 
 
Cloud-based Android applications:
Operating mobile applications especially Android applications have become a little difficult without cloud space. Hence, app developers now must turn towards cloud-based Android apps to simplify things like heavy data loading. 
 
Mobile Wallets:
Android applications like Google Pay and PhonePe have gained the maximum number of utilisation over these recent years and are now considered as the most highly utilised payment gateways and mobile wallets. These are completely secure and minimise human efforts by improving the feasibility for easier, faster, and more secure financial transactions. 
 
Apart from these, some other trends that developers need to consider are the Internet of Things or the IoT, Chatbots, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. All these trends have gained strong traction in 2022. 
 
Johan Smith is an experienced and dedicated Android app developer associated with a renowned Android app development company in Australia, GetAProgrammer. The author has written this article to let you know about the top Android application development trends in 2022.