What Makes Android The Most Popular Platform For Mobile App Development?

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Among other operating system platforms in the mobile market, Android is the most preferred and presently also the highest selling. Survey reports hint at the fact that the Android OS platform is liked by not only the consumers but also the app developers. The huge popularity that Android enjoys all over the world is primarily because of the fact that most mobile devices running on this OS have preinstalled Android Market. This means choosing & installing the apps become easy; few clicks on the device is all it takes to download Android applications on your device. Moreover, personalizing a desktop screen & its icons becomes easy with Android.

While 46 percent mobile device users selected the Android OS for their smartphones in the first quarter of the year, the figure went up to more than 50 percent for the second quarter of 2012. Android’s growing popularity and its ever expanding user base has challenged even the iOS popularity; in fact, it is the first time that any operating system has been able to dislodge the iOS from the top of the list of most popular OS platforms in the mobile market.

Reasons ...
... for Android being the Most Popular Platform for Mobile App Development
1. Trust in Google – 36 percent among the users of Android trust the brand Google. This internet search giant is known for providing innovative technology at a low budget. With Android, one can enjoy the smartphone experience in a cost effective way.

2. Large Screen Size – Most Android powered smartphones selling in the mobile market have a screen size of at least 4.3 inches. This is in contrast to the 3.5 inches display of the Apple iPhones. The larger display helps make work more convenient, and is thus attracting a larger number of buyers. According to a survey, 30 percent of Android users have started using the platform owing to the large screen size of its devices.

3. More Flexible – Android offers more flexibility when compared to the other major OS platforms. This means that mobile app developers can show more creativity while designing applications for this platform and programmers can exercise their skills to a larger extent.

4. Better Integration – The Android platform provides better integration facilities with Google Docs, Google Voice Search, and Gmail. The other Google services that come integrated with the Android platform are Google+, Google Maps, Local, & Latitude, Google Search, Google Calendar, and YouTube.

5. Greater Range of Devices – There is a wider range of mobile devices and more companies manufacturing the smartphone running on Android than any other OS platform. All major mobile device companies like Samsung, LG, Motorola, and HTC have a wide range of smartphones in a variety of prices running on the Android platform.

6. Innovative Technology – The latest most unique technology is used in the manufacturing of smartphones running on Android. This is the reason why these mobile devices have features which are not present in devices running on other OS platforms. video call facility on 3G & 4G, choice of keyboards, NFC, variety of music stores are some technological factors that influence Android dominance in the mobile market.

The above list is certainly not an exhaustive one in pointing out the benefits of using Android as the OS platform in mobile devices. however, all these factors have contributed in making Android the best platform for mobile app development.

Copper Mobile is a leading mobile apps developers offering single and multiple BlackBerry and iPhone development services . The team of iOS, BlackBerry, Android app developers has created over 300 applications on major mobile platforms.