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Top Tips for Android App Development
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Introduction

• Android is the most dynamic operating system of
  the recent times. Being an open source, it has
  made it easier for the users to customize and
  bring out newer versions of this OS. According to
  statistics, Android has usurped up more than 70
  of market share of the mobile users and this
  number is growing every day.
• Another salient and most talked about feature of
  the Android OS is the number of applications that
  it has to offer. It comes a close second to
  Apple, with almost 500k of applications and games
  in play store. There are thousands of Android
  developers who are toiling hard to come up with
  newer applications and games and earn a
  livelihood out of it.

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Embrace Languages

• C, C, Java, SQL etc., are a few of the language
  on which Android OS is based. If you are an
  Android developer you would need to make these
  languages your best friends for coming years.
  Without adequate knowledge of these languages it
  is very difficult to make good quality apps that
  are easy to understand and are stable in
  operations.

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Give app layout its due

• In this era, packaging is everything. People
  might not even want to look at finest berries if
  they are packed in a shabby way. Similarly, no
  matter how good or useful your app is, if it is
  no good to look at, the color scheme used is in
  bad taste or need technical expertise to operate,
  you would hardly get any buyers. If you check
  reviews by users, you would realize it. A user
  wants to have an app that is easy to operate and
  pleasant to the eye. So make sure that your app
  attributes both to aesthetic and utility.

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Don't go overboard

• If you are newbie, avoid going over the top in
  terms of creativity. Though creativity and
  innovation are always welcome but try to keep it
  simple and error free. An excessively cluttered
  code is app killer as not only it would make the
  app slower but it would also make it full of
  flaws. It also becomes difficult to pinpoint the
  mistake. So, creativity novelty should be
  within limits of easy detection of error, if any.

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Use user's experience as your primary motivation

• As an Android app developer your primary focus
  should be catering to user's needs and deliver
  your app around it. Making an app with user
  friendly interface and making that interface a
  delightful experience should be the main concern
  of any developer. The app should be easy to
  operate, bug free and should deliver in terms of
  utility even if it is means the entertainment
  value of the same.

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Understand your audience

• Much like any other product that is launched in
  the market, you would need to connect with your
  audience keeping its likes and dislikes into
  consideration while developing an app. While it
  is good to go with the instinct and creative
  ideas, developing an app around users' needs
  would make it a sure shot hit. Think yourself as
  a user and remember what as a user had delighted
  or put you off the app and use this experience to
  develop design an app.

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