5 ANDROID TESTING FRAMEWORKS THAT EVERY DEVELOPER MUST KNOW IN 2018

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5 ANDROID TESTING
FRAMEWORKS THAT EVERY DEVELOPER MUST KNOW IN
2018
With Android Oreo hitting the market, new mobile
OEMs are building the mobile ecosystem at a
lightning pace. Thus multiplying the complexity
of mobile app development. There are various
tools used for mobile app development on this
blog. However, before we dive into this topic
directly, lets understand what exactly is an
android framework? A framework is used to
increase the performance of the application,
which in-turn helps developers create the
application a lot faster. Here are the top 5
android frameworks which are the most popular in
the android market. 1. Basic4Android (B4A)
Established by a company named, Anywhere Software
, the Basic4Android framework provides
developers with not just an
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• effective development environment (IDE). The
  language used in this framework is a modified
  version of Visual Basic which makes it possible
  to create native Android apps. From games,
  contacts, navigation, gps, sms, http, widgets,
  basic4Android gives you the freedom to create
  all the real APK files.Why should you use
  Basic4Android?
• It encompasses all the tools needed during the
  development of full-fledged apps.
• Complied apps are turned into native applications
  by
• BasicAndroid.
• Over 100,000 developers are using this framework.

Retrofit
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• Retrofit 2 framework enables an opportunity to
  work with APIs in client-server applications.
  This android framework also has a feature to
  work in an asynchronous mode.
• Why should you use Retrofit 2?
• It shortens the length of the codes and it
  quickens the development.
• The requests are built dynamically.
• All JSON files are converted to objects.
• All the errors are processed by the frameworks.

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Stripe

• Stripe is one of the most popular payment
  framework. This framework reduces the workload
  on the mobile app developers by at least helping
  them to do so. The framework does that work for
  the android app developers, converting them into
  tokens later. The android app receives the
  tokens and sends them to the server to process
  the payment.
• Why should you use Stripe?
• Easy to integrate
• Very secure
• The tractions commission is low.
• The sign-up process is quick and requires minimum
  information.

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Realm

• With C being the backbone of the realm
  framework, it is directly on the device without
  interpretation. This high-performance framework
  is quick and easy-to-use for mobile developers
  around the world. The android app developers
  wants some code to implement the task at hand,
  irrespective of whether it reads or writes on the
  database.
• Why use Realm?
• Easy installation
• Responds quickly
• Scalable
• Reliable
• Free open source.
• ReactiveX

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• ReactiveX is one of the most popular frameworks
  used by mobile app developers to tackle problems
  that are inherent to functional programming.
  Observer and iterator patterns that help build a
  software with fabulous front and back end parts.
• Why use ReactiveX?
• Easy-to-understand
• extensive
• declarative
• With all these frameworks being listed, if you
  are in two minds about the implementation of
  your software, please reach out to us. Our
  Android app development team would gladly help
  you build a bridge between you and your Android
  app idea.