Best Tools to Create an Android App in 2021

by Rob Stephen getaprogrammer

The availability of plenty of tools has made it much easier to create an Android app now. And here are the latest Android app development tools developers must use in 2021.

This is a mobile app era and it has become a must for every business to have a mobile app now. You cannot think of getting success in your business if you do not have a mobile app to represent your business online. As per the current Statista reports: -

There are approximately 5 million apps on the Google Play store, and

Nearly 2 million apps on the iOS App Store

And as Android was introduced in the market before iOS, it is used by mobile users across the world today. Today, Android holds nearly 80 percent of the total app market share. Also, Android devices are easier to use or are more user-friendly as compared to iOS devices. Android is the first choice of both the developers and business merchants when it comes to building an app and for the developers, it’s also because of the availability of plenty of tools to create an Android app. These tools help developers to build a flawless application effortlessly and efficiently.

And here’s the checklist of the best Android app development tools developers can use in 2021.

Thousands of applications are getting released on Android every single day and here are the tools that can help you create competitive Android applications effortlessly.

Android Studio:

Android Studio is a robust Android app development tool that comes with the most advanced features, functionalities, and plugins required to build modern and competitive applications. It is the most favoured tool for Android app developers today. And the tool offers rich features like testing the app using a simple and intuitive interface, code modification, troubleshooting, and more.

Eclipse:

Eclipse is one of the most popularly used Android application development tools today that offers a unique code base and distinctive environment to customise or tailor the application as per the requirements. It can be used when you are using the Java code base and the Java libraries. And with the recent update, developers can also now use this tool for apps that are based on other languages like Python, JavaScript, Ruby, and a few more. Also, Eclipse comes with some amazing features that help to scale up the codebase.

AVD Manager:

The AVD or Android Virtual Device Manager is an Android application development tool that enables the developers to test the application on almost all Android devices and all Android API levels. This tool offers almost all the features that are available on Android devices. And this makes testing the applications even easier. Some of the features like text messages, calls, etc., can also be stimulated according to the project requirements.

Android Software Development Kit or SDK:

The most essential Android application development tool for developers in 2021 is the Android SDK. It is an Integrated Development Environment or IDE and a complete toolkit that is equipped with a wide range of tools and features for writing, testing, and managing the code during the application development process. From the basic ones to the most advanced applications, you can build an application for all using this particular tool. You can run this SDK across all Android devices.

Unity 3D:

A very popular and loved Android application development tool is Unity 3D. It is equipped with plenty of features and functionalities for creating both 2D and 3D gaming apps for Android. It is the tool, which comes with appealing formats, and illustrations required to create interactive games.

Apart from these, there are many more tools that developers can use for building applications for these platforms like Xamarin, Visual Studio, App builders, B4X, Firebase, and more.

All these tools have made the app developers’ lives easier than before. Building an Android application can be simpler and faster if the developers are aware of these tools and have practical experience in using these as per their requirements.

Rob Stephen is an expert app developer associated with a leading app development company in Australia, GetAProgrammer. The author has written this article to unbox the best tools to create an Android app in 2021. Developers must make the right use of these tools for building Android applications effortlessly and efficiently as per the client's requirements.