The top tips for Android application development

Android has indeed surprised the whole world! Its success is remarkable. Even Android application development industry is rapidly growing. Trend and technology analysts in the industry believe that there will soon be an Android-only era. And they have enough data to provide it. So with increasing adoption of Android OS, the popularity of Android applications is also rising. Applications created for Android platform are highly reliable and thus they can be implemented to almost all sorts of computing operations. More and more software developers are nowadays switching to Android application development and making apps for this world's leading OS.

So if you are entering the domain of mobile application development then there are certain things you are supposed to learn. These are actually some tips that help you build successful applications. Here are those tips:

·        The first step is to get the package name of your app. There is a file in Android called Androidmanifest.xml that contains all the details about the app. It actually works like an identifier for your application. 

·        If you are making a large size Android application, you are advised to cut it down in small different suits. Users do not feel any problem while downloading small files.

·         It is important for Android application developers that they know everything about their audience. They do some research & analyses to discover what users are actually looking for. If your app lives up to expectations of users, consider you have made a successful application.

·        If you are building an Android application with database, then the technology applied to make it is SQL. It is used for developing back-end of Android applications. You also need to learn XML. Learning both technologies will help you make apps with complex database and features.

·        You also need to learn and know about Android SDK and all of its features.

·        Deeply learn the Android software development kit and allied tools used in the process.

·        As a new Android developer, you also need to have knowledge of hierarchy viewer. You should know how to incorporate it with Android application development because it helps in easily visualizing user interface of the app. You can also visualize critical layouts if you are familiar with hierarchy viewer.

·        Testing is another important process while developing application for mobile platform. The software testing means testing the application to find bugs and errors and fixing them. You need to spend sufficient time in testing your ready product, but you can also prefer automated testing method if you want faster execution of the process.

 Following tips are brought to by experts in Android application development.