
The most popular among the OS, which are usually used by the app developers are Android, iOS and Windows. But, the recent trends point out that the Android or iOS are the two most common trends in app development, 96.7 % of the marketplace is occupied by these two platforms alone. Out of this, Android always occupies a higher percentage of the total market share.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS AS TO WHY ANDROID IS ALWAYS THE PREFERRED PLATFORM FOR KICK-STARTING THE APP DEVELOPMENT PROCESS:
TIME FOR LEARNING
It takes time for the app developer to learn both the Android and iOS OS, as acquiring a new technology is not easy. iOS is the more mature of the two OS, as it comes with predefined standards and rules. Following the rules makes it difficult for the approval of the iOS apps. However, the learning time can be shortened with iOS as it comes equipped with tools like Swift programming language.
APP FEATURES
Android is a preference because it is an open source platform. There are certain apps that runs better when Android is chosen as a platform. There are apps that run on custom ROM and rugged hardware, which can be a plausible reasons for choosing Android for app development.
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