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Android Application Development Kit With User Friendly Core Applications
By Joan Kickosawa
Android application development has burst onto the scene at an
opportune time, as users are demanding newer, better, faster and
more advanced applications for their mobile phones, for functional
reasons, as well as simply for entertainment.
If you don't know already, it is the latest and fastest growing
platform for creating dynamic mobile phone software applications.
Mobile software developers must keep pace with the demand, and
they are doing that by integrating Android software into the process.
Open Source Platform Helps To Reduce Development Costs
The Android's open-source platform allows for the development
of never before seen applications, and at a fraction of the cost
of other closed-source options.
Because Android application software is open-source, developers
can do OS level customization at a fraction of the cost. The Android
platform also provides support for Java development of mobile
applications.
Mobile phone software application developers have the ability
to review their options and create third-party applications using
Java and the Android framework.
Android SDK
The Android has a software development kit or SDK, which provides
a complete set of libraries and tools to design the user interface
for an application and to develop and debug application coding.
Android application development has comprehensive libraries for
2-D and 3-D graphics, as well as a wide range of libraries for
video, image and audio files, such as H.263, H.264, MP3, MPEG4,
AMR, AMR-WB, AAC, JPG, GIF, BMP, PNG, MIDI and WAV formats.
Compatible With Gmail
Android SDK includes some user-friendly core applications, like
an e-mail client that is compatible with Gmail, an SMS program,
a personal information management (PIM) program that includes
a calendar and contact list, the Google Maps application, a web
browser, a music player, a picture viewer, the Android Marketplace
client so that you can download third-party applications, and
the Amazon MP3 store client, which gives you the ability to purchase
DRM free music.
Android software is based on the four basic components of activities,
broadcast receiving, services and content providing. Activities
include a user interface component that corresponds to display
screens so that each activity displays a screen to the user.
Content Providing And Services
If the activity is not running, the operating system can kill
it to save memory usage. Broadcast receiving is a reaction to
an event, such as a phone ringing in response to a call being
placed.
Services include the tasks that are running in the background.
As an example, an MP3 player can run in the background while the
user has gone on to use other applications on the mobile device.
Content providing includes sharing data with other services and
activities.
Content Rich And Cost Effective Solutions
Android application development is a growing business among companies
that develop software for mobile phones. Application developers
have gained a high level of skill and expertise in the Android
applications market.
This format has opened up new pathways for the incredible growth.
In order to outsource Android development, services and expertise,
businesses involved in development are providing content-rich
and cost-effective solutions to their clients.
About the Author:
Joan Kickosawa has written a number of articles on Software Development, Networks and Computers
including
Android Application Developer,
Google Android,
Network Knowledge,
Wi Fi Networking,
Bluetooth Phones,
Cell Phones Services.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Did You Know This About Android Applications?
What are the most popular Android applications?
Without a doubt the most popular Android
applications are games. There are many games on the market these
days. One of the newest to hit the market that looks to be a phenomenal
success is WiFi Army. This game is completely state of the art.
It is a game that somehow combines urbanized
warfare with GPS tracking and location. Other popular applications
are those that help connect you to your office.
Applications that can transfer files from
your work or home computer to your cell phone are quickly gaining
in popularity. It is like having a mobile office with you everywhere
you have signal.
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