Android application development is creating new applications for the Android OS. Applications are usually developed in Java using the Android Software Development Kit. Over the past few years, about 200,000 Android applications have been created by developers to make Android phones smarter with wider features. Android development has led to new applications that customers can use daily, helping them with house activities and business handling. Google initially helped the Android development and revealed the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of about 86 hardware. Since 2010, roid has become the leading smartphone platform for users compared to Symbian and IOS.
Android OS is, in many ways, better than Symbian and iOS.
1. Better User Interface
Unlike the iPhone OS, the Android user interface has continuously developed and improved. With Android 4.0, Google has made the user interface more innovative and elegant. The OS’s prime feature is navigation buttons, which makes it easier for the user to navigate around the phone. Unlike the iPhone, with only one navigation button (Home Button), Android phones have a back, menu, and multitasking buttons, which provide a better user interface, making Android more user-friendly.
2. Processor speed
processor speed makes Android faster and better than Symbian and iOS. Android works on dual-core processors, which add a lot of applications with great speed.
3. Internet Speed
When we compare the default browser of Android with Symbian and iOS, Android wins, as other browsers come with complicated algorithms, which slows the spread of the Internet. However, the Android browser comes with visual bookmarks, which are handy and easy to use with a smooth flow of information.
4. More applications
Android is developed by Giant Google, which supports almost 500000 applications; instead, Symbian is developed by Nokia, which is embedded with limited applications as it makes them dependent on Nokia. Android gives Google Calendar, Google Earth, Google Voice, Google Translator, Blogger, and Chrome. With the increased flow of applications in the market, Android comes with the perfect blend of these applications for users’ convenience. Symbian and iOS have limited applications, confirming their use.
5. Change firmware
In Symbian OS, you can never change the firmware, but in Android OS, you can change it any time you want and easily install the updates, allowing you to use more applications.
6. Multiple-screen keyboards
In Android, you can easily change the screen keyboards; apart from this, you can install Gingerbread to Froyo and Swype to Honeycomb. You can choose multiple spelling suggestions with one tap and delete a word or add. Symbian and iOS do not come with the customization features of the new keyboard installation.
7. Multitasking system
The Android applications have a framework that provides all key APIs, including accessing the telephony system, sharing and receiving data, and notifications. Symbian and iOS do not offer you with a multitasking system.
8. Greater fan-base
Android has a much greater fan base, integrated with Google services, while Symbian and iOS do not have such a larger fan base.
9. Live applications and widgets
The Android OS works on Linux, which provides large things like virtual memory and power management. The Androids are designed with rich and customizable content, allowing users to access live application content through interactive widgets. This also helps store more data than Symbian and iOS.
10. New Platform Developer Kit
The “Platform Developer Kit” is a smart move by Google, considering its large manufacturer and partner base. You don’t often think of hardware as something that can be “opened.” Still, the ability to institute Android’s fundamental aspects with one simple kit will make it much easier for hardware companies to build on new platform versions.
Hence, Android development has revolutionized OS systems and applications by providing wider features than others with limited-use applications.
