Thursday, 5 April 2012

Android Application Development Fundamental

Android app development is a software stack for mobile devices including the operating system, middleware and key applications. Using the Java programming language, android SDK provides the tools and APIs necessary to begin developing applications on the Android platform. Android SDK tools compile the code into android package, an archives file with an .apk extension. All code into .apk file is considered an android application development, and is the file that uses to install the program.

Android is a multi-user Linux system, where each application is different with the user. The system assigns each request an unique Linux user ID by default. The system sets the permissions on all files in a Google android application development so that only the user ID associated with the access request. Each process has its own virtual machine, so the application code is executed in isolation from other applications. By default, each application runs in its own process of Linux. It will start the process if the application components to run then turned the proceedings if it is no longer required or when the system needs to recovered memory for other applications.

Features of Professional Android Application Development:

    Application framework
    Bluetooth, EDGE, 3G and WiFi
    Camera, GPS, compass, and accelerometer
    Dalvik virtual machine optimized for mobile devices
    GSM Telephony
    Integrated browser based on WebKit engine
    Memory and performance profiling, and the plug-in for Eclipse
    Optimized graphics
    Rich development environment
    Scope enables reuse and replacement of components
    SQLite to store structured data
    Supports audio, video and image formats

Android Architecture:

Application: Android comes several basic applications, including e-mail, SMS, calendar, maps, browser, contacts, etc.

Application Framework: Offers to android app developer, the ability to create rich applications and innovative. They are free to take advantage of hardware device, reaching location information, enforcement services fund, set alarms, add notifications the status bar, etc.

Libraries: Android includes libraries that are used in different parts of the OS. These properties are exposed to android application programmers through the framework. The libraries are system c library, media libraries, surface manager, LibWebCore, SGL, 3D libraries, FreeType (bitmap and vector font rendering), SQLite

Android Runtime: Each Android application runs in its own process, with its own instance of the virtual machine of Dalvik. Dalvik has been written so a device can run multiple VMs efficiently.

Linux Kernel: Android is based on the Linux version 2.6 for core system services like security, memory management, process management, network stack and driver model. Also kernel acts as an abstraction layer among the hardware and the software stack.

Many development companies can develop Android applications for small and large businesses to offer a professional and dynamic look of its software. If you want to understand android app development then contact us.

Friday, 30 March 2012

How to choose outsourcing partner for your Android Application Development and Android Game Development

I have already provided some basic information in my introduction article for Android Application Development and Android Game Development. This article contains more detailed view and also technical perspective of both types of development and how exactly the system works and some basics to take care before you want to proceed to get your own app developed. Google android is becoming largely popular and widely accepted mobile operating system and also due to the affordable handsets, its reach is becoming more vast then that of Apple iPhone. So, how you choose best outsourcing partner and what you need to get your app or game developed and launched?

Well, as happens in all business, there are many who just say and there are few who actually deliver. So, first of all you need to cast them out and have to make sure you don’t end-up giving your project to any person or freelancers who just have too much on their shoulders to deliver your app or not to run away with your money. Android Application Development and Android Game Development is not a PHP website neither a designing project, if in wrong hands, your idea might get stolen or you might lose your money, so take care while choosing the right outsourcing partner and make sure you deal with company and not an individual.

There are few companies we have talked about the concerns and which have good reputation when it comes to client retention and better services, one of them is an IT company named Morpheous. When asked, the CTO told us “Yes, we do get clients sometimes who have burned their hands in outsourcing, mostly due to giving their work to freelancers who actually cannot deliver due to either over burden work or their incapability to deliver. So, companies like ours has to take that extra step towards trust and have to make sure they do not lose their faith completely in this business, that as you know can only be achieved via affordable rates and delivery of their apps or games. That’s what we exactly do”

Before your discuss your Android Application Development or Android Game Development idea, make sure you have few things ready from your side so that the process can be smooth and can be completed in less time. Like having information of what you want in written format which you can share and also if you can sketch few screens that would be of the best help to understand what exactly you want in your app. I will try to cover in my next article about the requirement providing and getting the right message across for your Android apps and games development idea to be converted into reality.