Android Honeycomb Application Development -featured tablet apps

Opposite to this Google android operating system is sold on many different device types with different screen resolutions and sizes, so you can buy your type and with not spending many bucks on it. So, where the idea of Honeycomb came from? 

Android now becoming popular and achieving Google’s expectations has made Google feel the need for slightly new OS with better looks, user interface and multitasking capabilities for professional people and targeted towards more usefulness in the business sector and also big screen gaming. And hence they came-up with first operating system dedicated to only tablets, Honeycomb. With launching of the OS started the new era of tablet computing and era of application development for the same. AndroidApplication Development has been started and is slowly becoming popular app launching platform for business. 

Android App Development is based on the same frame that what developers have used for android apps development.  Honeycomb Application Development is bit different from that of the android app development, as it is different when it comes to basic features provided by the honeycomb OS. As the OS is more made towards handling things on bigger screens and multi tasking it is also reflected on the development side. Typically honeycomb application development environment is same as that of android app development, the difference comes when you run the simulator and then it puts your patience on test. Honeycomb application development testing simulator is so slow that sometimes you need to wait for few minutes for one click to show the effect, and trust me that it has nothing to do with your latest core i7 process or latest graphic card. Well Google by now might have got idea and might be sorting that out soon, till than guys and gals who are developing on this has to bear with it just like us.

Apart from the simulator, so far honeycomb application development has been good experience and typically gives sense of Java development somewhere hidden in it. Not as developer friendly as the iOS SDK, but yet efficient enough that you can do good application development. We will discuss about more technical side of the honeycomb app development on our next article. Till then if anyone gets the simulator running fast... Please let me know!!!

Experience Android Application Development & iPad Application Development from Development's Perspective Part -1

I have been writing for some time now on different mobile technologies and their ups and downs, from users and also developer's perspective. So far we have discussed about iPhone and iPad, but what I have not compared is Android Application Development and iPad Application Development. Here I will try to give you an idea of how the development is done and also what developers feel about both the platforms and their development environment.

iPad Apps Development and Android Apps Development has been in the market from some time now, and as more and more time passes by we get to know who is going to get more market share. But still there is much uncertainty about the same, mostly due to available apps and games for the devices and what companies can offer to their users. When it comes to user experience, it is important for Google and Apple to understand the apps and games scenario and provide bests of the bests in their market for the selling. And it all goes to developers who are busy developing those and putting on the market. So, what is it that makes a difference between the two rivals?

Apple has given its development environment a top notch look and feel and also the functionality. iPad Application Development teams are finding it easy to develop in Xcode environment then to do it for Android Application Development in using Android SDK. Reason is slow simulators and also less help available for the problem you might face in Android App development. Most of the Android developers think it might be due to Java base coding structure that Google might not be able to provide smooth coding environment or may be some allocation issues, but Apple surely has an edge when it comes to SDK. Another thing Android Developers face is compatibility issues.

Developing application for one resolution device and developing it for devices which have sometimes having 30% change in their screen size or resolutions, it's going to be difficult. Developers need to maintain the app look and feel throughout all the devices for android and there where the problem comes and also increases the development costs. iPad Application Development in the other hand has no such issues as the same screen sizes and almost same resolution for both generation devices. Well, I know what you might be thinking by now that iPad Application Development has an edge over Android Application Development, then wait !!! More to come in next part...