There is huge demand for Android App Development company in the market and either businesses directly go for developing their business app based on Android platform or even if someone has first build their app for iOS platform still most of them also want to develop and launch the Android version of their business app. Many experts suggest that first you should start with iOS and then convert iOS app into Android one as it offers more benefits. There are many important reasons for porting iOS app to Android app and one of the significant reason is that by this way you are expected to make more money on the Play Store. Hence once the iOS version of your product starts doing well in the market, make sure that you plan version for Android as well. If you are concerned about the Android market fragmentation or think that an Android app will not give you good ROI, then read this article as we will tell you properly about this aspect to persuade you that Android app development is not that scary anymore as you would have thought before. Android Fragmentation is not Such a Big Problem Although most of the Android App Development Services know the reality but actually there are many other people who are not Android developers who believe that developing for Android devices is a huge pain. In fact, it isn’t. Although it is true that the market of Android devices is huge and diverse, Google has tackled the fragmentation issue by giving Android developers several tools that allow us to specify different UI layouts for different screen sizes and handle pixel density elegantly and smoothly. Actually Google has been supporting different Android layouts since beginning. Hence we can have as many layouts as we like while keeping the same codebase. The latest Android SDK version supports about 20 resolutions but in real only 10 resolutions are in active use. Hence the developers can ignore some of the older versions of Android system when they port an iOS app to Android. The last 3 latest versions of Android are being used by over 60% of the people who use Android smartphones. Hence fragmentation is not really as big an issue as people think and developers can convert Objective-C to Android while porting easily. Get Millions of New Potential Customers by Porting Your App to Android Although iOS is more popular than Android in some key markets like US, UK, Europe and Australia but Google’s Android remains the global leader with more than 85% of marketshare. Some of the businesses go for building their mobile app first on iOS platform as they want to target the market dominated by Apple’s App Store like European and North American markets which support stronger app sales and more in-app purchases, meaning higher average revenue per user. However, there are other target markets where it may make sense to start with Android, not just porting iOS app to Android. There is a vast market dominated by Android around the world that have a huge potential. Such markets include China, India, and many other countries in Asia and South America. If you are right now based in small market and need to scale fast, then you should consider international expansion. For developers and businesses who want to greatly increase their user base, it is a key strategy to port iOS app to Android. In this way you will get large user base and you will have more monetization and investment opportunities doesn’t matter what device your customers are using. The Cost of Android App Development is More or less Same as That of iOS app Development When businesses plan to Hire Android App Developer then some people resist it as they believe that the cost of Android app development is more than that of iOS app development but actually they are more or less the same if you focus only on the latest Android devices and Android versions. The fewer devices and Android versions you support, the less time it will take to develop a native Android app. As the amount of time it takes to build an app has a direct relation with the cost hence less time means less cost. You can easily find out which phones and tablets your target audience owns by analyzing the traffic from your app’s landing page and talking to your customers directly. It has been found that the concerns about cost and complexity of native development for Android are not so much of a worry. Another big advantage of Android development is the speed and ease of getting your app on the Google Play Store as approval times are much faster than the App store means releasing your app without any delay whatsoever. For example, Apple’s App Store normally takes 2 weeks to publish your iOS app while you can push 3-4 fixes and updates daily for your Android app on Play Store. Hence it will be easy for you to deliver regular updates to your users quickly in case of Android. You can Make More Money on Google Play Although Apple’s App Store brings about two times the revenue of the Google’s Play Store but the potential of revenue has now been beginning to shift in favor of Android as the operating system gets more popular around the world and the quality of Android devices and the Android OS are improving year after year. Even if there is some limitation on Android devices still you can use it for your benefit. For example: - take the case of Video Editing apps. They work more efficiently on iOS than on Android. This is because the cameras on many Android devices lack the capabilities required for advanced video recording and there are not many Android libraries that support amazing video editing features. But if you develop such a video editing app somehow for Android then you will face very little competition on Google Play hence you can even make it a paid app and earn money as more and more people will get attracted towards your Android app. Let’s now talk about some of the Cool Features of Android Which are Not available on iOS: - If you convert your iOS app to Android, then you will get the benefits of some of the Android specific features which you can use to better engage your users. Converting you iOS app to Android doesn’t only mean to transfer iPhone app to Android but it will actually create a great user experience for the users of Android platform. Let’s discuss some of Android’s exclusive features: - Widgets Android allows users to put widgets on their home screens and this feature is in Android since many years. A widget offers a great opportunity for user retention. It lets users quickly access the app by giving them useful information. For example: - a news app can display the headlines of new articles from a category preferred and subscribed by the user. If the information that comes with a widget is valuable, then you can even sell your widget among other in-app purchases. Hence converting iOS app to Android will create more monetization opportunities. Push Notifications There is a difference in the Push notifications on iOS and on Android. Android push notifications don’t light up the screen to let everybody near you see what an app wants to tell you. Also they don’t display on the lock screen. Even more, Android allows you to put more symbols in a single push notification. The Physical Back Button By using a back button, Android users can navigate through their history of pages, apps and menus. This means that when a user left a checkout page in your shopping app, they can come back there and finish their buying process. But in iOS, if the users leave the page pushing a home button then that means they have left the app as well. Hence Android users are at more advantage. Android Wear There are many Android smartwatches and Android smart devices in the market that Android users can afford. Android wear now pairs with both iPhone and Android. There are more options for watch to go for customization on Android Wear than on Apple Watch and also the Android Wear battery life is generally longer when it is compared to that of iPhone. Conclusion In conclusion, we can say that Android is a great platform to port our app from iOS. If you have earlier decided to first build an iOS app and think about developing an app for Android, then this is right time for you to port your iOS app to Android one. We would not advice that you start with both platforms simultaneously. In fact, you can follow the footsteps of so many other startups and large enterprises and launch your app on iOS first. But once your iOS app becomes successful, you should quickly port this iOS app into Android app so that your Android users also become satisfied and happy and you get more opportunity to earn more.
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