Key Tips For Building Successful Android Applications
Tags: androiddevelopment
Published: 2018-03-23 04:32:12

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Android market has been providing its users with the planet’s biggest app base. As it turns out, there are over 3 million applications in the play store for the users to download. And as Android has dominance over the world market in the matters of Android device users, there are many applications that are famous for the services that it provides. But not all applications are lucky enough for the users to love them.

Out of over thousand applications that releases every day only 0.1 % of applications are fortunate enough to taste the glory of a successful application. The primary reason behind it is the lack of knowledge regarding the development, designing, marketing, etc of an application. All the previously mentioned aspects are paramount to the success of your Android applications.

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This is the main characteristic that sets an Android app and iOS app apart. In spite of less application on the app store, iOS applications are well-known for their quality of products. But, it doesn’t mean that iOS applications are superior to Android apps. If developed correctly the Android applications can be as efficient as iOS applications.

Although that begs the question, how can you build an Android application that can be successful? Here are some tips that can surely help you in this endeavour.

**Market research**

It is the first thing that you have to consider before even starting your development process. The research can show you the current market trend and what the users are looking for in an application, what factors will differentiate your application with your competitor’s application. Conducting a market research can also help you come up with several unique app ideas. Hence the market research will give you an upper hand in the development process and even marketing.

**Read the Android development guidelines**

This is a tip that probably every veteran developer may have given to every rookie developer. But why is it so important? Android has published these guidelines to make sure that the quality of the app remains good even with different development style. The guidelines are a prevention method to get control over common and frequent development mistake. These guidelines can give you access to new technologies and features that you can integrate into your application. Hence considering the development guidelines can increase the chances of developing a successful Android application.

**Plans and strategies**

It is important to plan the development process before you get all hands on deck. Wireframes can be an efficient option for planning your development and design process. You would also have to come to a decision regarding monetization efforts, Native or hybrid app development, marketing strategies, framework selection, etc. Hence these planning for development will ease your development process.

**Design aspects**

There are several mobile apps in the play store which serves the same motive and not every one of them is successful. The factor that sets each of them apart is the design of each application. The UI/UX design determines whether the user will like the application or not. The design of the application should be flexible and interactive. In simple words, the design shouldn’t change if the application runs on a different device that has different screen resolution.

**Thorough app testing**

App testing is an important factor if you want to avoid future problems with your application. App testing can determine your app performance, and if your app is lacking in regards to the app performance you can improve it by testing your application with right tools. You can employ an automated testing series that can save you time in testing the application so that you can focus more on marketing and promotion of the application.

**Consider app review**

It is important to listen to your user after you have published your app. There are many needs and demands that are suggested in the app review section of the app store that can be helpful for attracting more users. If you follow the user review then it can give out a good impression of you towards the users. Therefore you can add these demands and needs in your application and publish it as an update of your application.

**Marketing and promotion**

It is an important strategy just like testing and building a wireframe for your application. It will help you reach out to your potential end-users. You can perform activities such as doing press releases, blog writing, and social media marketing to get higher ratings and reviews on your app in the play store. If you are efficient enough to display the power and efficiency of the application with these methods then it will be helpful in developing a successful application.

These tips have proven really helpful for many development companies around the world. There are many successful [**Android app development**](https://www.mobile-app-development-india.com/android-mobile-application-development/) companies in India, UK, USA, and Australia who are following these tips for effective app development. If you follow these tips and follow the appropriate development practices, you will also be able to develop an effective and successful application.