The popularity of Android phones has created a niche for programmers who are into android application development. Before we go any further, let us first understand as to what is ‘Android’. Android is a mobile operating system initially developed by Android Inc., a small start-up which was bought over by Google. Google in turn brought together a number of cell phone companies which jointly developed the Android operating system. This system is used by Android phones, and has assumed a large market share in the world. The Android platform has its roots in the Linux operating system. The Linux operating system was an open-source platform, which was further improved upon and developed to bring about the Android operating system. The Smart Phone Era Android applications have converted the mobile phones into smart phones, on which the user can practically do almost everything which was earlier done on a computer. There are a number of Android applications available in the market-some of them can be downloaded from the Android market for free but some have to be paid for. The most popular free Android apps include G-mail, WhatsApp Messenger and Facebook for Android and games such as SpeedMoto and Angry Birds. The most sought after paid android apps are Temple Run, SwiftKey 3, Draw Something, Beautiful Widgets and Poweramp Full Version. These applications are constantly upgraded keeping pace with the constantly developing android platforms. Growing Demand for Application Development There are a number of companies which are into Android application development, some of the more well-known ones being Zynga, Imangi Studios, Disney, and WhatsApp Inc. Until last year more than 700,000 android applications had been developed with downloads touching the 25 billion mark. The android application development has been largely encouraged by the grand response received from the users of smart phones based on the Android platform.
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