Category Archives: Android Development

Jun 20, 2016 5,475

The Latest Mobile App Monetization Strategies Of 2016

With the rise of fiercing competition in the app store, 93% of the mobile application are downloaded for no cost. It is heartbreaking but true that only a handful of free mobile apps actually make enough money to sustain in business competition. The paid mobile applications do not sustain in the market because they cannot find attention from the users. If you’re under an impression that subscription alone can do wonders in application download numbers, then you’re mistaken! Apart from subscription, there are too many other things which can contribute to making your app a big hit. Remember, all applications are different. It varies from users usage and competition level, thus, resulting in diverse monetization strategy. It can be a situation where what works for iOS development company may differ for other competent Android development company. This can be considered as a simple principle while devising a monetization strategy. In the past few years, we have witnessed an unprecedented number of people rushing to develop mobile apps. The major reason behind developing apps is earning revenues. If you examine the mobile app revenue from 2011 – 2015 and forecasts the same revenue till 2017, it will give you a rosy …

Jun 6, 2016 5,498

The Prodigious Shift To M-Commerce

Mobile has been dominating the retail landscape according to more than five years of leading market researchers prediction. The human lives have been extended with the excessive use of smartphones and tablets. Do you remember, when last time you did not carry your smartphone while going out of your house? In fact, it is no wonder if I say that carrying smartphones is as important as carrying your wallet. They’ve transformed the way we perform our day-to-day activities, and how we communicate with our customers and companies similar. In multiple device world, both the term “M-commerce” and “E-commerce” have gained a considerable amount of popularity. With the rise of iOS and Android phones, consumers find it easy to search and buy the products on their smartphones. This has also given a huge demand of professional Android app developer or iOS developer. However, mCommerce also fetches up certain drawbacks of e-Commerce viz. lack of mobility, privacy, security, undeveloped software tools, etc. Which further resulted in the acceleration of global mCommerce economy and anticipated to reach 100 billion USD by 2017. Here are some critical reasons which have prompted the paradigm shift of e-commerce to m-commerce. 1. Offers personalized With the enormous …

May 24, 2016 4,836

Say Hello To Android N

It’s a time to rejoice for the Android users, as the long awaited Google’s Android N version is released in the month April 2016. We’re not making you April Fool! The whole tech industry is talking about its marvels. It has come up with a plethora of interesting features, and its developer’s preview will certainly assist to dive deep into the new updated functionality of Android N. Google has also confirmed to enrich Nexus devices first with Android N viz, Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Pixel C, Nexus 9 and Nexus Player. Rest it has planned to introduce the final version of Android N in Q3 of 2016. So if you want to become a proficient Android app developer, here is the overview of Android N. Overview: Android N Developer Preview 1. Multi-window Support It has given access to Android users to enjoy the popups of two apps on the screen at once. Android N users can run two apps simultaneously or in the split screen mode. They may also resize the apps by dragging the divider between them. On Android television devices applications can put themselves in picture-in-picture mode which assists in showing content while using the browsers …

Feb 19, 2015 2,816

Introducing the Basics of Parse REST API

Mobile applications are data-oriented. It means that when developing these apps, developers often need to constantly store data on the device itself to ensure an accurate functioning of the app. Parse Rest API is a relatively simple and easy to use service which takes the guesswork out from creating a complex backend for your mobile app. As a cloud app platform, it makes your app data externally manageable and easily accessible for the admin purposes, outside of the app, regardless of the platform you are using. And the best part is one can easily connect to Parse backend using a Rest API. In this tutorial, I will be guiding you with the ways of making the most out of the Parse REST API and how it can be used. If you are associated with any iPhone or Android application development company and you are at a beginner level, then this tutorial can help you as it is easy to follow and will surely help you to get the hang of Parse. But, before I directly take you to the subject, you need to grab the source code from GitHub  . Also , I would like you to give some compelling …

Dec 17, 2014 5,317

Issues While Upgrading Fairphone from Jelly Bean To KitKat

Fairphone is a leading Smartphone development company that strives to design and develop outstanding product while ensuring high end quality. This social enterprise was founded in 2013, and has delivered Smartphone FP1 in 2013 and FP1U in 2014. Both the devices possess the Android 4.2.2 (which is popularly known as Jelly Bean) platform. Now, the question is that when the Android applications development platform has expanded its capabilities with the versions 4.4 (aka KitKat), why Faiphone is not upgrading to the superior version of Android. However, to foster advanced technology and latest improvements, it is imperative to use the latest platform as the base. The company has answered their disappointed consumers with a few reasons that are hindering it for this clear upgrade. Efforts from external parties is needed: They explained that to get an update to the Android KitKat, a support from the external parties is also needed. These are the production partner of Fairphone (Changhong) and the chip-set producer (Mediatek). Preferences of support provider: There are certain devices that are developed by other manufacturers but exhibiting the same OS as the Fairphone FP1 that are expected to get phone updated to Android 4.4 in a few more months. …

Nov 28, 2014 5,334

Appsted sets a benchmark with successful delivery of 1000+ unique, versatile mobile apps

With people increasingly utilizing mobile software for business and pleasure, numerous companies have come up with mobile app development services to fulfill the demand for bug-free mobile applications. Appsted has emerged as a global leader in delivering fully functional mobile applications that serve varying needs. Recently, Appsted announced the successful delivery of over 1000 unique and versatile mobile apps. The company understands the importance of mobile apps for staying connected with the customer base and aids you to hire Android app developer and iPhone professional as well at its best. In the last five years, Appsted has designed and launched brilliant mobile apps for more than 10,000 customers in different countries of the world. More recently, during a press meet, the company’s spokesperson proudly announced the successful delivery of 1000+ mobile applications to global clients. While making the announcement, the spokesperson told the media “We, at Appsted are proud to announce the successful delivery of 1000+ mobile applications to individuals hailing from different business verticals. Having received rave reviews for our mobile apps, we seek to impress and meet the mobile apps development expectations of our clients. I would like to thank all our clients for showing such level of …