Android SDK Reviews

As I wrote in my previous review of the iOS SDK, my major problem was lack of alternative platform support. The Android SDK does NOT have that problem at all, as it's available for most major platforms to date. The IDE is easy to use and has a ton of API's that allow you to tie into Google's large base of services offered.Plus, all of the applications are coded in Java, which is by far an easier language to learn.

Having the applications coded in Java is also a con, because Java can be annoying to code in sometimes. It requires some ridiculous work-arounds to do certain things, which are just one line code statements in C. Otherwise, I have no problem with the Android SDK.

I give the Android SDK 1 star higher than the iOS SDK for its incredible multi-platform support. You can develop on Mac, Windows, and Linux. This is mostly because of the Java based code that the apps are coded in, but it is what it is.

I use Android SDK for development and as a library.

Android SDK's best feature is its ease of use.

Google has a monopoly on tools for Android app development, so Android SDK is the only choice available.

I've been using Android SDK for five to six years.

Android SDK is stable.

The initial setup is easy - it can be done with a single key press.

I would rate Android SDK eight out of ten.

We are using Android SDK for commercial purposes to develop file applications for healthcare and eCommerce. Additionally, we develop applications related to customer support, et cetera.

I have found the functions related to the services to the community for applications to be the most valuable.

The development environment of Android SDK could improve.

There could be some work done on privacy control. The interactions between application to application, which collecting data should be known to the users that the application is collecting data, or requesting to collect the data from the patient invoice.

I have been using Android SDK for approximately seven years.

The current releases of Android SDK are scalable.

The solution is highly scalable. 

I rate Android SDK a ten out of ten for scalability.

I am searching the internet community support for solutions to issues and I am using Stack Overflow and GitHub for resolving some issues.

The initial setup is easy, but for production equipment, it's complex. The process could be simplified.

I am using the free version of Android SDK.

I rate Android SDK an eight out of ten.

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- Open source SDK is a boon for developers, especially those who like to customize the underlying kernel/OS to suit their needs. - UI development through the XML template, is very comfortable for beginners. - Multiple platform support e.g. can be run on Windows, Linux, as well as Macintosh. - Can be very easily integrated with 3rd party open source libraries - Thriving user community helps get answers to your queries. - A large number of supported third party libraries available. - Supports one of the most popular IDE Eclipse

- Initial loading of emulator takes a lot of time - Developing apps for tablets is comparatively difficult because the emulator is extremely slow - Since all the applications need to be developed from scratch, as there is no template available, SDK is not suitable and requires use of various 3rd party libraries that provide ready to use APIs. - Developing apps based on GPS, video camera, location, etc. cannot be very easily tested on the emulator and require an actual device.

A very good mobile app development platform with support for developing on various platforms like Wiindows, Linux, Mac, etc. Very good support for integrating 3rd party libraries. Development of apps based on camera, location, maps, etc. requires an actual device to test the app and the supplied emulator cannot be relied on completely.

Development in Java programming language which has a huge developer's user base Development can be done on all major platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux) The underlying operating system is open source and thus open for modifications if needed (flexibility) Applications built with Android SDK can run on a large number of devices from various vendors and are not restricted to a particular vendor Many of the standard Java libraries are available

Applications need to be developed from scratch, so it is not suitable for huge applications, such as games. Third party SDK's, like Unity 3D, are more suitable for such purposes.

I have managed development of various Android applications over the past couple of years.

* There are number of external libraries available which are very helpful in development. * Access to all the native functions of the phone like external storage, contacts, camera, call logs, connectivity, recorder, etc. * SDK has multi platform support, as development language is Java. Development can be done on windows, mac, and linux. * Development tools are easily downloaded and we can target any API Level for our development. * It is open source.

* Emulators are slow, especially the ones above API level 12 (Tablets and ICS). Slow emulators can really hinder the process of development. * Tough to manage layout for different screen sizes (Android devices come in a variety of resolutions). * If an application is not built with OpenGL, then the application will not use the free GPU available with the device. Rather, the application will use CPU for rendering the application, making the application rendering a bit slower when compared to applications on iOS.

Google provides a comprehensive guide to ease the development of apps in Android. Due to the support from Google, and the fact that the Android app development can be undertaken anywhere, it's open source platform has contributed toward the immense success of Android. Although iPhone offers a lot of development tools, the freedom offered by Android is virtually unmatched. Almost the entire source code of Android is available to the developers, and they can manipulate it as they wish.

Simple Best Wide range of resources available(code, snippets, examples, samples, blogs...etc) Easy for any new Coders Efficient

UI needs to improve, feel since I come from microsoft RAD developer environment

Best SDK Can program in java IDE support Simulator support

Nothing

I am an android developer.