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The 3 Things Any Android App Developers Should Know

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Daniel Carl
The 3 Things Any Android App Developers Should Know

With all of the advances in mobile technology, there are an abundance of new and improving products entering the market on an almost daily basis. Loaded on these devices are 'apps' to make them more functional and fun. As a result, android app developers around the world are "upping their game", learning new software and scouring the market for the next best and hottest potential app idea. To play in this competitive field, it appears that there are at least 3 important things to remember, see if you agree:

1) Ease of Use

There is pretty much nothing worse than finding something you think will make your life easier to manage, only to find out you can't figure out how to make it work. If an app is focused on providing organization for a hectic schedule, locating the hot dining places in town, or even determining where friends are sitting having coffee, they should be pretty intuitive and easy to use within a few seconds. The problem is, some apps end up creating more work than they alleviate. It would seem that the app developers, in their rush to the top of the app pile have convinced themselves that 'more is better', and that simply isn't true. Simple, easy to learn apps with the fewest screen taps and entry fields will find themselves with more users, and users that actually stick around. If the app is more complicated due to its subject, then the ease needs to be focused on easy to follow directions.

2) Fix Bugs Quickly

It usually takes a few tries before things work smoothly and without problems. And even then, there will still be glitches here and there, and updates that need to be made. People don't expect perfection, but they do expect issues to be resolved quickly. If you have an app, check the forums, user ratings and comments for your app often and you will see plenty of feedback. You may even be made aware of bugs you didn't even know were there.

3) Usability Across Networks/Devices

Imagine you hear of this amazing app for the Android OS and you have a brand new Android based phone. You quickly go to the marketplace on your phone, download the app and wait with anticipation. Loaded up, you tap, and you tap again, and it doesn't work! Upon further research you realize you don't have the right cell carrier or phone model. Unfortunately, these two issues are somewhat common today. When creating an app that many will enjoy (and pass along), make sure it works across all networks and on all phone models.

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