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Selecting the Best Android App Development Company. Posted in - Mobile App Date - 06 May. 2014 Android app development companies provide design, development and testing services for mobile apps.

Selecting the Best Android App Development Company

For many enterprises, rapid business growth can be achieved through partnering with such service providers. This article explains how you can incorporate enterprise mobility in your organization by aligning with one of the top smartphone app development companies. Over the last few years there’s been an exponential growth in the number of devices running on the Android OS. With the increase in adoption of such devices, enterprises are trying to integrate Android into their enterprise mobility strategy to leverage this growing market segment. The most popular mobile operating system worldwide Many might wonder why enterprises would select Android application development over iOS apps, which is said to be a more secure platform when compared to the former. Why choose native over HTML 5 in Android development?

Caffeine gives Android development a kick. (Image Credit: Zach Inglis) Android, as well all know, is a mobile OS which now powers the biggest percentage of smartphones in the world.

Caffeine gives Android development a kick

Part of its rapid-growth is due to Google's embrace of open-source software and technologies, allowing the web giant to remain on the cutting-edge of the latest innovations. Percolate is a software company which wants to give something back to the open-source community through the release of a brand-new Android utility library called “Caffeine” which helps to speed up the development of Android applications. Caffeine is no longer just a stimulant which helps us get through the day; it also helps us to ship software faster than ever.

Caffeine achieves this by making simple (but often code-heavy) tasks accessible and bug-free through providing a rich set of code utilities which shortens the amount of code you have to write and maintain in your applications. The Methods DialogUtils - contains methods to create an alert dialog (and a listener to close it.) Android DevFest held to discuss mobile device development. Drew.edu |Dr.

Android DevFest held to discuss mobile device development

Barry Burd of the computer science and mathematics department, hosted Drew’s first Android DevFest. The goal of the session was to educate students on behind the scenes mobile development. All student volunteers received a complimentary Chromecast device. Kyra Whitehead – Contributing Writer There is a constant hum about the mobile operating system, Android, mostly in regards to their cell phones, whether through television broadcasts, radio or word of mouth. On Saturday in the Hall of Sciences, the Drew mathematics and computer science department provided a unique experience for students to learn just that by hosting an Android DevFest for the first time on Drew’s campus.

The Android watches have a number of features, linked to Android mobile devices. Through this informative array of material, participants were able to acquire a multifaceted understanding of behind-the-scenes work from a beginner’s standpoint as well as from a more advanced outlook. Android 5.0 Lollipop Developer Preview Released for Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 2013 (Wi-Fi): How to Install. Android 5.0 Lollipop system images are now available for Nexus 5 and Wi-Fi Nexus 7 2013.Android Google has confirmed the availability of Android 5.0 Lollipop SDK (Software Development Kit) with final APIs (Application Program Interface).

Android 5.0 Lollipop Developer Preview Released for Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 2013 (Wi-Fi): How to Install

"Since the L Developer Preview began, various APIs and behaviours have changed, so if you've been using the Preview SDK you should update now to test your apps and take advantage of new features," notes the Android Developer site. Android Lollipop is Google's largest and most ambitious release on Android with more than 5,000 new APIs for developers. The material Design, Notifications, Battery, Security, Device Sharing, Quick Settings, Connectivity, Runtime and Performance, Media, OK Google, Android TV, Accessibility, 15 new languages are the most notable features of Google's major Android version.

To get the latest Android 5.0 SDK head over to Android Developers site. Android 5.0 Lollipop Preview system image Nexus 5: hammerhead-lpx13d-preview-f7596f51.tgz.