Tools for android application development and Android mobile devices in the market are on all time high. The demand for apps and experienced application developers is only going to increase in future. If you want to know which tools are increasingly in demand these days and essential for a developer to know, then this article is for you. Please go through and don’t miss to give any inputs or comments in the comments section.

As the need to go fast with your development process technologies are evolving and trying to give an integrated solution. Some IDE’s have already established themselves & some are in the process of maturity.

Below are the top favorite tools for android application development.

Android Studio

Since Android studio is official development environment for all android applications, it is always on the topmost priority. Google created android studio back in 2013. Since then it has taken place of Eclipse android development tools (ADT) as the primary IDE.

It provides developers an option of code editing, debugging and testing tools with an easy drag and drop interface.

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Android Debug Bridge

Android Debug Bridge (adb) is a command-line tool that lets developers communicate with an android device. The adb command help in installing and debugging apps and it provides access to a Unix shell that you can use to run a variety of commands on a device. It is a client-server program that includes three components – a Client, a Daemon (adbd) and a server. adb is included in the Android SDK Platform-Tools package. You can use ADB as a terminal for sending commands to the device and PC as needed.

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AVD Manager

AVD Manager is a very useful feature & short form for Android Virtual Device. The AVD Manager is an emulator used to run android apps on a computer. By Using AVD, developers get the ability to work with different vendors and with different OEM’s. Performance and responsiveness for different android version, screen sized, and resolution can be tested.

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Eclipse

As mentioned earlier, eclipse used to be first choice for developers for long time but now its popularity has reduced. We are mentioned here because still many developers use it to create android and cross-platform apps.

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Firebase

Firebase is a platform developed by Google for creating mobile and web applications. It was originally an independent company founded in 2011. In 2014, Google acquired the platform and it is now their flagship offering for app development.

The Firebase Realtime Database lets developers build rich and collaborative applications by permitting secure access to the database directly from client-side code. Data is persisted locally and even while offline, Realtime events continue to fire, giving the end user a responsive experience.

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FlowUp

 Flowup helps 360-degree application monitoring, developers who are very conscious of application performance. Key features include frames per second, network traffic, CPU and memory performance. You can also check how space your app is consuming. Using such tools will help client retain users for longer period.

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GenYMotion

Genymotion helps developers test and preview an application on different scenarios. It comes with pre-installed standard android images and graphics which are quite helpful in the testing process. With such emulator’s developer get a greater speed.

Please explore more at https://genymotion.com/

Gradle

In 2013, Google publicized gradle as a recommended build system for android application. It is based on apache maven and apache ant; it helps you automate your build process.

In conjunction with android studio its very easy to add libraries using minimal code.

Please explore more at https://gradle.org/

IntelliJ IDE

This is a product by JetBrains, IntelliJ IDE is modernly designed for better readability and productivity. Its fast and rich in feature though @ 149$, IntelliJ IDEA isn’t cheap. However, developers can leverage the community edition which available for free.

Please explore more at https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/

Instabug empowers mobile teams to release with confidence through comprehensive bug and crash reports, performance monitoring, and real-time user surveys and feedback.

Instabug

Majorly used for beta testing and bug reporting. Instabug is used by some of the most famous names in the tech industry, as Yahoo, PayPal, Lyft, BuzzFeed.

Please explore more at https://instabug.com/

LeakCanary

LeakCanary is a memory leak detection library for Android. LeakCanary’s knowledge of the internals of the Android Framework gives it a unique ability to narrow down the cause of each leak, helping developers dramatically reduce OutOfMemoryError crashes. It is an open source java library that makes it easier to detect leaks in app. LeakCanary is available on GitHub.

Please explore more at https://square.github.io/leakcanary/

Nimbledroid

It is a functional performance testing for android & iOS. Developers can monitor every critical user flow for every build of your mobile app. With the help of nimble droid, you can point out issues that degrade user experience early in the dev cycle. Also, seamlessly integrate with your CI workflow.

Please explore more at https://nimbledroid.com/

Proguard

It’s a code obfuscate tool to shrink your java and android code. Its an open source shrinker for Java bytecode, to enhance, obfuscate and optimize your code.

Please explore more at https://www.guardsquare.com/proguard

Sourcetree

It is free Git client for Windows and Mac. Sourcetree simplifies how you interact with your Git repositories so you can focus on coding. Visualize and manage your repositories through Sourcetree’s simple Git GUI.

Please explore more at https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/

Stetho

Stetho is a sophisticated debug bridge for Android applications. When enabled, developers have access to the Chrome Developer Tools feature natively part of the Chrome desktop browser. Developers can also choose to enable the optional dumpapp tool which offers a powerful command-line interface to application internals.

Please explore more at http://facebook.github.io/stetho/

The list is never ending you can explore Vysor, Visual studio with Xamarin, Ionic, Sencha, Unity 3D (Game developers), RAD Studio etc.

How to select App Development tools

To select the best mobile app development tool, organization need to consider the following factors:

In future sessions, we will have hands on session to evaluate platforms one by one. Please do not forget to check below article also:

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Android can be confusing. There are a lot of different versions, and many of them are still running on devices today. Keeping up with the latest version can be a challenge, don’t worry we have tried to covered for you everything about android 11.

Major Android versions are generally released once per year (though it wasn’t always like this), with monthly security updates released in between. Occasionally, Google also releases point updates (.1, .2, etc.), though those generally come without regularity. Oftentimes, more significant updates that aren’t quite as significant as full version releases warrant a point update—like the update from Android 8.0 to Android 8.1, for example.

Alongside every version of Android is a code name, which many people use instead of the version number. Each one is named after a dessert or some other form of confection, which is more for fun than anything else.

A Brief Android Version History

We thought it fitting to give a brief rundown of each Android version on the accompanying code name and release date. You know, for completeness.

• Android 1.5, Cupcake: April 27, 2009
• Android 1.6, Donut: September 15, 2009
• Android 2.0-2.1, Eclair: October 26, 2009 (initial release)
• Android 2.2-2.2.3, Froyo: May 20, 2010 (initial release)
• Android 2.3-2.3.7, Gingerbread: December 6, 2010 (initial release)
• Android 3.0-3.2.6, Honeycomb: February 22, 2011 (initial release)
• Android 4.0-4.0.4, Ice Cream Sandwich: October 18, 2011 (initial release)
• Android 4.1-4.3.1, Jelly Bean: July 9, 2012 (initial release)
• Android 4.4-4.4.4, KitKat: October 31, 2013 (initial release)
• Android 5.0-5.1.1, Lollipop: November 12, 2014 (initial release)
• Android 6.0-6.0.1, Marshmallow: October 5, 2015 (initial release)
• Android 7.0-7.1.2, Nougat: August 22, 2016 (initial release)
• Android 8.0-8.1, Oreo: August 21, 2017 (initial release)
• Android 9.0, Pie: August 6, 2018
• Android 10.0: September 3, 2019
• Android 11.0: September 8, 2020

As you can see, the update system was without any sort of regularity early on, but the Ice Cream Sandwich era started the yearly OS version update schedule.

A few other fun notes:

• Honeycomb was the only tablet-specific version of Android, and it ran alongside the Gingerbread build for phones. The separate phone and tablet OSes were then combined starting with Ice Cream Sandwich.
• Ice Cream Sandwich was arguably the most dramatic update to Android to date. It not only combined the tablet and phone versions of the OS, but completely overhauled the look and feel of the system.
• Google initially released developer-focused Nexus devices to highlight each Android version’s power. This eventually evolved into the consumer-focused Pixel device line we have today.
• Android KitKat marked the first time Google teamed up with a commercial manufacturer for an Android release. They did it again for Android Oreo.

The Latest Version of Android is 11.0

The initial version of Android 11.0 was released on September 8, 2020, on Google’s Pixel smartphones as well as phones from OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo, and RealMe.

Unlike early versions of Android, this version doesn’t have a cute dessert name—or any other type of name beyond the version number. It’s just “Android 11.” Google still plans to use dessert names internally for development builds. For example, Android 11 was code-named “Red Velvet Cake.”

What’s in Android 11 

Android architecture 

it is a software stack of components to support mobile device needs. Android software stack contains a Linux Kernel, collection of c/c++ libraries which are exposed through an application framework services, runtime, and application.

Following are main components of android architecture those are

1. Applications
2. Android Framework
3. Android Runtime
4. Platform Libraries
5. Linux Kernel

In these components, the Linux Kernel is the main component in android to provide its operating system functions to mobile and Dalvik Virtual Machine (DVM) which is responsible for running a mobile application. Linux Kernel is a bottom layer and heart of the android architecture. It manages all the drivers such as display drivers, camera drivers, Bluetooth drivers, audio drivers, memory drivers, etc. which are mainly required for the android device during the runtime.

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