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Which Operating System Keeps Users More Engaged

Monday, July 4, 2016 by Momchil Kyurkchiev

Google and Apple are locked in an incredibly tight race for mobile dominance. A lot is up in the air with upcoming Android N and iOS 10, but one thing is clear: right now, Android is winning, not only in market share, but also in app engagement. However, all that could change with announcements from Google I/O and WWDC.Keeping users engaged is more important than ever a...

A is for Alphabet and Android M is for Marshmallow

Friday, August 21, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson

Following on the heals of its announcement of a corporate restructuring and new Alphabet name, Google gets back to more mundane technical pronouncements with the release of the official Android 6.0 SDK and reveal of the Marshmallow designation as the company opens up Google Play for publishing apps that target the new API level 23 in Android Marshmallow.For most develop...

Android Fragmentation Continues to Challenge App Developers

Tuesday, August 18, 2015 by Richard Harris

Is your Android app ready to take on over 24,000 different devices? According to its most recent report on Android fragmentation, OpenSignal tracked the downloads of the OpenSignal app over the last two months and found over 24,000 distinct devices have access to a developer’s Android app, making optimization a nightmare. The company reports that in two years Android fr...

My Thoughts On The Windows Phone 8 Marketplace

Monday, August 12, 2013 by Peach Pellen

Now that Windows Phone 8 is 3rd in mobile platforms marketshare, I've had developers ask me whether or not I think it's worth trying to port some of their more successful apps to the marketplace, questioning whether or not they might benefit from the added visibility that goes with having a fraction of the apps to compete with compared to the App Store or Google Play.Ho...

iOS vs. Android developers, iOS still on top

Thursday, November 1, 2012 by Richard Harris

Study finds that iOS's lopsided developer revenue and Android fragmentation contribute to the disparity. (Credit: Flurry Analytics)Despite Android's greater share of the smartphone market, Apple's iOS continues to attract greater support from app developers.Nearly seven of every 10 apps being created in the first quarter of 2012 were for the iOS platform, with...