Future of Android App Development

In this talk, I have described the future of Android development, introducing new development platforms that have recently emerged, and what the job market looks like for Android Developers in upcoming years.

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1. Future of Android App Development Discuss development processes & Job Market Mostly Photo in this slide are by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC
2. ALI AZAZ ALAM SR. Android Application developer @VeeOne Health @aliazaz @aliazazalam1 @ali.azaz.alam
3. Background Mobile Apps? • Mobile communication is so integrated into our lives that many people feel uncomfortable without a cell phone. • In past, the most popular functions of phones were calling and sending texts. • Small arcade games, ring tone editors, calculators, calendars, and so forth. • In starting, app showcased content it had but now the content is dependent upon user requirement. • The first-ever known smartphone was launched by IBM in the year 1993.
4. Contd. • Before 2008, Web apps using languages like WML, CHTML, and M.Dot. ➢ Drawback: ❑ Slow internet ❑ Heavy internet Cost • Native app development (iOS/Android) • Evolve to Hybrid App development • PWA’s
5. How Mobile Apps are evolving? As per Statista report of Q2 2021: • Users downloaded about: • 28 billion apps from Google Play Store • 7.9 million from the App Store • By the end of 2022: • US consumers will spend around $34 billion and even more on apps via the app stores. • The global app revenue of about $581 billion in 2020 is expected to reach nearly $808 billion in 2022.
6. How Android Evolving? • Android devices account for 85% of the global mobile market. This allows companies to reach a wider target audience and increase their brand awareness. • Android started 1.0 through HTC dream smartphone in 2008. • Through Android 11 statistics, it’s targeting 24.3% devices.
7. Android Apps contribution • Nowadays, each and everything is moving to app development from shopping your clothes, booking movie ticket, booking railway ticket to order vegetables to doorstep. • We have Android Watch, Android TV, and in iOT systems. • Large numbers of mobile apps for easy build and distribution network.
8. Why Android Apps? Android is open source Easy to learn Immensely high demand Freelancing opportunities Cheaper applications Android Platform is developer friendly.
9. What are the platforms that could help in building awesome ANDROID APPLICATIONS?
10. Android App Development platforms • Traditionally, Android app development would be done through native languages like Java | Kotlin and UI through XML. • Even though, there are also other ways to achieve an app using cost effective and awesome UI.
11. Other platforms
12. Jetpack Compose • Jetpack Compose is Android’s modern toolkit for building native UI. • Many companies already adopted it including Twitter, Playstore, Square, Lyft, and many more.
13. Flutter • It’s a UI toolkit that provides single codebase to build awesome apps. • Build on framework that is on Dart and rendering through C++. • Reactively
14. KMM • Create cross platform app with native code. • Adopted by world’s leading companies, including Philips, Netflix, Leroy Merlin, and VMWare. • Single codebase for the application logic. • In alpha right now
15. Android remains the leader in the mobile app development • Android Instant Launch Apps • AR and VR technologies • AI & ML
16. Job Market for Android Developers
17. Statistics (according to stackoverflow)
18. Android dev in need • Android application development was listed on the Forbes’ list of the most-wanted tech skills in 2019. • The job market for Android developers is expected to grow by 32%, creating over 300,000 new jobs. • According to Sources: *Glassdoor.com, **U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Average Salary (2022) $99,249*
19. References • https://www.uky.edu/~jclark/mas490apps/History%20of%20Mobile%20Apps.pdf • https://scand.com/company/blog/future-of-android-app-development-in-2021/ • https://www.slideserve.com/consagouspushp/what-is-the-future-of-mobile-application-development-7829340 • https://learning.shine.com/talenteconomy/career-prospects/career-guide-for-android-developer-jobs • https://viitorcloud.com/blog/future-of-android-app-in-2022/ • https://codecarbon.com/future-android-app-development/
20. Thanks a lot for attending this session