Android is known to be and is famous for being one of the next biggest platforms that will be able to steal the spotlight away from the iPhone. This, however, does not seem to be true given the current situation for Android. The biggest problem is that the platform is currently facing a big number of versions of software on different phones. With many different versions and releases available for the Android platform, many of the apps that are made are not compatible with the operating system giving the average android app developer a problem.
Consider, as well, the numerous vendors who are providing different phones with numerous variations of hardware components which means that majority of developers have very difficult times developing codes for each individual phone instead of having the luxury of having a single universal app. The problem here lies in within the fact that cross-platform independence, regardless of the hardware, is the ideal notion that developers all dream about but can never get. Just like the situation with BlackBerry wherein porting apps from one platform to another poses a challenge because, while it is possible, it will not be an easy task. From the perspective of the small time freelance developer, Android is a rather difficult platform to work with.
The amount of resources and time that is necessary to code for a single application is very important to many small businesses. The need to change the code in order to work with other hardware and different versions of software is not conducive to building a large customer base. Not only do the variations in hardware and software have an effect on the overall compatibility of an app, it will also have an effect on the build quality of each app made and recoded. As a result of this constant need to reconfigure their apps, customers have become naturally wary of the platform when they experience bad quality with their apps whenever they are using them.
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