Advantages of Android:
- The biggest mobile market share and the largest selection of devices
- Free access to the developer platform
- Open “ecosystem”
- possibility to modify the OS (e.g. effecting changes to suit particular devices)
- possibility to modify the interface appearance (e.g. proprietary hardware manufacturers’ skins)
- wide range of possibilities when it comes to loading applications or patches
- well developed application distribution network: Google Play, SlideME, Opera Mobile Store, Mobango, F-droid, Amazon Appstore.
- Largest number of free and commercial applications/patches
- Multitasking – possibility to use many applications simultaneously
- Best support for Google tools and technologies
- Android NDK – possibility to use “native-code” languages, e.g. C or C++
- NFC support
Disadvantages of Android:
- Heterogeneous hardware environment causes compatibility issues
- Freedom to modify the system may cause efficiency or security issues
- Lower resistance to viruses resulting from ease with which it is possible to install software of unknown origin
- Users of Android devices are under much surveillance
BlueSoft competences:
BlueSoft Mobile competence center runs projects designed for all relevant mobile platforms, obviously including Android. More than 10 years’ experience and over 60 mobile domain specialists make us a reliable and strong supplier. What is worth mentioning is that our daughter company – Tabasco
BlueSoft has successfully implemented many projects in this area. We will happily present our portfolio directly as well as answer more questions about technology itself and benefits to be brought by its implementation.
Technology website: Android