Android Operating System Maintains Its Market Penetration With Latest Features

The argument in the mobile world continues till today regarding the popularity of the operating system. The available platforms such as android, iOS, Windows, Blackberry, and, etc., had and have been continuously battling with its unique characteristics and apps to stand out in the mobile market penetration.

This article intends to focus on the android operating system as it has earned an irreplaceable position in the market since its inception, and android apps development has been considered with zest at the global level. Being the Google's product is an added advantage. There are more than 1.6 million apps available on the Google Android store and its number is still growing further.

Some of the recent developments in Android operating system are briefed below.

Android marshmallow stands as an extension of the core features and functionality of the Lollipop. It was released on 29th September 2015. The standard widget shape contains the specific icon of the shortcuts. Apart from various other features, the interesting feature is the method involved in conserving battery. Doze off manages the battery intelligently by entering into hibernation period when not in use and saving battery life of about 12-15% overnight. And App standby identifies the apps that are not in use in the recent hours and puts it into the deep sleep mode just like disabling them from the settings. Moreover, there is an option to put the preferred apps in whitelist so that it does not go to standby mode. There are further several features that could be discussed in a separate article like reverse charging, security-related advantages, backup, and, etc.

Android 2.0, which was released in November 2015, saves the coder's time. It is estimated that the developers could code 50 times faster. There is an addition of an emulator toolbar that runs the new app in an easier way and instantly. This is one more appreciated major upgrade to the Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Though the bug fixation is in progress, it is helping the developers to instantly view the changes in the codes.

Another important feature is the GPU profiler tool, which permits the OpenGL sessions recording to fish out the performance issues. It is useful for the developers who are engaged in graphic intense apps.

With the release of these new trends, android app development services have become much easier leading to user-friendly apps. If these trends continue further, it is definite that the apps would change the way of business further, depicting a strong support from the users community enhancing the popularity.