App Development Advice From A Michigan Web Design Company

1) Do you develop for Apple or Android first? While there are some obvious exclusions in the Window's Phone or the BlackBerry, there are simply not many developers out there that would focus on these instead of Apple or Android. One argument is that Android will dominate the spartphone market in the near future, hard to argue with this as they are adding 700,000 phones a day. Yet Apple still has a 2-1 lead on numbers. Apple has iOS which is a unified operating system with a small number of phones and not many OS versions floating around, while Android has a wide range of OS versions and not much in the way of 4.0 or even 3.0 for that matter. Like all things Apple, the app store is easy to use for developers as well as users. To top that off Android developers make roughly 7% of the revenue that the Apple counterparts make.
2) How can we ensure that our apps don't get rejected? Apple in particular is well known for rejecting apps. There are a few reasons for your app to get rejected, like an app that duplicates an already existing function. Apple tends to prefer unique content now that the store has filled nicely. Also they tend to not like beta content. Simply using numbers less than one to define your software(commonly used in beta stages) can get your app denied.
3) How do we manage different display resolutions? Support for multiple screen sizes or resolutions are an important consideration to make. Thankfully there are many resources out there to cover that very issue for every provider. Remember that just because there is a guide for it doesn't mean that it will be easy.
4) How do we setup local or push notifications, and what is the difference? Notifications, both generated directly by apps and those sent over the web to devices, have become one of the most important gateways for users to interact with their applications. Push refers to notifications sent from a server to the device through a network. While the term local means the notifications are created by the app in the background.
5) How do we submit an app? There are 2 steps to submitting an app. The first is preparing your app to be submitted then to actually submit the project. There are numerous guides for each provider and how to complete both steps online.
6) Where is the best place to go if we get stuck? Finding help when you get stuck is extremely important. A good idea would be to put together a network of developers that you can lean on, nothing compares to in-person help. This should be your first option but not everyone lives near other developers. Your next choice should be online forums such as Stack Overflow. Tutorials and walkthroughs are a great resource to call upon but there are many sites such as wiki's and forums for you to check out. Don't just use google, remember to try youtube.
7) Why is the Android OS user base so inconsistent? Compared to Apple, the Android phones are way behind. Apple has kept its phones up to date consistently where many Android phones are 2 major versions behind and most are at least one behind. Google releases new versions very quickly, yet device owners have to just sit and watch as all the great new features are beyond them and there month old phone. What it comes down to is that Google is rather disconnected from the devices in users hands and far more focused on new phones and content. The manufacturers that receive Google's new content are typically behind on releasing the new content because releasing these updates would only serve to push current phones to becoming obsolete faster.
One of the things that make a good developer is a big dose of inquisitiveness. This is a common trait in the developers and is likely a key to their success. These are some answers to questions that may be unasked and we at EpixSEO Michigan Web Design hope that this helps.