#Android_VS_iOS

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Mobile App Development: Which Platform is Better—Android or iOS?

In today’s digital age, mobile app development has become a vital part of business growth. But the biggest question is — Android or iOS, which platform is better? Both have their own advantages and limitations, and the right choice depends on your target audience, budget, and business model. Let’s compare the two.

1. Market Share and User Base

✅ Android: Largest user base worldwide, especially in Asia, Africa, and South America. With smartphones available in various budgets, it can target every type of user.

✅ iOS: Mainly popular among premium users, especially in the US, Europe, and Australia. iOS users are generally more spendthrift, which leads to better prospects for paid apps and in-app purchases.

📌 If your focus is to reach a larger number of users, Android is the better choice. 📌 If you want to target high-end and high-paying users, iOS will be suitable.

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2. Development time and cost ✅ Android:

Development takes more time and cost due to supporting different devices and screen sizes.

Languages ​​like Java and Kotlin are used for coding.

✅ iOS:

Development is faster and easier due to limited devices.

Developers have to learn Swift and Objective-C.

📌 If you have limited budget and time, iOS may be better.

📌 If you want to cover more devices, choose Android.

3. Monetization and Revenue Model

✅ Android:

Most apps generate revenue from ads (AdMob, Facebook Ads).

Users prefer free apps, so earnings from in-app purchases are limited.

✅ iOS: iOS users spend more on paid apps and in-app purchases.

Subscription-based models are more successful on iOS.

📌 If your revenue model is ad-based, Android is better.

📌 If you want to earn from paid apps and premium subscriptions, iOS is the right choice.

4. Security and Updates

✅ Android:

Being an open-source platform, there are more challenges regarding security.

It takes time for all users to get updates due to different devices and companies.

✅ iOS:

Apple’s closed ecosystem is more secure.

All iOS devices receive timely updates, which keeps security strong.

📌 If your priority is security and regular updates, then iOS is better.

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Why Swift Is Taking Control In IOS App Development?

Programming languages keep on entering the world of technology to ease the way developers write code as well as solve critical functionalities through libraries and as a result we always have one or the other language supersede the other. We have see how Kotlin took over from Java as the official programming language for Android Mobile applications and now we will see how introduction of Swift, language developed by Google took over from Objective-C. People say swift brings out a lot of objective without the traditional “C”. We will see here in details what they mean by comparing the differences and how Swift as really made it easier for IOS appdevelopers to write code as well as maintain it.

Why did the need Arise?

So why another programming language for IOS App Development. So let’s quickly review what Objective-C kind of made developers move so easily:

1) Syntax of objective-C – for developers who have used this they will agree to the same. Objective-C’s syntax as well as use of [ ], @, *, **, is difficult if a developer is moving from another programming language to Objective-C

2) Lengthy – the code in Objective-C is lengthier than the newer programming language

3) Memory Management in objective-C

So now let’s look at how Swift does this better with and what else is good about Swift?

Swift was introduced in 2014 by Apple, and thereafter started getting popular very quickly because of its easily readable syntax as compared to objective – C and also easy of writing code. But its very important for developers to actually first learn Application development in Objective-C without moving directly to Swift. This will help them understand and upgrade faster to Swift rather than directly learning the newer language.

So lets look at the dynamic features of Swift to understand its popularity:

1) Clean Syntax – This is the biggest advantage of using Swift; the syntax is so clean and concise and it is easier to read and write code. We no longer have to use semi colons or parenthesis to work with loops. Swift works with plain English rather than complex use of punctuations which makes a developers world miserable. This functionality helps any developers having exposure with other programming languages easily migrate into Swift.

2) Fixes Code as you write: With Swift you don’t need to wait for run time compilation errors to rectify bad programming errors; you can fix it as you write code.

3) Less Lines of Code: Because of the ease of syntax and support of playing with text strings and data Swift provides lesser lines of code than Objective-C.

4) Fast Paced: With Swift we can see the commitment of Apple to improve the speed at which the Application logic is run. We have seen a lot of Application crashes under Objective-C which has been reduced considerably with Swift.

So by now, you all might be inquisitive to start working on Swift and get going. For all developers that have already implemented applications in Objective-C don’t worry; here are options that will help you easily get you on boarded with Swift. Switching to Swift from objective-C for an already implemented/executing project is doable and this activity is called bridging which is done by header files but this depends on the size of the project.

Secondly, XCode helps create the bridging file to ensure the code is compiled and executed correctly.

I hope this article was useful for users that are either curious to know about swift and/or for users that are planning to switch. TOPS Technologies provides training on latest versions of IOS with Swift with hands on practical and project exposure to make your learning easy and fast.

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Starting with the specs both operative system.

Here is a link where you can see both android and iOS operative system different specs.

As you know both are very known operative system at the time but they are totally different when we are talking about the interface, many android phones has different types of interface and they sometimes are a little bit confusing while in iOS it’s something that you can get used to with the pass of the time.

One important point of operative systems is the security, Android Os is not that safe cause is an open source where a lot of users can log in and log out so easily which is great but not that safe :/. Eeveryone knows android has a lot more apps included inside its store “play store” most of them are useless but they are funny xd.

On the other hand we have iOS that is secured af this sometimes could be frustrated because everywhere you go whatever you do apples operative system is always asking for your fingerprint or your iCloud password so it knows that you’re the one using the device you also have to place your finger when you want to install any application it’s so frustrating 😩😩 but the good new is that you can desable this option thanks god!!

(I would have written more but that’s too much for today thanks for watching see you in the next post ;))

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Evolution and Rise to prominence: Android OS: I

Until 2007, nobody might have seriously considered about a full-fledged mobile operating system. We were used to the bulky Nokia sets which were although solid and sturdy but were hardware based.

Nokia, the worldwide mobile giant at that time, was basically a hardware engineers dominated company & when Google reached them with the Idea of a mobile OS (Android in its nascent stage) they gave them a smirk and outrightly rejected the offer. Today we know where is Nokia; no-where. From more than 60 % market share cap, it has nosedived to just 3%. It actually tells us that what happens to companies or in general people who do not accept or adjust to changes.

I-phones first version was introduced to us in 2007 which familiarized us to a luxury called mobile applications. iOS app development should be credited for starting the revolution in the mobile applications industry.

Slowly various Operating Systems emerged on the scenario including, Windows, Android, Blackberry etc.

Now we will talk about the Android operating system present in the mobile market and its caliber:

Evolution of Android: Android is now the world’s most commonly used Smartphone platform and is used by many different phone manufacturers. Android, which is Linux-based and partly open source, is more PC-like & its interface and basic features are generally more customizable than iOS from top to bottom. Android has reached up to 16 lac apps in a very short period of time. Now we will deal with the history and evolution of the features of Android:

In 2005, Google acquired Android Inc. for around 50 million dollars and the Google Mobile Division was born.

In September 2008, T-Mobile announced the first Smartphone based on Android. About a month later, Google released the Android 1.0 source code under the Apache license.

T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream), the first phone with android

· Android 1.5 — Cupcake: April 27, 2009: Various Features included were :

A camera was improved quite a bit (start and acquisition).

Virtual Keyboard was introduced.

YouTube and Picasa were introduced on mobile.

Android 1.6 — Donut: September 15, 2009: Various Features included were:

Quick search and voice search enabled

Battery Indicator included

Grouping of the camera and gallery App

Android 2.0 — Éclair: October 26, 2009: Various Features included were:

Email and contact synchronization introduced

Bluetooth support started

Browser Support

Android 2.3 — Gingerbread: December 6, 2010

Now easy and faster user experience

New keyboard for faster text input

copy/paste operation started in text

Android 3.0 — Honeycomb: February 22, 2011:

Interface optimized for Tablet

Added tethering via Bluetooth

Easy transfer of media files to your PC

· Android 4.0 — Ice Cream Sandwich: October 18, 2011:

Gesture operations started

Adding functionality such as managing folders, bookmarks, and capture screenshots

Swipe addition to hiding notifications, close web pages and more

Android 4.1 — Jelly Bean: July 9, 2012:

Faster, smoother, more responsive to inputs

Google Now, voice dictation offline

Now app update become faster/li>

Android 4.4 — Kit Kat: October 31, 2013:

Support for wireless printing

Better Touchscreen and memory

Bluetooth MAP feature

Android 5.0 Lollipop: November 12, 2014:

Device sharing: multiple users and profiles on smartphones

Material Design

Android Smart Lock

A future update of Android: The next Android update will be Android M or Marsh Mallow whose preview was unveiled by Google in late May 2015 which included various features such as:

Fingerprint API

Android Pay

Dark theme

RAM Manager

Home screen rotation

References: http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-tv-the-long-awaited-streaming-box-only-a-fanboy-could-love/ http://www.diffen.com/difference/Android_vs_iOS http://www.itworld.com/article/2936093/android/android-vs-ios-9-reasons-you-shouldnt-ditch-googles-mobile-os.html#slide4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_%28operating_system%29 http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/android-evolution

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/technology/story/what-is-android-one-and-should-you-buy-a-phone-powered-by-it/1/383070.html

Google Images https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_downloaded_Android_applications https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooting_%28Android_OS%29

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Debate  – iOS vs Andriod

My first debate is going to be iOS (Apple) vs Andriod as an OS which I will have the side of Ios (Apple) and my opponent will be Ludwig talking about Andriod, so for this blog, I’m gonna write on how Ios is better than Andriod in OS.

In the past years, I had mobiles which had their OS Andriod but now, the last mobile which I bought is iPhone and has Ios as an OS which I prepare most as it is more pleasant to manage. At fist, Apple OS devices ran Mac OS X and iPhone OS (iOS) was introduced in 2008 and it is applied on every Apple model which is being sold in the industry. It's known for being quick to go from one app to another and mostly for its security when you open an iOS for the first time you need to create a pin for the device. Its interface is friendly-user and simple to use and when its unlocked the user can notice that the apps will appear in rows and in the bottom (the dock), the user can pin his regularly used apps. The user can slide down the notification bar to view the notifications which he received and can even check the widgets such as calendar, weather, maps destination, reminders, etc which these can even be editable.  At the top one can find a status bar of the battery, wifi, and cell signal. The iOS have the apple store to download apps and the iOS has its own app such as maps, safari, facetime, iCloude etc. Software upgrades regularly, mostly on all devices. The iOS has its own voice commands which are Siri which can make many things.

To conclude, in my opinion, iOS is the best one so far in the industry as its OS is secured, one can’t get any viruses until it is jailbreak and it is friendly user to be used.

Reference:

Diffen.com. (n.d.). Android vs iOS - Difference and Comparison | Diffen. [online] Available at: http://www.diffen.com/difference/Android_vs_iOS [Accessed 29 Mar. 2017].

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