Android Development: Pros & Cons of Android Market

Just a few years back, no one was expecting that anything will affect the popularity or the success of the Apple’s app store or iPhone apps. Even though with the slow and sluggish start, Android Market has grown tremendously in the past few years all thanks to the rising popularity of Android Application Development and number of Android devices around the world.

                Some industry experts firmly believe that due to the immense success & popularity of the Android Development, Android Market will soon supersede the powerful Apple App Store. The main reason behind its rapidly growing popularity is the number of benefits offered by Android Market to the Android app developers as well as the end users using Android applications.

                However, like any other technology or platform, Android Market has some positive & negative sides too. So, let’s find out the pros and cons of Android Market:

Pros of Android Market:

1. The more the merrier! With the rising popularity of the Google Android apps, there are more than 450,000 Android applications are available on Android Market and the figures are changing with each passing day.

2. Minor fees of $25 for the Android app developer to get themselves registered! Yes, unlike Apple, Android App developers don’t have to pay hefty registration fees and this is the main reason which attracts many newbie developers to go for Android Development.

3. Maximum number of applications are FREE! Compared to any other app store, Android has the maximum number of free apps.

4. Each and every item is categorized and managed accurately.

5. Quick and efficient Google Android App approval process.

Cons of Android Market:

1. The possibilities are high that you get a low quality Google Android Apps.

2. As Google supports only a limited number countries, there is no chance for the developers residing in other countries to publish their apps within the Android Market.

3. Limited access to the application store.

4. Application fragmentation issues are the biggest issue for the Android app developers.

No matter what are benefits & drawbacks of the Android Market, but the rapid growth of of Android apps and devices indicates that Android Market is soon going to lead the app world.