You may have heard scary stories about how much more time it takes – and how much more expensive it is – to develop an Android app than to develop an iOS app. But in fact, this is not quite true. With plenty of frameworks available, modern-day Android app development doesn’t take much longer than iOS app development.
We’ll walk you through the best Android frameworks that we use frequently here at Yalantis. These frameworks help us develop better and faster. We’ve divided them into four categories: open source, standard Google frameworks, paid frameworks, and our own Yalantis solutions for developing Android apps. Let’s take a look.
Open source frameworks
There’s a common saying that quality doesn’t come cheap - but actually, most of the frameworks we work with are open source and free.
Architecture framework:
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ReactiveX. You can’t get around functional programming when you develop an app. ReactiveX is a framework that combines Observer pattern, iterator pattern and functional programming all in one. It’s a core framework that makes it easy to combine frontend and backend, and ReactiveX is available for most platforms. We use this framework in all of our Android projects.
Mobile database:
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Realm is a powerful framework for mobile databases. It can replace the heavy and cumbersome SQLite, and is much simpler and faster. Realm promises to save weeks of app development time. As an added bonus, search speeds with Realm are much faster than with other database frameworks. From the point of view of user experience, this means a faster, more agile app. We think that Realm is a really good framework for Android app development and use Realm in practically every project.
Backend interaction:
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Retrofit is a client-server framework for exchanging data between an app and a backend server. Retrofit is much easier to work with than its alternatives such as Google’s Volleylibrary.
Data binding
We use data binding to save time. Here are frameworks that help us achieve this:
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Butter knife offers simple field and method binding for Android views.
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Android Data Binding is similar to Butter Knife, only in addition to binding, Android Data Binding also lets you move UI logic to XML. This makes code more readable and simplifies the development process.
Crash supporting:
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Crashlytics is a framework for crash reports. It works in real time, delivering detailed reports on all crashes. Moreover it also provides information on which issues that are the most important to fix. With the aid of Crashlytics data, you can immediately address problems to make your app work seamlessly. Crashlytics is very easy to implement and doesn’t slow your app down, nor does it crowd the app with unnecessary data. Crashlytics also offers support for native crashes and errors. Crashes can and do occur in any and every app. That’s why Crashlytics should be a core framework for all Android apps.
Payment frameworks:
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Braintree is a popular framework that was acquired by PayPal several years ago. It covers all popular payment systems, such as PayPal, Apple Pay, Android Pay, Venmo, and Bitcoin. The Braintree SDK is available in open source, but you’ll have to pay for the transactions made through your app. Braintree can be used in any app that manages transactions. For example, money transfer apps, travel apps, on-demand delivery apps, and shopping apps.
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Stripe: Like Braintree, Stripe is a framework for money transactions. Though Braintree and Stripe offer similar functionality, some argue that Stripe is easier to integrate and offers greater flexibility for recurring billings. Both Stripe and Braintree can accept transactions from any country, but the availability of their services does depend on the country your business is based in. In this regard, Braintree supports far more countries than Stripe.Moreover, Braintree has a quicker settlement period of only 2-4 days compared to Stripe’s 7 days.
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Things to Consider While Building a Social Media App (Android & iOS)
(i) The First Connect — Social Sign Up :
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