
As of now, Google Play Store leads the pack with 2.1 million apps and has many different categories under its hood.
With the results of the ‘Google Play Awards 2018’ out, we have the list of best Android apps of 2018 that have topped their respective categories.
The apps have been finalized on various elements like app design, visuals, purpose, quality and more
2018 Google Play Award Winners
Google's Best App of 2018: Drops: Learn 31 new languages
User’s Choice App of 2018: Google Pay (Tez)


Error code 491 is one of the most often encountered issues Android users facing on Google Play Store.
Usually the error takes place while one is downloading an application or a game from Google Play.
Below we indicated four solutions in the order in which one should try them if the previous one did not work.
To clear caches of both Google Play Store and Google Play Services follow the steps.
Go to Settings-> Application Manager- > Google Play Store (one has to repeat the same steps while clearing Google Play Services cache);
Tap “Clear cache and data”;

After developing an Android app with app development companies, you have to work hard, have to fund the plans for successful promotion of your app and be at the top in Google Play.
In 2017, Google announced that they reached the incredible mark of 2 billion users per month.
Even an excellent app should be promoted to the top.
To send news about your project, do not forget to add social forms widget, as well as add a form for mail.
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When comparing iOS vs Android app development, don’t rely on your personal preferences. Think about your business and the parameters that matter the most. Below, we’ve gathered data and compared different metrics for these two operating systems to help you make the right decision.

Push notifications are an essential part of mobile apps that if used properly can be a great channel for consumer interaction and engagement but there are also times when overenthusiastic businesses turn them into a source of annoyance for users.
The complex technologies and processes underlying those notifications?
GCM is a Google Play service used by a majority of applications for serving push notifications to Android devices.
For instance, if the users open the notification on one device, it would disappear from all of their devices.
The Android device sends a sender ID and application ID to GCS server
After registering the device, it issues a registration ID to the device

Want to become an Android Developer? Keep reading. This year Google has recently released updated on Android app development guidelines to ensure that your apps meet criteria for functionality, security and performance standards.
So, if you are looking to hire Android developers next year onwards; So 2018 and 2019, collect all the announcements and continue to android update.

With the rapid growth of mobile app economy reach of the app technology is in millions.
However generating revenue isn’t always by the good means some take the bad decisions to earn money.
According to latest mobile app technology news tech giant Google has removed many apps after a malware named ‘Judy’ infested the apps in Play Store.
The security firm Check point who found this malware have researched and found about this malware have managed to reach 4 million to 18.5 million of downloads on the Google Play Store.
According to the firm in their blog post, this malware is “auto-clicking adware” and the apps are also spotted by the firm which is created by a South Korean based firm.
This malware is used to target the infected devices and create false clicks on ads to generate revenue for the developers.