There has been a huge tug of war brewing between mobile platforms to garner support of developer community. The two big names of iOS and Android have been up in arms with each other to woo developers over to their platform. It is a known fact that popularity of a mobile OS is dependent upon the quality and quantity of applications in its market place. With more than 800,000 applications in the Apple app store, iOS has been at forefront ever since it launched in 2007. But over the years Android has been giving it a close competition, with nearly 700,000 applications in the Google Play store.
Although
many are of the view that the pace at which the market trend is
going, Android would soon surpass iOS in the application department,
but there are various dynamics in play that still make iOS a
preferred platform as far as developers are concerned. There is no
denying the fact that iPhone brought a revolution that is visible in
the current smartphone market. It provides a feature-rich platform to
the developers and other users with several technical opportunities.
With
the recent launch of BB10, iOS has officially become the oldest
mobile platform in use and has been criticized by many for its static
user interface. Widgets and gesture support is the need of the hour
for the users, but that has not stopped iPhone
apps developer
to support and create applications for the platform.
Intuitiveness
of iOS:
Although it is an era of open source and customization, iOS is still
considered to be the most intuitive mobile OS. Apple has kept its
ecosystem as closed as possible allowing no room for its users to
customize the overall UI. But this has not proved to be much of a
concern for iPhone users due to the fact that the overall fluidic
design garnered by iOS is far superior to its competition.
Rich
quality of applications: Apple
has been always known for its rich application base. There is no
denying the fact that applications on iDevices have always been far
superior than its counterparts. Apple provides its developers with
highly impeccable development tools along with iOS SDK (system
development kit). Development in C, C++ is always known to be
superior as compared to JAVA development.
iOS
is not prone to fragmentation:
One of the biggest advantages that iOS has over its main competitor
is a non-fragmented platform. Apple has always ensured timely updates
to its range of devices. On the other hand Android has been always
known to be prone to fragmentation. This creates a lot of hassle for
developers as this can break the compatibility of their application.
Malware
free App store:
Security has always been the number one priority of Apple. Due to the
fact that Apple has kept its app store as closed as possible with a
range of stringent regulations for developers, it can be termed as
malware-free. On the other hand the open nature of Android has made
it susceptible to Trojans and spyware.
Innovative
nature of Apple:
The Cupertino company has always been known to employ one of the most
innovative thinkers in the industry. With a range of products on the
hardware as well as software front, Apple has changed the overall
socioeconomic paradigm of market. This has resulted in extensive
iPhone
development solutions,
which has made iOS the most preferred platform for iPhone
app developers.
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