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9 Golden Rules to Effective Android Application Development

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With the rapid development of Android, it is important to consider performance of the application. Best performing application is possible only when it works error free. To make sure that Android developers are able to check their application before launching it, Android SDK also includes number of tools for debugging the word class, which can easily identify performance problems in Android applications.

Android applications are for laptops and portable devices such as smartphone, which come with their limitations related to loading and storage, requiring that Android application developers develop applications that focus on reliability and effectiveness. One of the most common measures of performance of the application of Android is the battery life, if your application is not as effective, battery life of Android mobile will shorten easily. So it is strongly recommended that you optimize the performance of your application for better battery life.

Here are 9 golden rules to effective Android application development, followed by Android developers during the process to boost the performance of their applications:

1. First rule base for optimizing the performance of your application for Android, is to just avoid other things that are not required for your application. Many fresher Android developers often ignore these things related to the application and so end up with an application that is not all that good.

2. Do not create something just because you have to create something in fact try to create something meaningful. When Android application development is done just for the sake of it then the application is disastrous and will not be able to impress its users.

3. Avoid virtual method calls as much as possible, when using C / C ++, it's a good idea to use getter or setter methods rather than directly accessing the fields to use; as this will impose some restrictions on application’s accessibility. But with Android, it is not best to call virtual methods within the class. You should always use the virtual method calls to the public rather than the class.

4. Reduce your layout complexity and keep it simpler. This is the best idea to follow to make sure that your Android application development project is a success.

5. I prefer to go for integer rather than floating! No difference between integers and floating in terms of speed, but floating need two times more space than integer. Hence try to avoid floating method, instead go for the other option.

6. While designing it is better to use test Relative Layout or Grid Layout so as to create a simple layout which is also very easy to understand. It will definitely help in increasing the performance of your application in Android.

7. Try to develop an index of the database to optimize queries for your application.

8. Always use a precompiled SQL statement or careers that are often used.

9. Try the native methods if they are needed.

So we see a number of important guidelines or recommendations included in this article to help Android application developer in their Android application development task so as to create optimized applications.

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