The Android world has registered a remarkable development in terms of user base and applications. Some Android application and programming companies have evidently developed crackerjack applications on this platform. As compared to iOS, Android is the most widely used operating system. But many of the concepts are relatively new in this operating system and the developed applications are vulnerable to https defects. Where there is light there is also darkness, so there are many advantages and disadvantages of Android-based applications.
Advantages of Android based Applications
Multitasking: Android based application development is multitasking. So a user can use two or more than two applications at the same time. This makes streaming through the social accounts and listening to songs possible.
Alerts and notifications: There is no way an Android application is going to miss any news update. The reason behind is that notifications fall directly on the home screen. The missed calls are notified by the LED flash.
Open source applications: The Android world is full of lakhs of applications and they are absolutely free. Thousands of games entertainment apps come for free in the Android world.
More smartphones functioning on Android: Big smartphone giants, i.e., HTC, Motorola, Sony Ericsson are using the Android applications. The user can freely use the Android smartphone as per his choice. Whereas, iOS is limited to Apple only.
Simple to use functionalities: The ROM can be easily installed and modified of the Android-based smartphones. Besides the availability of customized ROMs, there are many easy to use functionalities in Android. Moreover, the Android operating systems interface is quite simple as compared to other operating systems.
Widgets: The widgets help in accessing a variety of settings from the home screen. This makes the ergonomics to maneuver the smartphone very strong.
Availability of Google services: Google provides an array of services like Google Reader, Google Drive, Gmail, Docs, which come as a part of the Android operating system. So reading emails, and checking documents become very easy.
