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 defects. 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 two applications at the same time. This makes streaming through 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 this is that notifications fall directly on the home screen. The LED flash notifies the missed calls.
Open-source applications: The Android world is full of lakhs of applications, and they are absolutely free. Thousands of game 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 on 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.
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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.
Disadvantages
Many people disagree with the notion that Android services are better than iOS. Uninterrupted Internet Connection is required: The Android applications might be cost-effective, but they need a continuous and uninterrupted internet connection. A lot of money needs to be spent on costly GPRS packets. Advertisements: Being on an open-source platform has some downsides too. Too many ads are posted on the play store that further slows down this operating system’s pace.
Battery Zapper: It is always an Achilles’ heel for Android; many processes running in the background consume a lot of energy. Android-based smartphones face a lot of criticism for this strength zapping weakness. Infectious Applications: An opens source operating system invites a lot of attacks. The Android-based applications are notoriously infamous for containing malicious viruses. Some of them to mention are Ground Force, Counter-Strike, etc. Apple iOS is proud that it thoroughly checks the integrity of applications before making them available. Circle of Six is made for dealing with unforeseen and unfortunate events. Two quick taps on the phone, and your friends mentioned on the application, will come running to provide help. The application will send two messages to six of the best buddies of the user. One message will be GPS location, and the second to get in touch.