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Android development tips

Here are some tips for Android developers that, hopefully, will make your app's reviews in Android Market be more positive. The tips below are a compilation of tips found at Swedroid together with my own personal experience of Android development. Does the app work on all platforms? The app should be working on as many platforms as possible. Make sure that all screen sizes are supported and test them thoroughly. Obviously, you don't need to have 20 or so phones but at least create an Android Virtual Device (AVD) for each available screen size. Make use of the multiple APK support if needed. Test the app! Pretty basic maybe, but nevertheless important. Give the phone to a friend (preferably not a programmer) to test. Use unit testing in your Android project, see Android developers . Test the app with different screen sizes. Update the app often With bug fixes, then what about testing!? Update your app frequently, that will make your users feel that something is happeni