Top 10 tools every Android developer should know

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The Android operating system released by Google has undoubtedly greatly unleashed the considerable potential of mobile technology. As a system based on the Linux kernel, Android is an open source project developed and maintained by Google. Since its birth in 2007, Android has successively launched several updated and increasingly improved versions, including "Gingerbread" and even "Ice Cream Sandwich". And this year, the latest Android M will also be officially released to us.

Android M incorporates many impressive new features that support smartphones, tablets, wearable devices, TVs and even cars. Android has transformed from a simple mobile application runtime to an exciting and lucrative emerging industry.

According to a survey released in September last year, the total number of activated Android devices in the world exceeded 1 billion in 2013. Thousands of mobile applications have been developed for smartphones, tablet devices and even other platforms. If you are a professional Android developer in front of the screen, you must have heard of the extremely rich online resources on the Internet - and this is also the focus of our discussion today.

Next, we will look at the ten online tools that every Android developer should not miss. This list contains overview information about these testing tools, frameworks, and other important resources, hoping to help you better complete your daily work.

frame:

1) PhoneGap

PhoneGap is a cross-platform free open source mobile application development framework. This framework allows you to develop your own mobile applications using various mainstream Web technologies, including HTML, CSS and JavaScript. HealthTap, Rormix and Snow Buddy are some of the popular applications developed using the PhoneGap framework. You don't have to worry about learning the native Android API anymore. Now we can even use PhoneGap to directly develop applications that can run on iOS and Windows Phone platforms.

2) Corona

Corona is a powerful framework for developing applications and games for mobile devices. It supports iOS, Android, and other mobile operating systems. Corona is also an ideal framework for developing 2D graphics games. Popular applications developed using the Corona framework include Fun 2 Run, Major Magnet, and Freeze. Testing Tools:

1) Genymotion

Genymotion is a powerful Android emulator that can be used to develop, run, and test Android applications. It provides a variety of features, including sensor simulation API (application programming interface), 20 pre-configured devices, CPU and OpenGL acceleration, etc. In addition, Genymotion allows us to run tests outside of the application and provides support for all major devices. 2) Ubertesters

Ubertesters is a powerful mobile application testing tool that supports multiple mobile platforms such as iOS and Android. The tool allows us to track test sessions in real time and collaborate more efficiently between team members over the air (OTA). In addition, it also has an in-app bug reporting and built-in bug tracking support, and can take screenshots of the current status. 3) Testdroid

Testdroid is a powerful mobile application and mobile game testing tool. You can test a variety of iOS and Android applications and games automatically or manually.

Prototyping Tools:

1) Fluid

Fluid is a popular prototyping software tool for mobile applications, supporting system platforms including iOS, Android and Windows. It has a built-in collection of more than 2,000 UI functional components for smartphones and tablet devices. With Fluid, you can build design prototypes on a desktop system and view the user interface (UI) effect by scanning before actual programming. Fluid also allows us to create screen flows for online collaboration, and add gestures and transitions between different screens.

2) Pencil

Pencil is an open source graphical user interface (GUI) prototyping tool, mainly for desktop and mobile platforms. It has a complete set of built-in graphics, including flowchart elements, desktop/Web UI graphics, Android/iOS GUI graphics, etc. Pencil also provides a variety of special chart drawing functions, inter-page linking mechanisms, and pre-installed Android/iOS UI templates.

Icon generation tool:

1) Android Asset Studio

Android Asset Studio is an online tool for generating various icons for Android applications. With its help, you can easily design finished icons using images, text or clippings.

2) Icons4Android

Icons4android is a collection of the most popular online resources that can help us find the ideal icon materials for our Android applications. These icons can be downloaded in a single zip compressed file and are available in five different sizes and twelve color schemes.

Application Release

Google Play

Speaking of Android, we certainly can't miss Google Play. This online application store is the home of thousands of Android applications and games, and various software are organized into categories. For Android application developers, this is the best platform for everyone to share their own applications with the world.

Closing remarks:

With the emergence of a large number of online tools and resources, Android development has become easier and more exciting. The Android developer community is expanding at an unprecedented rate. Developing applications for the Android platform can bring considerable development opportunities. All we need is to start this journey with great design ideas, and the applications we create will also occupy a place in Google Play.

I hope this list is helpful. Of course, there are many other online tools that have stood the test of time and are important in Android development. If you are an Android developer, you must have some excellent resources that we haven't mentioned yet. Please share your experience in the comments and talk about the interesting things you have experienced in your actual work. Looking forward to your participation, I wish you all the best!