Move from IOS background to Android app development
The entry of smartphones into our lives has made us completely lean towards technology. Mobile phones have become a necessity mainly due to the exciting new addictive apps and games that are released every day in the app store. Such mobile application development is carried out on various platforms such as Android, Windows and iOS and brings with it several features that always make us stick to our mobile screens.
Various mobile app development companies are gaining prominence with the drastic increase in the number of apps and games that are released on the app store. There is a growing demand for new application ideas from various companies. The insanity is such that even iOS developers are turning to developing apps on the Android platform. But, the main problem they face is the correct execution of the applications in Android application development. So, here we are with information for developers of iOS apps that went Android. I hope it is useful.
Android and iOS application development are quite similar
Developers moving from iOS app development to Android app development have the misconception that they would have to go through the process of learning a completely new language all together. But that’s not the truth, because you already have those developing skills present in you. Also, being an iOS developer, you need to know Objective-C or Swift very well.
When programming with Android, we use the concept of Object-Oriented Programming and Java as a basis, which is similar to Objective-C and Swift. The concept of delegates, overriding methods and subclasses are also used in iOS and thus Android app development becomes easy for the iOS developer. Almost all the concepts and logic used in both platforms are the same, only that in the development of Android applications the Java language is used. Therefore, the developer should familiarize himself with Java keywords, as he will use keywords like override, implement, extend, etc., and not the ones used in iOS.
Android Studio and X code: usage difference
Many times it is quite annoying to use the Xcode IDE, but now there have been some major improvements in recent years. In Android application development through Android Studio, some of the Xcode features can also be implemented.
The standard coding practice for methods, subclasses, import statements, etc., used in iOS development is greatly reduced by Android Studio by using Java keywords. Although both Xcode and Android Studio work quite similarly, there are still some differences in the UI code written in both IDEs. While on the one hand Android uses separate xml files, on the other hand Xcode uses storyboards and pens.
Screen size difference
Dealing with screen sizes had been a problem for iOS developers. This is because before they used to deal with only one screen size, whereas in Android app development, developers deal with multiple screen sizes. The subsequent addition of multiple screen sizes on iPhones led iOS developers to a problem. But, the Android platform has always been experimenting with screen sizes and creating new additions by making improvements to the tools. Now, on Android one can not only deal with multiple screen sizes, but also with multiple screen densities.
Android platform developers seem to be more satisfied with Android XML attributes and file structure layouts than size classes and automatic layout on iOS. One can easily see the difference between Android and iOS by using various XML concepts like wrapping content and matching parent.
