Where’s #Music For Android? Why We're Still Going iOS 1st

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This is a great opportunity for Android devs. Just watch as an iPhone app becomes really popular, and then recreate it on Android before the original app makers even think about considering doing an Android port. Sort of what like the Samwer brothers have done with Rocket Internet: http://gigaom.com/2012/04/11/revealed-the-full-extent-of-the...

One thing this article fails to mention is the wide range of Android devices which makes testing harder. It is much easier to test and launch an iOS app vs Android app.

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> One thing this article fails to mention is the wide range of Android devices which makes testing harder. It is much easier to test and launch an iOS app vs Android app.

Bullshit. I'm an Android dev and unless you're dealing with low-level hardware stuff, this is not an issue. I've done both high level stuff and low level stuff, so I've seen the difference.

And even if you are doing low-level hardware stuff (like you might for some intensive games), there's nothing stopping you from targeting a handful of the most popular Android devices and then expanding from there. You can restrict which devices your app will show up for on the Play Store.

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