Some Guide Lines while creating your own android application.

Hi Friends!

I am observing some regular mistake that make a good application to be in category of crap. From the last 15 days i am observing trend of Play store applications. On basis of all my observation and experience, I suggest you some tips to improve your application quality

we should do some home work which one necessity and universal truth to create one milestone in your career.


1. Avoid to use high quality Image - Using high quality image, limit available memory for your application. When we load image into memory, it take lots of memory and application heap size shrink drastically. And this becomes the main cause of crashing application. This is really bad experience. If your application really required image of high quality then you can scale them according to device heap size and density. Using image of 3000*4000 on 720*1280 resolution does not mean anything.

2. Shows proper Alert - Showing proper alert, is big boost to make user happy. I download one application which always show "Your connection is not available" either i have connection or my server does not respond with in time (while downloading application data).This make awkward as i was confused. So always keep related message in alert.

3. Release hardware - If you are using hardware like camera, Bluetooth then please release them properly after use is over. Most immense issue is of GPS if you are using GPS then remove update after use is over. Else it will drain user battery.

4. Use combination of Relative Layout and Density Pixel - Density Pixels (dp)  device independent pixel,which provide good design on phone with different densities. Relative Layout align child on relativity, so chances of hampering layout reduces. 

5. Always remember to close connection - Either you open data base or reading data from online URL, make sure you close all connection pointing to source. Close Input stream and data base connection when you read data. This will help you to avoid conflict and save your memory also.

6. Remove unnecessary permissions - Recently, I read review of my application. User raise one issue, why should one's allow to make phone call. I was surprised that my application never need this permission but i forgot to remove it from manifest and it cost me worse review. So never play with user, Take preventing measure and remove all permission that does not required. This is not common issue but sometimes we commit this by mistake. So double check your manifest permission.

And last but not least, if you have commit any mistake. Then do not need worry, upload a updated version of your application so that user will download your update version.