Question 1

Should I build native Android or use a cross-platform framework?

Accepted Answer

Native Kotlin is the right choice when you need deep hardware access, top-tier performance, or heavy use of platform APIs like background services, widgets, or Wear OS. If you need iOS and Android quickly on a limited budget and your app is mostly forms and lists, Flutter or React Native can be more economical — and we will tell you honestly which fits your case.

Question 2

How long does an Android app take to build?

Accepted Answer

A focused MVP typically takes 8–14 weeks; a full-featured product with payments, offline sync, and complex integrations runs 4–6 months. The biggest cost drivers are custom backend work, the number of third-party integrations, and how far down the device matrix you need to support.

Question 3

Which Android versions do you support?

Accepted Answer

We usually recommend a minimum of Android 8 (API 26) or 9, which covers well over 90% of active devices while avoiding the heavy workarounds older versions demand. We pick the exact floor based on your market data — emerging-market audiences often skew older than European ones.

Question 4

Do you use Jetpack Compose or XML layouts?

Accepted Answer

Jetpack Compose is our default for new projects: it is Google's recommended toolkit, cuts UI code significantly, and makes dynamic theming and animation far easier. For existing XML codebases we adopt Compose incrementally screen by screen, since the two interoperate cleanly.

Question 5

How does Google Play review work, and can my app get rejected?

Accepted Answer

Play review is mostly automated and usually completes within 24–48 hours, but policy violations around data safety, permissions, and ads cause real rejections. New personal developer accounts must also run a closed test with at least 12 testers for 14 days before production release — we plan for this from the start so it never delays your launch.

Question 6

What ongoing maintenance does an Android app need?

Accepted Answer

Google requires apps to target a recent API level every year, and new OS releases regularly change permission and background-work behavior. Plan for at least one maintenance cycle per year plus dependency updates; we offer support plans that cover these upgrades, monitoring, and small improvements.

Question 7

Can my app work offline?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and on Android it should — connectivity is unreliable for a large share of users. We build offline-first with a local Room database as the source of truth and background synchronization via WorkManager, so the app stays usable on the metro or in areas with weak coverage.

Question 8

How do you keep the app fast on low-end devices?

Accepted Answer

We set performance budgets early: cold start under 2 seconds, smooth 60fps scrolling, and an APK/AAB size kept lean with R8 shrinking and on-demand resource delivery. We profile on genuinely cheap hardware, because an app that is fast on a flagship can still be unusable on a $120 phone.

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