Android application development has several benefits: it has an open source operating system that allows developers to easily tweak and modify the OS; Android has the largest market share of any mobile OS, currently around 48.5%; developing Android apps is very low-cost, requiring only a one-time $25 registration fee and free development tools; publishing apps to the Google Play Store is simpler than iOS, taking around an hour for approval; and Android apps have a better chance of reaching the top app rankings and being discovered due to Google's large user base and effective search functionality.

1. BENEFITS OF ANDROID APPLICATION
DEVELOPMENT
Since the advent of Android, the world of mobile app
has witnessed a huge change. The major reason
behind that is Android being an open source OS.
Today Android powered mobile devices are spread
over 190 countries across the world.

2. Around 1 billion Android activation is predicted to take
place now, compared to 700million activation at the start of
the year. Android has finally overtaken iOS in case of
number devices it is used. As a developer that’s good
news. However the reasons behind developing android
apps are manifold:
1. Android Open Source:
Android being an open source OS is its biggest advantage.
Any developer can tweak the OS to his requirement; can
make changes as he wishes. Thus bringing new
technologies in Android is so much easier, making it the
most favoured OS.
2. Largest Market Share:

3. Currently Android has about 48.5% market share in the
global mobile devices. Which itself makes juicy fact to
develop for Android.
3. Develop App at The Lowest Possible Cost:
Developing an Android app is almost free. You pay a onetime fee of $25 to become a developer. You can download
Android SDK and tools for Eclipse for any OS: Windows,
Mac OS, Linux and that too completely free.
4. Easy Publication:
Publication of Android apps is easier compared to
other market leader iOS. You pay a one-time fee of
$25 to become a developer.

4. Once you have signed the new app using Eclipse wizard,
which is a breeze, all you have to do is upload it to the
Google play and make it available worldwide.
You can also Email this signed APK file to anybody you wish
or upload it on your own website. In case of Google Play, it
takes hardly an hour to approve it. Install statistics, crash
reports are easily available making the bug fixing work much
easier.
5.Better Network for the App:
Network connections basically have to run in the background,
so as not to block the main thread of the app, and
multithreading is hard. Android provides an AsyncTask class
for things like this, which is verbose but works well, and
a very easy way to determine whether you’re currently online

5. 6.Better chance of success:
According to industry experts it is far likely for an Android
app to reach the top 100 than in iOS. Also in Android users
can search apps as they wishes. Better search capability
has created better chance of being discovered by the users.
7. Cost Effective marketing of new app
Google Play provides its user over 12% more ad inventory
than iOS making it easier and cheaper to advertise app.
So if you are a start up or a developer new in the market,
Android is the way to go. As a developer Android has a very
low entry barrier, better ROI, more market capitalization
helping you to reach your goal faster than ever.