Did you know as many as 13% of apps available on the Google Play Store are low quality? Although this figure published by AppBrain seems small, it really isn’t. Considering there are more than 3.3 million apps available on the Play Store, this seemingly-minuscule percentage translates to 400,000 apps!
Although Google has recently updated its guidelines for app approval to the Play Store, they continue to be more lenient than the rules followed by its closest competitor, Apple’s App Store. It is due to the comparatively less stringent policies that Google Play Store has become the largest mobile marketplace, promoting flexibility, creativity, and innovation in Android mobile app development. This has presented users with growing choices of apps with different features and functionalities. No wonder then that we find many iPhone users trying to find hacks for using Android apps!
Android mobile development has become a highly competitive landscape. With millions of apps competing for user attention, most Android app developers try hard to meet industry-leading quality standards and high expectations of users.
From a user’s perspective, the availability of low-quality apps doesn’t seem a big deal. After all, with the launch of Instant Apps, we can test the app and reject low-quality ones and download only amazing apps to our smartphones. But, what about security? Do we know enough to test an app for following high-security standards?
Mobile apps are under a constant threat of hacking. Anyone with malicious intent can copy your app’s code, modify the code or attack it with malware. In the worst-case scenario, hackers can gain access to data and steal sensitive business information or user details. Cases of identity theft and fraud have become more commonplace than we’d like to know.
Due to this, businesses have become increasingly conscious of data security and it’s a major concern when hiring Android mobile app development services. Without following industry-leading security measures, businesses may unknowingly expose their sensitive data via their mobile apps. These businesses may have spent thousands of dollars on Android mobile app development but would greatly repent the decision if data leaks caused damage of trust, loss of reputation and revenue losses.