Explaining the Entire Android Mobile App Development Lifecycle

Mobile apps have become an integral part of our life. Every small activity that we do contains a part of the mobile app.

In fact, according to one of the research, the global app market is expected to cross $189 billion by the end of 2022. This shows the importance of developing a mobile app and giving a boost to the business or startup.

Wondering how to build an app for your business/startup? Or how does the entire mobile app development cycle go on?

If you’re building a mobile app, then it is vital that you have knowledge about how your app is created. Well, this article covers every point of detail that will help you to build a perfect android application for your business or startup.

Let’s deep dive into the entire mobile app development lifecycle.

5 Core Parts For Android App Development Lifecycle

Any app development goes through a few core phases in order to get a perfect mobile platform. When all these phases are combined, it forms a lifecycle. Here we’ll explain all of them step by step.

Research & Analysis

So, do you know what your app is all about? Or why do you need an app for your business or startup? Or what is the purpose of your application?

You must know the answer to the above questions in order to completely understand your application. Learn about your targeted audience and know what’s trending in the market, this will help you to find some perfect functionalities for your application.

Besides that, when your application comes with some unique features and functionalities, it always attracts the users to it.

The most important thing to always remember here is having some competitor analysis. Try to provide the things that are missing in your competitor’s application. It is one of the best ways to draw the attention of users.

Thereafter, decide the features and technology stack of your android application. To put it short, have a thorough understanding of your application as this will help you to get the maximum outputs.

UI/UX Design

Just imagine, you open an app and as you navigate through it you get confused. The app design is inappropriate, which always leads to a bad user experience.

Henceforth, it is always said that you follow a standard procedure to build the design of your application. Always make sure that the UI elements placed in your application are meaningful, and give a rich feel to the users.

The same goes for the colour theme and typography. A good colour combination always catches the attention of the users.

The entire UI/UX design process is divided into the sub-parts like wireframes, mockups, portfolios, and final app design.

App Development

You can call it a core part of the entire mobile app development process. This phase contains three sub-parts on which the app is developed.

Backend development, front-end development, and API development.

We can define backend development as the part wherein all the actual process takes place. It works backstage to store, retrieve and send the data to the users. The data is sent from the servers.

The part of the app screen visible to the users is the front-end development. This should be kept attractive so that users can seamlessly perform their activities on the application.

And, the last one comes as the API (Application Programming Interface) which is used to integrate third-party platforms into your application. When you’re done with all these three parts your app is ready to launch.

Testing of Application

App testing is crucial in order to make your app bug free and successfully launch it. Basically, there are two types of testing that are functional testing and non-functional testing.

With every milestone completed, rigorous testing is carried out. In a similar way, at the end of the entire app development, the final testing for both types comes into action.

Some of the important testings to be carried out are documentation testing, regression testing, usability testing, performance testing, security testing, and so on.

App Launch Stage

Finally, your application is ready to launch on the App Store and Play Store. However, make sure that you build a pre and post-marketing strategy for your application launch. We would recommend planning your launch date according to the events nearby. It will give an extra boost to your application and make a well-versed user engagement.

Adding more to it, there are some strict guidelines by both the app stores. To successfully launch your application, you need to follow these guidelines. The app launch time for both platforms varies. On average, it would take around 7–10 days for the app launch.

So that’s all on the entire mobile app development lifecycle. Besides the one mentioned above, a few points that you can include here are app support, app maintenance and so on.

Once you launch your application, it never means that you’re done with the things. It is important that you keep upgrading your app with various features and functionalities.

The Parting Thoughts

Now you know about the entire app development process. So, it’s time to get into action for your business/startup.

The only thing you need to take care of here is the app development company you hire. The success and quality of the application highly depend on the company you hire. Henceforth, make sure that you hire the company after going through the reviews, and ratings.