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"[Snapchat] finally mastered Android..." What is so hard about making an Android app? Where they trying to make a go with some cross-platform toolkit that wasn
by mikece 7y ago
"[Snapchat] finally mastered Android..."
What is so hard about making an Android app? Where they trying to make a go with some cross-platform toolkit that wasn't quite cutting it?
"significantly increased its revenue-per-user..."
THIS is the part on which I wish they would have elaborated. I'm guessing it's more than selling targeted ads or user info to data mining operations.
- ladon86 7y agoYou have to support thousands of different devices, most of which are significantly lower spec than iOS devices. Also, the OS is usually running more concurrent processes than iOS, reducing the resources available to your app even more. If you’re doing something resource intensive like a continuously running camera preview with AR effects, these things are likely to cause you some headaches!