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How to Create an Android App in 3 Easy Steps?

Last Updated on October 4th, 2021

Follow these steps to make your own Android App:

Enter business name

Choose the category and color scheme.

Add the features you want

Build your own Android app without any coding.

Publish your Android app

Go live on Google Play Store and reach out to more customers.

The 1# No-code Android App Building platform

Appy Pie App Maker is the world’s best Android app making platform. With over 200 key app features and a completely no-code interface, thousands of apps are built and published through the Appy Pie platform each day!

• Error-free and fast native mobile apps
• An intuitive, engaging app-building experience
• An active community of Android app creators(beginners and veterans)

Create your own Android app within minutes with Appy Pie’s Android App Maker

Appy Pie gives you the tools you need to build amazing Android Apps without coding. The builder has been carefully optimized to ensure that all the apps you create work seamlessly with Android. Appy Pie’s Android app maker is:

• Tailored for Android OS
• Easy-to-use and hassle-free
• Play-store compliant

Gain access to the largest app market in the world with Appy Pie Android App Maker

Android is used by more than 50% of all smartphone users. Android is likely to increase its market share in the near future. With Appy Pie, you can create Android apps by simply dragging and dropping the features you need into your app. Create your apps and be a part of the smartphone ecosystem today!

• Appeal to your target market and customers
• Increase your business revenues
• Increase customer convenience and satisfaction

Drag n Drop Android app creator for the masses

Appy Pie aims to democratize Android app development by providing everybody the ability to create their own mobile apps. With our Android app maker, anyone irrespective of their coding experience can create their own Android mobile apps.

• Drag and drop interface
• Meant for everyone
• No coding skills needed

The Best Appy Pie App Maker Features for Your Android App

Photo/Video

With photo and video features in your app, you can easily showcase your products and services, and attract your target audience.

Social Network

The social network feature makes it easy for you to connect with users through your own social network. Just like Facebook, it allows users to post updates, comments, and like posts.

Push Notifications

Push notifications is the most powerful feature that proves to be beneficial in instantly updating users about the latest news, promotions, and offers, etc.

In-App purchases

Create subscription based models and more with in-app purchases within your Android app. Lock features and functionalities behind paywalls with ease. You can even create completely paid apps with this feature.

Shopping Cart

The shopping cart feature is essential for apps that sell products. Allow your app users to add items to their shopping carts to make purchasing products off of your app easy.

App Analytics

Undoubtedly one of the best features, app analytics helps you analyze your app performance and keep track of user behavior, further benefitting you in delivering an amazing user experience.

Website

Using our website feature, you can easily bring your business website to app and provide an amazing user experience.

Directory

Appy Pie’s directory feature allows users to add their own listings and create the next generation of store finder, restaurant locator and city guide apps.

Contact

One of the top Appy Pie’s Android app builder features, contact lets you to share important contact details with your users, thus providing an easy way to connect with you in times of need.

Radio & Audio

The radio & audio feature allows you to add sound to your app. This feature is great for podcasts, radio, and music apps. It can also be used for apps that provide online education, training courses, or for personalized messaging and chatting apps.

Why You Should Build Android Mobile Apps?

If you are clear about what you need and are planning to build and launch your own applications, going the Android way will certainly turn your fortune around. Not only are Android users high, compared to Apple, it is also quite cost-effective than iOS, when it comes to publishing app on app stores. Here are some top reasons why you should build Android mobile app:

Open Source

Being an open source platform, Android has comparatively low entry barriers, thus allowing you to develop apps easily at lower prices.

Multi-Network Distribution

Apart from Google Play Store, Android apps can also be distributed through third-party app stores, helping you create a great impact and reach out to a wider audience.

Easy App Approval Process

Publishing a mobile app on Google Play is a simple undertaking. With flexible submission policies, and quick approval process, you can make your Android app available to the world with great ease.

Multi-Device Functionality

Android apps work well on a range of devices including smart TVs, tablets, portable media players, cameras, car systems, smartwatches and much more.

Customizable User Interface

User interface plays a major role in the success of an app, and when it comes to Android apps, their highly customizable user interface makes it easy for app owners to manage them and deliver enhanced user experience.

Low Barriers to Entry

Android has a low barrier to entry, which makes it simple for you to leverage any computer device and build amazing apps. However, you need to pay a one-time $25 registration fee for a Google Play Developer Console account to distribute your Android app globally.

Market Share

As of November 2020, the global share for Android is 71.18%. When you build an Android app this is the sharpest edge you get. The more audience you have at your disposal, greater would be the chances of your app being a success.

Portability

As Android apps are developed using Java, these apps can be easily ported to almost every other mobile operating system. Even better you can port an Android app to even the Chrome OS! This portability makes Android app development quite lucrative.

Secure platform

The platform is Linux based, which assures you about the security and crash-free operation of your app. In the entire existence of the platform, there is not even a single instance of a crash or information leak.

What are the Benefits of Android Apps?

A dedicated Android app can benefit in numerous ways as follows:

For Businesses

• Increased productivity

Help employees be more productive by providing them with the information they need at their fingertips.

Improved customer service

Gives customers access to important company information and allows them to contact you directly from within the Android app itself.

Enhanced revenues

Leads to increased sales or leads for your business, which is always good news!

Increased brand awareness

Easier to promote and market the company as well as reach out to customers and potential clients.

Efficient data collection

Collects data more efficiently by allowing employees access information at all times without having to go back and forth between different programs.

For Personal Use

• Easy to download and install

Easily download and install Android apps on your smartphone or tablet by visiting Google Play Store.

Customizable

Customize your phone with Android apps like changing themes, wallpapers etc., according to your choice or taste.

Free support

Google Play Store provides free support for all Android apps, including installation of updates, if any.

Security

Android apps are safe and secure to use as they have been tested by the developers before being uploaded to the store.

No need to root your phone

You don’t have to root your phone or tablet device in order to install android apps on it.

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Top Frequently Asked Questions

How can I create an Android application?

Creating Android apps with Appy Pie Android app builder is as easy as pie. No coding skills required. Follow steps below to create your own Android app in a few minutes:

• Go to Appy Pie App Builder and click on “Create your app”
• Enter your business name and click on Next
• Choose the category that best fits your business
• Pick a color scheme you like
• Select the device to test your app on
• Customize your app design the way you want and click on Save and Continue
• Take a deep breath, your app is getting ready. Once built, scan the QR code or send the app installation link to your device via email or SMS, and test the demo app
• Go to My Apps section by opening the Welcome drop down menu present in top navigation
• Click on Edit option to edit your app.
• You will see the Basic plan. You can either go with Try Now or Buy Now option. The ‘Try now’ option comes with a 7-Day Trial so that you are fully satisfied with the app before you make the purchase.
  Please note whichever option you choose, you need to provide credit card details. We use credit card details to check the authenticity of the users.
• On the creator software, you can add your desired features
• Once you are done, click on Save and Continue to finish creating your app

How to create an android app without coding?

Here are the steps to help you create an android app without coding:

• Go to Appy Pie Android App Builder and click on “Create your app”
• Enter business name, then choose category and color scheme
• Select the device to test your app on
• Customize the app design and click on Save and Continue
• Go to My Apps section and click on Edit option to edit the app as per your needs
• Drag and drop your desired features and create your own Android app in just a few minutes

What programming language is used for Android Apps?

The official programming language used for Android Apps is Java. Some other popular programming languages are Kotlin, C/C++, C#, Phongap, etc.

How much does it cost to make an android app?

You can make an Android app under free trial plan using Appy Pie’s Android app builder. However, if you want to publish it on Google Play Store, you need to upgrade your app to one of our paid plans. Starting from just $18 per month, we have different SMB and enterprise plans, which you can check on Appy Pie Pricing.

How to Download Android APK File and Install your Android App?

Follow the steps below to easily download Android APK file and install your android app on your Android device:

1. Login to your Appy Pie account
2. Go to My Apps area and click on Test app on device
3. Scan the QR code, or send app installation link via email or SMS to your Android device
4. Click on the link to download the Android APK file
5. A popup will appear redirecting you to your default browser’s page
6. Once the Android APK file is downloaded, tap open it
7. You will now be asked to allow installation from unknown sources. Enable it
8. Your Android app will start installing
9. Once installed, test your app the way you want

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Building Java apps for Android

To build your first Android app, follow these steps:

1. Connect to your repository service account (GitHub, Bitbucket, VSTS, Azure DevOps).
2. Select a repository and a branch where your app lives.
3. Choose the Android project you want to build.
4. Set up your first build.

For the app to run on a real device, the build needs to be code signed with a valid certificate.

Due to the recent shutdown of JCenter, certain apps may experience Gradle Task failures when building with App Center. Please view the migration guide provided by Gradle. As a workaround, all instances of jcenter() can be removed from the build.gradle file, and replaced with jcenter < url "http://jcenter.bintray.com/">. Read more about the JCenter Shutdown here.

1. Linking your repository

You must connect to your repository service account if you haven’t already. Once your account is connected, select the repository where your Android project is located. To set up a build for a repository, you need admin and pull permission for it.

2. Selecting a branch

After selecting a repository, select the branch you want to build. By default, all the active branches will be listed.

3. Setting up your first build

Before your first build, the Android project needs to be configured.

3.1. Build triggers

By default, a new build is triggered every time a developer pushes to a configured branch. This is referred to as «Continuous Integration». If you prefer to trigger a new build manually, you can change this setting in the configuration pane.

3.2. Build variant

The available build variants will populate from the Build Types and Product Flavors specified in the build.gradle (app level) file. Select which build variant should be built.

App Center Build supports finding build variants as the combination of a Build Type (debug, release or custom defined) and one of your gradle declared Product Flavors. Detection of Flavor Dimensions (combinations of multiple product flavors) isn’t supported at this time.

3.3. Build Android App Bundle (.aab)

The Android App Bundle is a distribution format that’s uploaded to the Play Store and used to generate optimized APKs for specific devices. You can find out more about the Android App Bundle in the official Android documentation.

Toggle the option for Android App Bundle to produce an .aab in addition to the .apk . If the build.gradle (app level) file contains the android.bundle block, this option will already be on.

3.4. Increment version number

When enabled, the version code in the AndroidManifest.xml of your app automatically increments for each build. The change happens during the actual build and won’t be committed to your repository.

3.5. Code signing

A successful build will produce an .apk file and an additional .aab file if enabled. To release the build to the Play Store, it needs to be signed with a valid certificate stored in a keystore. To sign the builds produced from a branch, enable code signing in the configuration pane, upload your keystore to your repository, and provide the relevant credentials in the configuration pane. You can read more about code signing in App Center’s Android code signing documentation. The .aab will be signed using the same credentials as the .apk .

3.6. Launch your successful build on a real device

Use your newly produced APK file to test if your app starts on a real device. This adds approximately 10 more minutes to the total build time. Read more about how to configure launch tests.

3.7. Configure from the build.gradle (app level) File

Specific information about your build will be collected from your Gradle file including dependencies, build tools version, build types, and product flavors.

3.8. Distribute the build

You can configure each successful build from a branch to be distributed to a previously created distribution group or a store destination. You can add a new distribution group or configure a store connection from within the Distribute service. There’s always a default distribution group called «Collaborators» that includes all the users who have access to the app.

If distributing to the Google Play Store, an Android App Bundle ( .aab ) is preferred and will be distributed if enabled. For App Center distribution groups and Intune store destinations, a regular .apk will be used even if an .aab is also generated.

4. Build results

After a build is triggered, it can be in these states:

• queued — the build is in a queue waiting for resources to be freed up.
• building — the app is building and running related tasks.
• succeeded — the build is completed successfully.
• failed — the build completed, but it failed. You can download and inspect the build log for troubleshooting.
• canceled — the build was canceled by user action, or it timed out.

4.1. Build logs

For a completed build (succeeded or failed), download the logs to understand more about how the build went. App Center provides an archive with the following files:

The build step-specific logs (located in the build/ directory of the archive) are helpful for troubleshooting and understanding in what step and why the build failed.

4.2. The app package (APK)

The APK is a package that contains the Android app and assets. If the build is correctly signed, the APK can be installed on a real device and deployed to the Play Store. If the build hasn’t been signed, the APK can be run on an emulator or used for other purposes.

4.3. Building multiple APKs

If your app configuration builds multiple APKs, you need to build a universal APK too. Our build system works with one main APK file and will ignore all APKs specific to a certain CPU ABI or screen density. To learn more about APK splits and building a universal APK, read the ABI split guide.

4.4. The deobfuscation-mapping file (mapping.txt)

The mapping.txt file contains information on how to map obfuscated stack traces for the app back to the original class and method names.

• If you’ve previously integrated the App Center SDK in your app with the crash reporting module enabled and use either Proguard or R8 to minify and obfuscate the app binary, the crash reporting service requires this mapping.txt file for a build to display human readable (deobfuscated) crash reports.
• If you’ve previously integrated another SDK for crash reporting purposes in your app (for example, HockeyApp SDK), the corresponding service requires the mapping.txt file to display readable crash reports.

5. Supported versions and requirements

The minimum version supported to build Android apps is 7.0 (API level 24). Android apps can have a lower minimum API level required to run, but must target at least API level 24.

Apps must build with Gradle and the Android Gradle plugin to be configured correctly. Your repository needs to include a Gradle wrapper.

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