The Best Android App Development Tools In 2021

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You live in the era of mobile apps, isn’t it? And almost everyone uses one of more apps for almost everything they need today, right from buying their daily essentials to booking tickets, browsing their social media accounts, planning trips, and more. And this increase in the use of applications has made businesses go for an online presence in the App Stores of the most widely used platforms like Android and iOS. Also, with the release of thousands of apps on these platforms every single day and with the rising number of mobile app users around the world, developers have started making use of advanced tools to stay ahead in the competition in the App Stores and to build ROI-driven applications meeting every unique business need. 
 
And with Android holding nearly 80 percent of the mobile app market share, developing a user-driven and power-packed app for this platform is more challenging now. As per Statista, there are nearly 2.9 million applications in the Google App store, which is far more than what the Apple stores have. The Google Play Store launches around 6k apps every day. So, if you are planning ...
... to build a competitive application for this platform, knowing just about the required programming languages won’t be enough. You have to gather info and gain expertise in using the best Android App Development tools as well. 
 
And here’s the checklist of the most well-designed and advanced tools you must make use of in 2021. 
 
Android Studio:
Android Studio is the official IDE that is Integrated Development Environment for this Operating System and is one of the best tools that simplifies the entire Android application development process. Developers can effortlessly create high-performing applications using this tool. It is equipped with rich features like an APK analyser, fast simulator, intelligent code editor, visual layout, and more. Also, the latest version of this tool that’s Android Studio 3.2 helps in building Android Pie 9 based applications. 
 
Android SDK or Android Software Development Kit:
Android Software Development Kit or SDK is the complete kit for application development and comprises different useful and powerful debugging tools. This SDK has modular packages that can be downloaded from the SDK Manager. The latest version of this tool that’s 2.6.1.1 comes with:
SDK or platform tools
SDK documentation
SDK examples
Android SDK resources
Android support tools
Google API
 
Basic4Android or B4A:
Basic4Android or in short B4A is a very popular IDE only for Android application development. It does not support the other Operating Systems. B4A allows wireless debugging and offers a handy interpreter to create applications using a basic language. 
 
Fabric:
This tool is designed for the developers working together in a team and not for the individual developers. Fabric tool helps to identify your users and understand them well easily. Right from the development of the application to its launch and usage, this particular tool makes all tasks effortless for the developers. It also displays the real-time performance of the application on Android and gives useful info about the user activities on the app. 
 
AIDE:
AIDE or Android Integrated Development Environment enables developers to build applications on the Android device itself. It has a very interactive coaching guide or documentation, which helps developers in gaining mastery in using this tool. This tool makes the app run with a single click. Developers can use AIDE to build apps with Java, C++, SDK, etc. Overall, for beginners, this is the best tool to use for Android application development. 
 
LeakCanary:
leakCanary is the memory leak detection Android application development tool. In case of any memory leak in the application, this tool automatically detects it and informs the same to the developer. 
 
Eclipse:
This is a Java-based Integrated Development Environment using in Android application Development. 
 
Instabug:
Even a minor mistake or bug in the application can hamper its overall performance and visual appeal. Hence, it is essential to detect it and get rid of it as early as possible. This is what this tool helps with. It is the best error-detecting and testing tool for Android Applications. 
 
So, these were the top 8 tools that can make your development process more effortless, helping you to end up with great apps at the same time. Each one of these above-listed tools ensures to simplify the entire development process and boost the functionalities of the applications. 
 
Johan Smith is a dedicated and skilled developer associated with the top Android App Development company in Australia, GetAProgrammer. The author has written this article to unbox the best tools for building ROI-driven applications for the Google App Store.