With thousands of agencies claiming Android expertise, evaluating a genuinely strong development partner requires looking past the marketing. Here's what actually matters.
Kotlin-First, Not Just Kotlin-Capable
Google has clearly positioned Kotlin as the preferred language for Android development. A strong partner should be building new projects Kotlin-first, not defaulting to older Java patterns out of habit.
Material Design Fluency
Apps that genuinely follow Material Design principles feel native and intuitive to Android users. Ask to see examples where the team clearly understood platform conventions, not just ported an iOS design.
Device Fragmentation Experience
Unlike iOS's relatively controlled hardware ecosystem, Android spans a huge range of screen sizes, OS versions, and manufacturer customizations. Ask specifically how a potential partner handles testing across this fragmentation.
Performance Optimization Track Record
Android's more varied hardware landscape makes performance optimization especially important. A strong partner should discuss memory management and battery efficiency as core considerations, not afterthoughts.
Play Store Launch and Post-Launch Experience
Ask about their experience with Play Store review processes, App Bundle optimization, and post-launch monitoring — launch is the start of the relationship, not the end.
Cantonet Technologies builds native and cross-platform Android applications with genuine platform expertise — happy to walk you through our approach.
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