The following shows the top 10 most common SDKs integrated in German mobile Apps on Google Play.

What Are the Most Common Mobile SDKs Integrated in German Apps?
- 1st
Android Support Library V4
Check “Android Support Library V4” SDK Insights95% of German apps have integrated Android Support Library V4. This means 40,487 German apps use the SDK.
95%Number of Apps40.49k+95%Total German Apps 46.39k+
Android Support Library V4, developed by Google’s Android team, is a platform that helps app developers manage the release of new API versions. Rather than developing code to handle the provisioning of new features on earlier releases, developers can leverage Android Support Library V4 to provide that compatibility layer.
- 2nd
Google Firebase
Check “Google Firebase” SDK Insights65% of German apps have integrated Google Firebase. This means 27,969 German apps use the SDK.
65%Number of Apps27.97k+65%Total German Apps 46.39k+
Firebase is a mobile and web application development platform SDK that gives app builders the ability to develop their apps faster, without worrying about infrastructure. It includes functionalities like analytics, databases, messaging and crash reporting so developers can move quickly and focus on their users.
- 3rd
55% of German apps have integrated Kotlin. This means 23,637 German apps use the SDK.
55%Number of Apps23.64k+55%Total German Apps 46.39k+
- 4th
51% of German apps have integrated OkHttp. This means 21,855 German apps use the SDK.
51%Number of Apps21.86k+51%Total German Apps 46.39k+
OkHttp is an open source project designed to be an efficient HTTP client. It's also easy to use. OkHttp’s request/response API is designed with fluent builders and immutability. It supports both synchronous blocking calls and async calls with callbacks.
- 5th
Firebase Cloud Messaging
Check “Firebase Cloud Messaging” SDK Insights46% of German apps have integrated Firebase Cloud Messaging. This means 19,581 German apps use the SDK.
46%Number of Apps19.58k+46%Total German Apps 46.39k+
Firebase Cloud Messaging is a cross-platform messaging solution developed by Google that lets app developers reliably deliver messages at no cost. With Firebase Cloud Messaging, app developers can notify a client app that new email or other data is available to sync, and drive user re-engagement and retention with notification messages.
- 6th
38% of German apps have integrated gson. This means 16,377 German apps use the SDK.
38%Number of Apps16.38k+38%Total German Apps 46.39k+
Gson is a Google-developed Java library that app developers can leverage to convert Java Objects into their JSON representation, and vice versa. It works with arbitrary Java objects, including pre-existing objects of which developers do not have the source-code.
- 7th
28% of German apps have integrated Glide. This means 11,951 German apps use the SDK.
28%Number of Apps11.95k+28%Total German Apps 46.39k+
Glide is an open source media management and image loading framework for Android that supports fetching, decoding, and displaying video stills, images, and animated GIFs. Glide includes a flexible API that developers can plug in to almost any network stack.
- 8th
Picasso
Check “Picasso” SDK Insights25% of German apps have integrated Picasso. This means 10,735 German apps use the SDK.
25%Number of Apps10.73k+25%Total German Apps 46.39k+
Picasso is an image downloading and caching library for Android. Picasso understands that images add context and visual flair to Android applications. As such, they enable hassle-free image loading – often in one line of code!
- 9th
23% of German apps have integrated ZXing. This means 9,790 German apps use the SDK.
23%Number of Apps9.79k+23%Total German Apps 46.39k+
ZXing – also known as “zebra crossing” – is an open-source, multi-format barcode image processing library implemented in Java, with ports to other languages. It supports 1D product, 1D industrial, and 2D barcodes.
- 10th
Google Maps
Check “Google Maps” SDK Insights23% of German apps have integrated Google Maps. This means 9,707 German apps use the SDK.
23%Number of Apps9.71k+23%Total German Apps 46.39k+
This chart provides a near real-time ranking of the 10 most popular SDKs integrated in German mobile Apps on Google Play.
Currently, Android Support Library V4 is the most popular, followed by Google Firebase, Kotlin, OkHttp, and Firebase Cloud Messaging.

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