The following shows the top 10 most common SDKs integrated in South African mobile Apps on Google Play.
What Are the Most Common Mobile SDKs Integrated in South African Apps?
- 1st
Android Support Library V4
Check “Android Support Library V4” SDK Insights99% of South African apps have integrated Android Support Library V4. This means 2,787 South African apps use the SDK.
99%Number of Apps2.79k+99%Total South African Apps 2.92k+
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 Play Services
Check “Google Play Services” SDK Insights86% of South African apps have integrated Google Play Services. This means 2,428 South African apps use the SDK.
86%Number of Apps2.43k+86%Total South African Apps 2.92k+
- 3rd
Google Firebase
Check “Google Firebase” SDK Insights83% of South African apps have integrated Google Firebase. This means 2,341 South African apps use the SDK.
83%Number of Apps2.34k+83%Total South African Apps 2.92k+
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.
- 4th
Firebase Installations
Check “Firebase Installations” SDK Insights71% of South African apps have integrated Firebase Installations. This means 1,986 South African apps use the SDK.
71%Number of Apps1.99k+71%Total South African Apps 2.92k+
- 5th
Firebase Cloud Messaging
Check “Firebase Cloud Messaging” SDK Insights67% of South African apps have integrated Firebase Cloud Messaging. This means 1,897 South African apps use the SDK.
67%Number of Apps1.90k+67%Total South African Apps 2.92k+
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
Google Firebase Analytics
Check “Google Firebase Analytics” SDK Insights67% of South African apps have integrated Google Firebase Analytics. This means 1,871 South African apps use the SDK.
67%Number of Apps1.87k+67%Total South African Apps 2.92k+
- 7th
65% of South African apps have integrated Kotlin. This means 1,828 South African apps use the SDK.
65%Number of Apps1.83k+65%Total South African Apps 2.92k+
- 8th
57% of South African apps have integrated OkHttp. This means 1,590 South African apps use the SDK.
57%Number of Apps1.59k+57%Total South African Apps 2.92k+
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.
- 9th
37% of South African apps have integrated Glide. This means 1,027 South African apps use the SDK.
37%Number of Apps1.03k+37%Total South African Apps 2.92k+
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.
- 10th
33% of South African apps have integrated gson. This means 937 South African apps use the SDK.
33%Number of Apps93733%Total South African Apps 2.92k+
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.
This chart provides a near real-time ranking of the 10 most popular SDKs integrated in South African mobile Apps on Google Play.
Currently, Android Support Library V4 is the most popular, followed by Google Play Services, Google Firebase, Firebase Installations, and Firebase Cloud Messaging.
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