Mobile App Development
iOS and Android products people keep on the first screen.
Software & Product Engineering
Android built for the whole device landscape
Android is not one device. It is thousands, across a decade of hardware and a dozen manufacturer skins. We engineer for that reality rather than for the simulator on a developer's laptop.
- Engagement
- Fixed-scope release or product retainer
- Typical timeline
- 12–18 weeks
- Delivered across
- All 50 US states
Overview
The mistake most teams make with Android is optimizing for a recent flagship. Your actual users are on mid-range hardware with less memory, slower storage, aggressive battery managers and screens with unusual aspect ratios. An app that feels instant in the office can be unusable in the field, and you will only find out from your reviews.
We build in Kotlin with Jetpack Compose, following Google's architecture guidance so the app handles process death, configuration changes and background restrictions correctly. Then we test on a real device matrix — including budget hardware and manufacturer skins known for killing background work — because that is where Android apps actually break.
Play Console work is part of the engagement: data safety declarations, target API compliance, staged rollout, pre-launch reports and the policy changes Google introduces every year with hard deadlines.
- Crash-free session target at launch
- 99.5%+Crash-free session target at launch
- Typical download size via App Bundle delivery
- <40MBTypical download size via App Bundle delivery
- Physical device profiles in the test matrix
- 10+Physical device profiles in the test matrix
Business benefits
What android app development changes for you
The reasons this work earns its budget, stated as outcomes rather than features.
Modern Kotlin architecture
Compose, coroutines and the recommended app architecture — less boilerplate, fewer lifecycle bugs, and code your next developer will recognize.
Tested on real hardware
A device matrix spanning flagship, mid-range and budget phones plus tablets and foldables, not just an emulator on a fast machine.
Battery and background discipline
WorkManager, Doze-aware scheduling and network batching so the app survives aggressive manufacturer power management.
Smaller, faster delivery
Android App Bundles, dynamic feature modules and baseline profiles cut download size and improve startup on slow storage.
Play policy kept current
Target API levels, data safety forms and permission declarations maintained ahead of Google's deadlines, not after the warning email.
Beyond the phone
Wear OS, Android TV, Auto and foldable layouts where they extend the product meaningfully.
Problems solved
If any of this sounds familiar
These are the situations clients describe in the first conversation, and what we do about each.
“The app is fine on our phones and terrible on customers' phones.”
We profile on genuine low-end hardware, fix memory pressure and startup cost, and add baseline profiles so the common paths are pre-compiled.
“Background sync stops working on certain brands.”
We rework scheduling around WorkManager with correct constraints and handle manufacturer-specific battery restrictions explicitly.
“Google Play flagged the app for policy non-compliance.”
We audit permissions, data-safety disclosures and target API level, remediate the causes and manage the appeal through the console.
“The Java codebase is a decade old and nobody wants to touch it.”
Incremental Kotlin migration behind stable interfaces, screen by screen, with tests added as we go — no rewrite gamble.
Our process
How we deliver it
Each stage has a defined output, so you always know what you are getting and when.
- 01
Device and audience analysis
We define the real support matrix from your analytics or market data, and set performance targets against the slowest device we intend to serve.
- 02
Material design
Interfaces built on Material 3 with dynamic color and adaptive layouts for phones, tablets and foldables.
- 03
Kotlin engineering
Compose implementation with unit and instrumentation tests, internal-track builds every sprint for stakeholder review.
- 04
Play readiness
Data safety form, target API compliance, listing assets, pre-launch report remediation and staged rollout configuration.
- 05
Monitor and improve
Android vitals tracking, ANR and crash triage, review monitoring and a prioritized backlog for subsequent releases.
Technologies used
The tools behind the work
Chosen for maintainability and hiring depth rather than novelty. We will justify any choice on request, and we avoid technology that makes you dependent on us.
- Kotlin
- Jetpack Compose
- Coroutines
- Room
- WorkManager
- Hilt
- Play Billing
- Firebase
- Gradle
- Espresso
Industries served
Where this work lands most often
Sector context changes what good looks like. These are the industries where we have delivered this service repeatedly.
Why Mova
What working with us on android app development is like
The same commitments apply to every engagement, regardless of size or service.
A defined first step
We scope a fixed-price starting point so you can evaluate us on android app development before committing to a program.
Senior people, named
The team you meet is the team that delivers. You will know exactly who is accountable.
You own the output
Code, accounts, files and documentation are yours from day one, with no lock-in of any kind.
Measured, then reported
We baseline before starting and report against it honestly — including the months that fall short.
Questions
Android App Development: common questions
The questions we are asked most about android app development, answered directly.
Typically API 26 and above, which covers well over 95% of active devices while letting us use modern APIs. We set the exact floor from your own analytics where available.
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Next step
Ready to talk about android app development?
Thirty minutes with someone who has delivered this work. We will tell you what it would take, roughly what it would cost, and whether Mova is the right fit.
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