Android App Development
Android is not one platform. It is thousands of device and OS combinations, many of them slow, small-screened and on unreliable networks. Apps that were only ever tested on a flagship fall apart in exactly the markets where most users are.
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What We Build
Native Android applications, from a first release to long-term ownership.
Native Android Apps
Kotlin and Jetpack Compose apps built to current Android architecture guidance rather than a legacy pattern.
Offline-First Apps
Local storage, sync and conflict resolution so the app keeps working when the connection does not.
App Modernisation
Migrating legacy Java or fragment-based apps to Compose incrementally, without a rewrite freeze.
Backend & APIs
The services behind the app, or integration with the ones you already run.
Security Hardening
Certificate pinning, encrypted storage, root and tamper detection where the app handles money or identity.
Release Management
Play Console setup, staged rollouts, crash monitoring and the data-safety declarations Google now requires.
Engineering Standards
Modern architecture
MVVM or MVI with clear layering, so a second developer can find their way around.
Automated tests
Unit and instrumentation tests on the critical paths, running in CI on every change.
Push and messaging
Firebase messaging with segmentation, deep links and delivery tracking.
Accessibility
TalkBack support, contrast and touch targets checked as part of QA.
Crash and performance monitoring
Crashlytics and performance tracing live from the first release.
Localisation
Multi-language support including right-to-left layouts, built in rather than retrofitted.
Apps We Have Built Across Sectors
The platform changes, the discipline does not — performance on real devices, offline behaviour and a release process that does not break users.
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What we hold to on every build, regardless of platform.
Real-device testing
A device matrix drawn from your analytics, tested throughout rather than at the end.
Offline behaviour
Local storage, sync and conflict resolution designed in, not retrofitted after a complaint.
Security hardening
Certificate pinning, encrypted storage and tamper detection where money or identity is involved.
Automated tests in CI
Unit and end-to-end coverage on the critical paths, running on every change.
Observability
Crash reporting, performance tracing and release health visible from the first build.
Release engineering
Staged rollouts, signed builds and a tested rollback for every deployment.
How We Deliver
A working build in your hands from the second week.
Scope and design
Screens, flows and technical constraints agreed, with a device matrix defined.
Build in sprints
Two-week sprints with an installable build at the end of each.
Test on devices
QA on the real device matrix plus automated tests in CI.
Release and support
Staged Play rollout, monitoring, then ongoing releases.
Build An Android App That Holds Up
Tell us what the app must do and who uses it. We will scope it, name the devices we will test on, and quote it.
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Everything you need to know about our app development work.