ANDROID APPLICATION TYPE

There are three categories of applications on android

1. Foreground Activity

An application that can only be run if it appears on the screen and remains effective even if it is not visible. Applications of this type must consider the life cycle of the activity, so that switching between activities can take place smoothly.

2. Background Service

Applications that have limited interaction with the user, apart from configuration settings, all of their processes are not invisible on the screen. For example, call filtering applications or sms auto response.

3. Intermittent Activity

Applications that still require some input from the user, but some are very effective when running in the background and if needed will notify the user of certain conditions. For example a music player.


Types of Applications on Android Smartphone

In the PlayStore there are at least 25 types of applications that are provided based on different categories and here we will explain several types of Android smartphone applications.

1. Tools Application

The function of this type of application is to improve the performance and function of Android smartphones. At least, this category has around 2,153 applications, each of which has been downloaded more than 50 thousand times. Some examples of these application tools include Google Translate, Audio Recorder, 360 Security, Greenify, Clean Master etc.

2. Social Application

Social application is a type of application that allows one person to connect with others just by using a smartphone. Some examples of these social applications are Instagram, Facebook, Google+. Twitter and many more.

3. Communication Application

Communication application is a type of application that functions so that users can interact with other users via voice chat or chat. This type of application will allow users to send images, files and music to each other so that they can share with each other. No wonder this type of application is the most widely used by Android users and some of the most popular communication applications used include LINE, BBM, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp Messenger, KakaoTalk, WeChat and so on.

4. Photography Application

Photography application is a type of application that can be used for photography needs. This application will function to help the camera on the smartphone so that it can take pictures or record images. Some of the popular applications for this type of photography include Magisto, Camera360, MomentCam, PicsArt, B612, Adobe Photoshop and many more.

5. Education Application

Android with this category can help educate students, children and the general public such as for example Children’s Educational Games, Smart Maths, Smart Kids, Free Language Learning, Duolingo and many more.

6. News and Magazines Application

News and magazines application is a news and magazine application that can be read directly on a smartphone. Every day, there will be news updates from many online mass media that you can read for free. Some of the most famous applications of this type include Kurio, BaBe, Kompas, VivaNewa and many others.

7. Entertainment Application

As the name suggests, this is a type of application that is entertainment for smartphone users by providing shows in the form of TV, games, music to streaming videos.

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