Slaying The Android Fragmentation Dragon

Most Android developers are well aware of the daunting challenge of the fragmented device pool that comes with the mobile OS’s ecosystem; if you’re not, hopefully this post will prepare you for the uphill battle you will undoubtedly face. The Android smorgasbord gives way to tiny variations in both software and hardware that can cause trivial or major disparities within the same application on different devices. Here’s a couple of companies that are trying to be a shining beacon in the darkness by solving this pain point:

• Apkudo
  See your app run on every Android device. Free.

  

• Apphance
  Making mobile testing efficient. Apphance your mobile test process.

  

• Applover
  Testing Android apps is a PAIN. Applover takes that great pain away with their testing platform.

  

• AppThwack
  Upload your app. Automatically run it on real devices. Get results. Fix bugs.

  

• Testdroid
  Automated testing tool for Android. “The best automated tests for Android applications.”

  

• The Beta Family
  Get semi-automated feedback from REAL users with The Beta Family.