It’s no secret that most of us spend most of our daily lives looking at our smartphone screens. And despite the constant criticism from those who ignore the importance of technology in the 21st century, there’s no denying that it gives us the ability to communicate with our friends and family who are far away from us in the first place. For this and many other reasons, the use of smartphones has grown significantly in recent years. Studies show that the number of smartphone users worldwide is 6.65 billion.

But what is it that makes us rely on these devices and apps and not imagine life without them? The answer to this question is the provision of sensory experiences. This is also why companies are focusing their efforts on the task of using the best techniques in developing these solutions so that the level of engagement remains at its highest.

And in that aspect of thoughts, there are two platforms on which developers usually create apps. One is Android and the other is iOS.

That’s why today we have chosen to present to you a list of a few programming languages that are the best choices when developing native Android apps according to ReadWrite.

Top 5 Programming Languages for Native Application Development

Java
Java is a computer coding language whose release was done by Sun Microsystems in the 1990s. Subsequently, it got acquired by Oracle and has since then built its name as a multi-purpose coding language that helps developers to develop Android apps for services like games alongside building tools.

It also has a diverse range of features that makes it the developers’ favorite.

-Enables developers with the concept of OOPS, also known as Object Oriented Programming to allow them to create reusable codes.

-It gives access to open-source libraries to allow the app development cost to go down and the procedure to get accelerated.

-It is easy to learn due to the presence of English punctuation, which most developers are familiar with, followed by containing angle brackets in the generics to make coding easy to read.

Kotlin
60% of developers recommend Kotlin next when they build an Android app. This is due to the support it provides them to boost their productivity, followed by ensuring that the code is safe from incidents like crashes. Additionally, it is packed with features like structured concurrency to make network calls and database updates easy to perform. This is followed by including nullability within the type system to ensure NullPointer Exceptions get avoided in the best possible manner.

Here are some other constituents present in the programming language that make it perfect for this task.

-Due to interoperability support with Java as a result of supporting Java libraries and tools, it helps developers in compiling an Android project in the two languages with swiftness.

-Helps the development experts in writing an equivalent of the Java code simplistically, requiring lesser code.

-It makes it easy to determine and predict the constituents of the resulting list through the provision of collection filtering.

Dart
Developed by Google in 2011, Dart has earned its name as an object-oriented client-optimized programming language that makes web and mobile app development seamless across different platforms. Particularly when it comes to building a native Android app, the language streamlines this task greatly due to its aid to developers in converting the Dart code into a native code. The language especially renders aid to developers in UI development by enabling them with features like hot-reload so that changes are easy to view as they occur.

Compiled with the below-mentioned elements make, Dart is perfect for developing an app for the Android platform.

-Possessing a syntax similar to Java, C#, etc., it is easy to learn.

-Code compilation happens at an accelerated pace due to the support it renders to the two kinds of compilation processes like AOT (Ahead of Time) and JIT (Just-in-Time).

-Has a large community of developers. Therefore, it ensures any problems that the development experts face during coding are easily resolved

C#
Microsoft developed C# as an object-oriented programming language that simplifies app management and accelerates the development pace. It is particularly known for supporting the task of developing mobile apps, desktop apps, cloud-based services, enterprise software, and games.

Coming to the task of developing Android apps, as a result of containing an android SDK (software development kit), C# helps in streamlining coding-related tasks to a great extent. This is followed by possessing the features listed below.

-Shareable code across multiple platforms.

-Garbage collection tool to prevent chances of memory leaks.

-Android SDK to enable developers to code comfortably using C3.

Python
Known as an interpreted, object-oriented, high-level language containing dynamic semantics, Python accelerates the Android app development time. Alongside this, it also contains third-party tools to allow the conversion of Python apps into Android packages to take place conveniently.

Nevertheless, containing the Kivy library ensures that developers can create these apps at a reasonably faster pace. Alternatively, it comes pre-loaded with the features such as:

-Code that is easy to read, thereby making app design and software update an easy process.

-Comprehensive libraries that enable developers to include functions within the app during the later stages of development mitigate the requirement to add code separately.

-Test-driven development to accelerate the app development pace, streamline the task of prototype creation, and, most importantly, make it easy for developers to assess the design of an app, ensuring its user-friendly nature.