Leap into the Android Support Library

One of the greatest strengths of the Android Platform is its support for a huge variety of devices. These include smartphones, tablets, Smart Wears, smart TV's, and even cars. From just a mobile computing platform, Google has used the powers of Android to a great and deeper extent. Looking at the Android distribution, Android 4.x.x version caters for more than 95% of its share. Comparing smartphone OS global market shares from Q1-09 to Q2-16, Android has grown massively from 1.6% to 86.2%. According to Google, 6M+ users are added every month, and that is a great number. At this pace, we can expect 630M users by 2018.

In this chapter, we will look at the Android Support Library features and how they assist us in the project.