When drawing comparisons and deciding which is best between the iPhone and the perfect Android telephones, one would possibly assume that Android is the clear-cut winner. There are extra choices, all kinds of kind components, and it doesn’t matter what your price range is, there is a telephone for you.
Nevertheless, these causes do not appear to translate relating to market share within the U.S., as StatCounter has iOS holding greater than 57% of the market share, with Android coming in at simply north of 42%. This can be a stark distinction if you pull again and have a look at the worldwide market, as greater than 70% of the world runs on Android.
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With these sorts of numbers, even on a worldwide scale, you would possibly assume that we would see extra apps arrive on Android first, if not concurrently iOS. Sadly, that is not the case, as we nonetheless see iOS get the primary crack when many new apps hit the scene, solely to return to Android later, if in any respect.
Such is the case with Notion Mail, an app that I have been extraordinarily enthusiastic about since I discovered it was in improvement. After years of having the ability to keep on high of my varied inboxes, I’ve virtually given up, resigning myself to seeing greater than 5,000 unread emails throughout a number of accounts. My hope was that Notion Mail would supply some kind of assist on this wrestle, primarily due to how a lot I already take pleasure in utilizing Notion, and admittedly, the app represents a breath of recent air.
A lot to my dismay, the app is at the moment solely obtainable in your browser and on the Mac, with the iOS model “coming quickly.” So what about Android? Based on the Q&A bit on the official touchdown web page, it is coming “in 2025.” For some odd motive, I by no means even thought that Notion Mail can be platform-limited on launch. Particularly on condition that each Notion and Notion Calendar could be downloaded on virtually something.
So, why is Notion focusing on iOS and macOS first, earlier than Android or Home windows? Properly, the Home windows reply is definitely fairly simple, as you’ll be able to simply log in by way of the online and use an internet app. I is perhaps off base, on the Mac, the Notion Mail app looks as if it is nothing greater than a wrapper for the online app, which is not all that shocking.
However what about Android? Through the years, we have seen and heard complaints from builders that iOS is simply a neater platform to develop for. Nevertheless, I used to be additionally underneath the belief that Google had been making strides to shut the hole for Android builders.
After discussing this subject concept with just a few colleagues, I used to be instantly reminded of the true motive. The identical factor that makes Android so interesting to the plenty is the very factor that holds it again from being the first focus for builders. There are just too many gadgets that must be examined and accounted for, to not point out the assorted kind components.
To place this in perspective, Apple’s present lineup of telephones consists of seven totally different fashions. That features the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus, which have been launched in 2023. Throw in your complete present crop of iPads, and we’re as much as a complete of 13 gadgets, throughout three totally different display screen sizes.
As compared, Google provides a complete of eight gadgets, starting from the 6.1-inch Pixel 8 and maxing out with the 11-inch Pixel Pill, with the Pixel 9 Professional Fold combined in. Samsung blows them each away with a mixture of greater than 20 telephones and tablets which can be available for buy from the corporate’s web site. Between Samsung and Google alone, there are greater than 30 gadgets to account for, with display screen sizes starting from 6.1 inches to 14.6 inches.
On high of that, you need to take note of the assorted Android variations which can be within the wild. Clearly, the various variations of Android play a giant function, as new APIs and options are launched (and eliminated) with every launch. However, I am not simply speaking about an app having the ability to help Android 13 and above, as we even have the assorted OEM “skins” that issue into the equation with their very own set of APIs.
So, is there something that may really be accomplished? I am not a developer by any means, however I do not actually assume so. I imply, it is 2025, and that is nonetheless one thing that occurs on a regular-enough cadence to be an annoyance. Sadly, that is simply the best way the cookie crumbles, so I am going to simply must proceed staring out the window like a tragic pet ready for Notion Mail to hit the Play Retailer. Or not less than for one thing else to return alongside and distract me for some time.
