An Android app that runs on every phone your customers own

Android is not one platform in practice. A flagship phone and a budget handset with a quarter of the memory can sit side by side in the same office in Dammam. Screen sizes, manufacturer skins, battery optimizers and OS versions all differ. An app that feels fast on your own phone can stutter or be killed in the background on another.

We handle this in three ways. We set a minimum supported Android version with you, based on the devices your audience actually uses. We build with lean memory use and image loading from the start. And we test on a matrix of real and emulated devices before every release, including at least one low-end phone and one tablet.

If part of your audience uses Huawei devices without Google Mobile Services, we discuss it in scoping. Publishing to Huawei AppGallery and replacing Google-only services such as push and maps adds time, but it is a real route to customers that a Google Play only app misses.

Most Saudi consumers pay with mada cards or wallets such as STC Pay, so checkout design starts there, not with international cards. We connect through a licensed payment gateway of your choice and keep card data off your servers wherever the gateway allows it. Any feature that holds money or lends it should be checked against the requirements of the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) before launch.

Google Play requires a clear data safety form and is increasingly strict about permissions. We request only what a feature needs, explain it in context, and keep the declaration accurate. If the app collects personal data, the privacy policy and consent flow should follow the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) published by SDAIA, including access and deletion requests.

For apps used by staff, such as field service or delivery, we add device-level controls: encrypted local storage, session timeouts and remote sign-out, built to the requirements of the National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA ECC) where your sector is covered.

A focused Android app with sign-in, a catalogue or booking flow, payments and notifications takes 8 to 14 weeks from signed scope to a Google Play release. Apps with offline sync, several user roles, maps and tracking, or heavy integrations with an ERP typically run 14 to 24 weeks.

Three things move the schedule more than anything else: how many separate user roles the app has, how ready your backend and APIs are, and how quickly your team can review builds. If the API does not exist yet, we build it as part of the scope and tell you so in the quote.

Google Play review is usually faster than Apple's, but new developer accounts face a closed testing requirement before production release. We plan for that from the first week so it does not surprise you at the end. You keep the source code and the Play Console account, and we publish under your organization's name.