Navigating the Ocean of Android Devices - Game Development Strategies

Explore strategies for navigating the diverse landscape of Android devices in this 24-minute conference talk from the Android Game Developer Summit 2018. Learn how Plarium leverages Google Play Console tools and public data to inform game production decisions, hardware targeting, and quality assurance processes. Discover insights on measuring device diversity, understanding common hardware components, and analyzing market fragmentation in terms of SoCs, GPUs, operating systems, and screen sizes. Gain practical knowledge on utilizing the Google Play Console's Device Catalog and Android Vitals for effective testing and production planning in the vast Android ecosystem.

Intro
AN OCEAN OF DEVICES
HOW DO WE MEASURE ALL OF THAT?
WHAT IS COMMON TO ALL OF THESE?
THE SOC APPROACH (System-on-a-Chip)
GPU MARKET FRAGMENTATION
OS MARKET FRAGMENTATION
SCREEN SIZE FRAGMENTATION
GOOGLE PLAY CONSOLE: DEVICE CATALOG
EVEN BETTER WITH DEVICE CATALOG
TEST IN PRODUCTION WITH ANDROID VITALS