what is the percentage of android apps that run native code ?

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I am try to understand the % of android applications that use native code (c / c++ for example), even an estimation will help.

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fuzzylumpkin

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I'm not actually much of a coder, but I'm pretty sure the answer is zero.

Android is built with Java, and so its apps are also Java.

You can write in C and C++ in the devkit, but the apps on the phone are all converted to Java. I don't think there is an easy way to know what language a compiled and packaged app on the play store was originally written in.

Also, why do you care?
 

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Welcome to Android Central! I moved this to the Developers Lounge for more specific traffic.
 

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