Present at the Android Developer Conference in Boston last week, Intel introduced a new set of tools for its Integrative Native Development Experience (INDE) developer tools platform.
The new feat will allow Android developers to port their apps to the iPhone with only UI changes being involved. Intel believes the tools will help them save time and effort in trying to reach multiple platforms and make applications available more swiftly.
Now, app developers can make use of INDE in order to design Java-based iOS apps in Windows or Mac within Android Studio or using Xcode. Devs can debug a device from here, but also from a simulator.
Intel says that projects using INDE can see an average code reuse of up to 60% across the Top 25 non-game Android apps, as well as cumulated time savings of about two years.
However, developers will still have to do some work, which involves rewriting the UI layer. Even so, in some cases, devs might find that logic portions of the app don’t need to be re-written at all, but on the other hand, UI layer adjustments are specific to their deployed platform, so they need to be worked upon.
If you’re a developer and looking to try INDE out, you should know than an early-access beta of the new version is available right now.
