Google has now officially announced the launch of Google Opal in India, which is actually a new platform that would allow anyone to build mobile apps for free.
The move from Google has been something which expected to help millions of Indian developers and small businesses who want to create apps without spending huge amounts of money.
With free app creation in India, Google also aims to make technology more accessible to everyone, ranging from students to startups.
Traditionally, developing an app required hiring some good developers or paying high fees to them for their work, sometimes costing lakhs of rupees.
But with Opal no developer fee, that problem is totally gone. Google Opal would also help users give a simple drag-and-drop interface, allowing them to design, test, and publish apps without needing to write any complex code.
This means that even people who are up with little or no technical background can now create mobile apps easily.
The Google Opal launch is also being seen as a major step that would help and support a lot in the direction of India’s fast-growing tech ecosystem. India also has one of the world’s largest smartphone users and also a huge number of aspiring app creators.
With Opal, Google also wants to empower the local innovators and also give them tools to build apps that would help them solve real-life problems, that too, all without worrying about the cost.
According to Google, Opal will also provide a variety of ready-made templates which can be used for different types of apps, such as e-commerce, education, health, and finance. Developers can also simply choose a template, customize it according to their needs, and launch the app directly to the targeted users.
The platform will also include analytics tools, so that creators can track their downloads, user activity, and performance and all of this within one dashboard.
This initiative is also expected to give a big boost to Indian app developers, especially students, freelancers, and small business owners who want to move forward with designing apps but lack the funds.
Many experts also believe that Google Opal could spark a new wave of innovation, as it helps to remove the biggest barrier, that is the deployment cost.
With cost-free development, developers can now focus more on creativity and solving the major problems rather than worrying about the expensive app-building charges.
Industry leaders have also welcomed the move, saying it will also help encourage more startups to enter the app market. Some also pointed out that this could help reduce the gap between big companies with large budgets and small creators with limited resources.
