EndorsedendorsedOngoing

Android & Android TV Redevelopment for Video Streaming Platform

Services Covered:

Custom Software DevelopmentSoftware Maintenance and Support
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Industry
Industry

Media

Duration
Duration

4 months

Budget
Budget

Confidential

Start Date
Start Date

1 March 2019

Team Size
Team Size

6-10

Engagement Model
Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

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74/100
Good

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Client

Confidential

mapArmonk, United States of America

Project Summary

BEON Tech Studio redeveloped a legacy Android app, stabilizing disorganized code and migrating it to Kotlin, and built an additional Android TV app. They continue to provide ongoing bug fixes, captions deployment and customer support. Their rapid incident response and integration into the client's workflows improved platform stability and helped retain users.

Key Challenges

  • Support a multi-platform streaming service across Android, iOS, Roku and web
  • Decipher and remediate disorganized, outdated legacy Android code
  • Deliver over-the-top (OTT) app functionality and a consistent viewing experience across devices

Project Deliverables

  • Consolidated and migrated legacy Android code to Kotlin
  • Developed an Android TV app
  • Implemented captions on the platform
  • Ongoing bug fixes and customer support

Project Solution

BEON analyzed and consolidated outdated, disorganized Android code produced by prior teams, migrated core functionality into newer, more stable languages (notably Kotlin) and streamlined the codebase to enable faster feature releases. They developed and delivered an Android TV app, implemented captions, provided incident response and ongoing customer support, and worked hourly as an integrated extension of the client’s team via Slack.

Project Outcome

  • Improved platform stability leading to better user retention and ROI
  • Repaired an iOS audio error and fixed a bug causing users to lose items in watch lists
  • Delivered a new Android TV app that will drive growth
  • Restored server stability after a weekend outage and provided a roadmap for future improvements

Platforms

  • MobileMobile
  • WebWeb
  • CloudCloud
  • Smart TVSmart TV

Tech Stack

  • KotlinKotlin
  • AndroidAndroid
  • iOSiOS

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.75star5 out of 5 stars

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

BEON Tech Studio’s developers are efficient, responsive, and affordable. They resurrected messy older code and brought greater stability to the platform. Even though emergency services weren’t in the contract, their team resolved a weekend server failure in order to ensure a smooth user experience.

Anonymous

VP of Product for a Streaming Platform

Note: This endorsement is based on publicly available client feedback from external review sources.

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