Snapchat developers know they dropped the ball on Android development. Will prioritize the platform over iOS going forward

Android users don't care much for puking clouds, but could it be due to bad performance?
Now, in its S-1 (Securities and Exchange Commission filing, used to register a company's securities), Snap has publically affirmed that, driven by the fact that most of its userbase is on iOS, it has spent its resources on developing for the iOS version of Snapchat much more than for the Android one. Furthermore, the company admits that its product has had a number of technical issues on various Android devices, and believes that this has caused the noticeable drop in daily active users on the platform over the latter half of 2016.
Snap now sees the need to grow, and gaining a stable footing among the Android users is a primary way of doing so. The company also does not exclude the possibility of Android smartphones becoming more popular than iPhones at some point in the future, so relying too much on the platform that's big today might turn out to be the losing strategy tomorrow. For those reasons, Snap will now flip its plan and prioritize on developing for Android, emphasizing on stability (operability) on various smartphones with the operating system.
Are you a Snapchat user on Android? Have you been deterred from using the app by previous bugs? Does the promise of updates and stability in the near future make you want to give the app another chance?
source: SEC
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