Android ambitions high among GetJar's mobile developer network

Sees growing interest in Windows Phone, but low hopes for Symbian and BlackBerry.

A survey of 300 developers by GetJar has found that 51.2% are making Android apps today, but 58% saying they will be doing it six months from now. By contrast, it finds 80% making iPhone apps today, but 55.6% saying they'll still be doing it in six months' time.

The caveat? While GetJar provides links to iPhone apps in its store, the nature of Apple's platform means it can't distribute the actual apps. A survey of 300 developers on its network may thus be weighted more towards other platforms.

Even so, the survey - conducted in partnership with Inmobi, Urban Airship, Device Anywhere and SV Android Meet-up - is interesting for what it reveals about the non-iOS platforms' interest for developers.

20.5% of surveyed developers are making Android tablet apps now, but 47% say they'll be doing so in six months' time. Windows Phone also appears to be growing in momentum, with 9% supporting it today, but 24% planning to in six months - Nokia's launch of its first WinPho handsets may be a factor there.

It's less good news for Symbian and BlackBerry, with just 7% and 15% of surveyed developers respectively saying they plan to support these platforms in the next six months.