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Mobile Application

Development
Introduction, Basic Concepts, Mobile OS
Course Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
CLOs Description Taxonomy level PLO

1 Explain the basic concepts used in various C3 1


Mobile Application Development
Frameworks.
2 Use mobile application components and C4 2
compare the different performance trade-
offs
3 Create mobile application solutions to real C5 3
world problems
4 Develop mobile applications using current P3 5
software development environments
Marks Distribution

 CLO 1 and CLO 2 - Mid terms and Final Exam - 80 Marks


 CLO 3 – Semester Project and Assignments - 20 Marks
 CLO 4 – Practical Class – 50 Marks
What is Mobile?
 Able to move or be moved freely or easily.
 Technically defined as :
“relating to mobile phones, handheld computers,
and similar technology”.

What is an Application?
 Putting something into operation
 Technically defined as:
“A computer program designed to perform a
specific task for the user”.
What is mobile computing?

 A simple definition could be:


Mobile Computing is using a computer (of one kind or another) while on the
move
 Another definition could be:
Mobile Computing is when a (work) process is moved from a normal fixed
position to a more dynamic position.
 A third definition could be:
Mobile Computing is when a work process is carried out somewhere where it
was not previously possible.
 Mobile Computing is the technology used for transmitting voice and data
through small, portable devices using wireless enabled networks.
Applications of Mobile Computing

 Emergency Services  Location based Services


 In companies  Mobile Shopping
 Stock Information Collection/Control  Mobile Entertainment
 Credit Card Verification  Mobile games and
  Hands-free driving
Taxi/Truck Dispatch
  Wireless Telemedicine
Electronic Mail/Paging
  Other Mobile Computing Services for
Mobile Commerce
Consumers
 Banking and Financial Services
 Non–Internet Mobile Applications for
 Wireless Electronic Payment Consumers
Systems
Advantages

 No location constraint
 It saves time and enhances productivity
 It provides entertainment, news and information on the move
 Streamlining of business processes
 Mobility has enabled streamlining of business processes, cumbersome emails, paper
processing, delays in communication and transmission.
Challenges

 Disconnection
 Low bandwidth
 High bandwidth variability
 Low power and resources
 Security risks
 Wide variety terminals and devices with different capabilities
 Device attributes
 Fit more functionality into single, smaller device
Mobile OS

 A mobile operating system (OS) is software that allows smartphones,


tablet PCs and other devices to run applications and programs.
 Apple iOS
 Google Android
 BlackBerry OS
 Nokia’s Symbian
 Hewlett-Packard’s webOS (formerly Palm OS)
 Microsoft’s Windows Phone OS
Traditional Trends

 Relevant to older mobile systems


 Made use of older mobile operating systems
such as:
• Palm OS
• Psion OS
• Symbian OS
 Technologies used: Specific to the above
operating systems such as C/C++, Java
mobile edition, WML etc.
Current Trends

 iOS
 Android
Current Trends (Contd..)

 Android
 Developed by Google Inc.
 Free and open source
 Uses Linux operating system
 Manufacturer:Oppo, Nokia, Samsung,
Huawei, Vivo, Motorola etc.
Current Trends (Contd..)

 iOS
 Developed by Apple in June 2007.
 Device Manufacturer: Apple
Current Trends (Contd..)
Mobile Apps Pros Cons
Platform
iOS • User Experience • Closed platform
• Security • Development only on Mac
• App Quality • Duplicating core iOS features
• Faster adoption of latest features is prohibited.
• Publishing apps is expensive.

Android • Free and open source • Fragmentation between


• Major share of mobile market (81%) different versions of the OS
• Open content sharing • Delay in upgrades
• Publishing apps is easy • Security Concerns
• Development on any platform
YOUR CHOICE???
Current Trends (Contd..)
Mobile Apps Platform Development Technology
iOS • System: MAC
• Programming language: Objective C
• Development software: Xcode
Android • System: Any system
• Programming language: Java/ Kotlin
• Development software: Android studio
Hybrid (3 into 1) • System: Any system
• Programming language: Dart, Javascript, C#
• Development Framework: Flutter, React JS, PhoneGap,
Xamarin
• Development software: Android studio, VS Code, Visual
Studio
Challenges in building Mobile
Applications

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1. OS Fragmentation

Windows
7

Fragmentation

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2. Multiple Teams/Product

Windows
7

Multiple Teams/Products
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3. Uniform User Experience

Windows
7

Uniform User Experience


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Types of Mobile App Development

1. Native Mobile Apps


2. Cross Platform Mobile Apps
3. Hybrid partly Native partly Cross Platform

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Native Mobile Apps

When To When Not To


 High Performance Apps  Performance is not the main
criteria

 Heavy on OS and Device Features


 More or less Replicates Web Apps
with few device feature
 Complex N/W comm.

 Standard Restful
 Only Few Platforms

 Many Platforms
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Cross Platform Mobile Apps

When To When Not To


 Performance is not the main  High Performance Apps
criteria
 More or less Replicates Web Apps  Heavy on OS and Device Features
with few device feature
 Standard Restful
 Complex N/W comm.
 Many Platforms
 Time to market is critical  Only Few Platforms
 Saving Cost is critical

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Hybrid Mobile Apps
When To Why To
 Fairly Simple UI  Some parts of app are common

 Complex Backend  Rest parts are different

 Quite few platforms  Use Cross Platform to develop common


part

 Use Native to develop the weight-lifting


parts

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Thank You!

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