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MOBILE APPLICATION

DEVELOPMENT

Lesson 1
What is mobile application?

- A wireless mobile application is a software application, a wireless service or a


mobile service that can be either pushed to users’ handheld wireless devices or
downloaded and installed, over the air, on these devices.
- An application which resides in the mobile phone or which is accessed/used by a
mobile phone over any channel such as SMS, MMS, GPRS, Voice, DTMF.
Types of mobile applications

Browser based applications

A Browser-Based application is an application that is accessed through the use of the mobile
device’s web browser

Browser-Based applications are coded with the use of a markup language

Typically, these are web apps with responsive design so that they display well on smaller
devices as well. Business logic is on the server and only a single codebase needs to be
maintained. There's no need to install anything from app stores.

Progressive Web Apps (PWA) deliver mobile app-like experience via a web
browser.
Native mobile application
Native applications are those applications that are found entirely on the
mobile device
App is developed for a specific platform using the platform's native APIs.
It's therefore performant and has full access to device capabilities. The
platform's ecosystem, such as an app store, helps in distributing the app.
Code cannot be reused for other platforms.

Examples are iOS (Swift or Objective-C), Android (Kotlin or Java), Windows


Phone (C# .NET).
Hybrid Mobile Application

App is developed using web technologies but is wrapped inside a native app. Code
can be reused across platforms. App can also access native APIs.

The term "hybrid" implies that the app uses a mix of web technologies and native
APIs. HTML5, CSS and JS are used so that same code can be reused across
platforms.

Examples are Ionic, Sencha Touch.


Mobile applications
Alternatives for Building Mobile Apps

There are four major development approaches when building mobile applications

Native Mobile Applications

Cross-Platform Native Mobile Applications

Hybrid Mobile Applications

Progressive Web Applications


Native Applications

Native mobile applications are written in the programming language and


frameworks provided by the platform owner and running directly on the operating
system of the device such as iOS and Android.

Pros

Best runtime performance

Direct access to device APIs

Cons

Higher costs when building and maintaining your app


Cross-Platform Applications

Cross-platform native mobile applications can be written in variety of different


programming languages and frameworks, but they are compiled into a native
application running directly on the operating system of the device.

Pros

Easy to build and maintain your app

Cons

Performance limitations due to bridging


Hybrid-Web Applications

Hybrid mobile applications are built with standard web technologies - such as
JavaScript, CSS, and HTML5 - and they are bundled as app installation packages.

Pros

Using web development skillset for building mobile apps

Cons

Lower performance compared to native apps


Progressive Web Applications

PWAs offer an alternative approach to traditional mobile app development by


skipping app store delivery and app installations.

PWAs are web applications that utilize a set of browser capabilities - such as
working offline, running a background process, and adding a link to the device
home screen - to provide an 'app like' user experience.

Pros

No installation required, accessible through a URL

Cons

Limited support for native device features


Why Develop Mobile Applications?

Provide mobile phone users with applications that can keep them productive,
informed, entertained, or connected whenever they feel the need

Large potential for financial gain in the field of mobile applications

Solve problems which have many challenges and obstacles


Mobile Applications in Use

Mobile Applications can be found in any industry, they have been developed for:

- Mobile Gaming
- Mobile Banking
- Mobile Text, Presentation, and Spreadsheet
- Social Networking
- Mobile News
- Location Aware Services
Quiz

Compare Native and Hybrid Applications

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