Mobile Application Development starts with creating the designs, assets, and code required to implement any software application Development Chennai and ends with running them on a mobile device.
Mobile Application and Device Platforms
Currently, two of the dominant platforms rule the modern smartphone market. The first is the iOS platform launched by Apple Inc. that powers Apple's popular line of iPhones.
The second is the Android launched by Google. The Android operating development system is not only used by the Google designed devices, but also by other Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) for their own smartphones and other types of devices.
Apart from these differences between them, there are a number of similarities between these two platforms. Millions and millions of devices use both of these platforms. Apple is using iOS exclusively for its own devices rather, Google makes Android available also to other companies provided meeting certain requirements including certain Google applications on the devices they ship.
Four main categories rule the development of mobile applications to run on mobile devices.
Native Mobile Applications
Hybrid-Native Applications
Hybrid-Web Applications
Progressive Web Applications
Native Applications
Native mobile applications are done by writing the programming languages and frameworks provided by the platform owner and are made to run directly on the operating system of the iOS and Android device.
Hybrid-Native Applications
Hybrid-native mobile applications are done by writing a variety of different programming languages and frameworks but are compiled into a native application that runs directly on the operating system of the device.
Hybrid-Web Applications
Hybrid-web mobile applications are written using a variety of programming languages and frameworks and are made to run within a web container on the device.
Web applications are done by writing traditional web application programming technologies including variants of Javascript, HTML5, and CSS, and accessing initially through a browser on the device or system.
When thinking of building and developing a mobile application, some procedures are to be undergone.
Success
Keeping a business realistic defines the first step of success with an n number of downloads or n amount of money or n active users.
Budget
Defining your budget to design and deliver an application is important since it ranges from thousands of Dollars to million Dollars.
Platforms
Some of the best ways to drive a suitable platform is deciding where your market is, what gives you the biggest opportunity and also what the best way to reach them is.
Features
Unlike websites, Apps are needed to be created with good features that people feel at ease to use and have a good user interface.
Plan once published
Prior planning is needed to be made sure on how you are going to market and push your mobile application.
Advantages of Mobile Applications
More features and more fun
Adding a more convenient user-friendly feature
Generating revenue through apps
Faster brand recognition through social media
Additional customer security
Disadvantages of Mobile Applications
Development with the high cost
Complex app development process and maintenance
Profit-sharing with the app store
Additional requirements for marketing
Tracking and fetching data challenges and customer impatience
Conclusion
Apart from lots of steps and difficult decision making along its way, Mobile App Development is an extremely rewarding process quite lucrative.
