A Mobile Application is a computer or software application used to run on mobile devices like phones, tablets, and recently smart-watches. It was originated primarily for email, Date calendar, and contact information. People were now demanding new apps for gaming, location tracking, ticket bookings, and much more. Mobile Applications are available and can download from the software distribution platforms such as App Store (iOS) or Google Play Store. Some apps are available for free on software distribution platforms, and others are available for the expense. Expense apps will be split their profit between application creators and distribution platforms.
Mobile Application attains in the exact contrast to the desktop application designed to run on the computers. But for mobile apps, the web application is used to run in a mobile web browser instead of directly on the mobile device. Most of the market's mobiles are sold with pre-installed software like calendar, web browsing and emails, contact data, music app, mapping, and much more.
Types of Mobile Apps:
The Common type of mobile apps are Native Apps, Hybrid Apps, and Web-based apps.
Native Apps: The apps that are built for the particular mobile platform is called Native Apps.
For example, Applications that are made for Apple devices will not operate on Android devices. But now, most of the apps are developed for multiple platforms. For Native apps, the developers will incorporate high-class UI modules. It helps for better performance, more consistency, and a good user experience.
Hybrid Apps: The confluence of native and web-based apps.
The apps like Apache Cordova, Xamarin, React Native, Sencha Touch, and many fall under this category. It is based on a single code and is created to support web and native technology for various platforms. But on the whole, the hybrid app's performance will be less.
Web-based Apps: It is coded with HTML5, CSS, and Javascript.
When compared to former apps, it consumes only minimal memory space in the user devices. All user's personal databases are saved on the internet servers can fetch from any device through the internet.
Development:
The growth of the apps for mobile devices has few restrictions and characteristics. Since the mobile device performs on the battery and it has low processor than the desktop computers. It has more features like cameras and location services. So, developers should consider the wide range of features like screen size, hardware configurations, and specifications in developing mobile apps.
The developed Mobile Applications is first tested within the neighborhood environment using emulators (enabling the host system to run software from the guest system). Later, it is subjected to the main field. It provides the developers to test created applications without the expense.
Distribution:
The three biggest platforms for storing apps are,
- Google play store for storing the Android applications. It is an international level storing online platform for android applications by google opened in October 2008.
- Apple Store is used for storing iOS applications was opened on July 10, 2008.
- Microsoft Store is used for Windows 10 Mobile and Xbox One, formerly known as Windows store introduced in 2012 primarily built for touch-based devices but it can also be used with keyboard and mouse.
- Amazon Appstore was used as an alternative app store for the Android OS and was opened in March 2011. It can also install and run through blackberry 10-devices.
- Ovi internationally launched in May 2009 for Nokia phones, but Ovi store renamed as Nokia store in October 2011. Nokia focussed only on five key servicing areas, Games, Music, Maps, Media, Messaging.
- F-Droid is an Easy and Public Source for an android application store.
Importance of Mobile Apps:
Nowadays its common to use mobile phones every day in their life. Mobile phones have changed from a usual communication device to a primary object for attention to individuals and businesses. This growth is acquired by the latest technology and through innovation in mobile app developement. Thus the mobile medium is becoming the primary digital interaction.
Modern-day users are moving forward to recent technologies and utilizing mobile apps for their needs. Mostly, they are on track about the recent updates on any apps.
Mainly the Mobile Applications help the business sector to reach customers and retaining them for a prolonged time. We all make use of Search Engines to find any product or service. But if the business is available online and has internet access, it would be easy for the customers to fetch your product or services for their business growth. This Mobile Application opens the door for clients to communicate with the business.
Benefits for Mobile Apps:
For Business:
- Approachability,
- Loyalty and Customer Intention,
- Visibility,
- Brand Recognition and
- One-Stop Communication Medium.
For Clients:
- Ease of usage,
- Instant Updates,
- Different Apps with Different Benefits,
- Time Effectiveness and
- Information of Fingertips.
