Mobile App Development
Mobile application development is developing software applications that operate on mobile devices. A typical mobile application uses a network connection to interact with remote computing resources. As a result, the mobile development process entails building installable software packages (code, binaries, assets, etc.), setting up backend services like data access through an API, and testing the application on target devices.
Platforms and Applications for Mobile Devices
In the market for modern smartphones, there are two leading platforms. One is Apple Inc.'s iOS operating system. The popular iPhone smartphone range from Apple is powered by iOS software. Google's Android platform is the second. In addition to Google, many other OEMs also use the Android operating system to create their smartphones and other smart devices.
While creating applications for these two platforms has certain similarities, creating apps for iOS and Android requires different software development kits (SDKs) and development toolchains. While Apple only utilizes iOS for its own devices, Google makes Android available to other businesses as long as they adhere to certain conditions, such as shipping devices with specified Google applications. Using both platforms, developers may create apps for hundreds of millions of devices.
When developing mobile applications, there are four main ways.
- Native Apps for Mobile
- Native Cross-Platform Mobile Apps
- Mobile hybrid applications
- Progressive Web Apps.