#mobileappdevelopmentcompaines

The app development has different stages to it.  At the same time there is no rigid answer for the question time taken for app development. It is because it depends of the complexity of the app. A very complex app might even take month for competition. Since there is no specific answer for this we will take into consideration that majority.  For all the apps there are stages that it has to go through and different entities that have to be taken into consideration for it to get a perfect shape. Lets get into the details. 

The Specs

Before developing an app the first thing that you need have a clear picture is about the specs of the app. Depending on the app it will have different specifications. For example if you developing an app for an on demand service it will definitely need navigation services. But that is not the case if you developing other kinds of apps.  Before stepping into the development territory you must be aware of what are requirement of the apps. It is more like a road map that will guide you and help you to have a proper structure. 

UI/UX Development

No doubt about the fact that your idea and you product/service is the core. But next in the list is the UI/UX of the app.  If the users are finding it difficult to use the app you will out of the competition long before you know it.  It is one of the processes that would consume a considerable amount of time in the development process. It is not just about making the app look appealing to the users. It is also about make the users feel no difficulty in using the app. Keep in mind that there is a there are at least a hundred other apps that are offering the same services.  What would differentiate you from them is what you are offering them and how easy you are making it easy for them to use. So make sure that UI/UX is given utmost importance. 

Development

The entire development process can be classified into frontend development and back end development.  The front end development is the part that consumes the majority of the time. It might sound simple. There are thousands of coding lines that goes behind the easy usage of the app. The complexity that is involved in the coding is something that cannot be explained in words. What meets the eye is just the tip of the ice berg. Both frontend and backend has to hand in hand. It is something that you cannot afford to have confusions. As mentioned earlier depending on the complexity of the app the development phase will vary. 

Testing

It is absolutely impossible for any app to hit the market without going through testing. There is no app that is going to 100% flawless. As the name states the app will be run through various tests to find whether there are bugs. This will again hit the development phase if there is a necessity for bug removal.  This cycle will continue till the point of time where there are no bugs.

Beta Version

Long before people started dreaming about smartphones and full touchscreen devices, and long before Steve Jobs, in his iconic Apple keynote presentation, revealed the iPhone, the idea of a great mobile phone was confined to the high end devices presented by Nokia.

It was a time when Nokia had defined its supremacy in the world of mobile phones and there was no clear line of demarcation between feature phones and smartphones. The smartest phones that people could think of belonged to the Nokia N series. There was a time when Nokia's flagship N95 was advertised with the tagline "is this what computers have become?" Today, we have come a long way from that time but it's still cannot be denied that the first romance between phones and applications were brought about by Nokia.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the World of mobile applications was ushered in because of Java period there might be different manifestations and avatars of Java that made it possible. Let's look at a few of these instances where Java revolutionised mobiles.

Java Micro Edition

The Java platform micro edition or the J2ME as it is commonly abbreviated is a complete that form for development and deployment of portable code for mobile devices and microcontrollers. It uses object-oriented Java programming and it was acquired by Oracle from its creator Sun Microsystems. It is interesting to know that there are more than 2.1 billion Java enabled devices.

In fact, it was a popular addition in feature phones that costed less than $200 and most of these phones run on Nokia's proprietary Symbian Series 40. It also trickled into a few advanced operating system is like Nokia Symbian Series 60, Windows CE, Windows Mobile, MeeGo and even Android.

The silver bullet for Java was when the Canadian mobility company Research In Motion (RIM) introduced its first handheld Smart device way back in 2002. This device ran an advanced version of Java micro and the series of devices became the benchmark for business mobility. We are talking about the Blackberry!

Java for applications

Jawa, as a programming language and innovation from Sun Microsystems has been immensely responsible for the increase of mobile apps. It can only be said that the first wave of mobile app development companies owe their success to Java.

When we are talking about Java applications for mobiles, we are not talking just about utility. The list of features available on Java was quite vast considering the restricted utility of phones during the mid 2000s.

Java was useful not only in creating applications with utility, like compasses, calculator, spirit levels and simple 2-D games, but also in the creation of themes and wallpapers which not only included icons and simple graphics but even transitions and small scale animations.

Conclusion

Phone gap-the redefiner for mobile app development

Ever since the introduction of mobile applications on smartphone ecosystem is like iOS and android, the quest for developing mobile applications in a more efficient way has always been stealing the limelight of both developers and businesses alike. There are two basic schools of mobile app development: native and hybrid. 

Native apps bring the advantages like complete utilization of all the features available on the platform. Hybrid apps save a lot on time and money. Big businesses make use of native apps because they have both the temporal and monitory bandwidth to employ master developers and blast the market with a huge marketing budget. Hybrid apps however, are the cynosure of small and medium businesses.

While the bifurcation seemed convenient for a considerably long time, there was always a need to achieve a fine balance between both. What if there was a platform to develop Mobile applications that make the fullest use of native features but at the same time, bring the advantages of saving in time and money like hybrid apps? The answer lies in Phone Gap.

What is PhoneGap

Phone Gap is an open source mobile application improvement system that was created by an unknown software company called Nitobi Software. Realising the scope and potential, it was purchased by Adobe.

Without demanding special technical skills, this improvement system helps novices developers assemble complex mobile applications by using basic scripting knowledge in HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. In addition, Phone Gap also provides a testing utility for web developers and designers who use the Phone Gap framework.

Phone Gap was earlier known as Apache Cordova and it was renamed by Adobe after acquisition.

There are two segments in Phone Gap that make application development possible: a JavaScript API interfaces between the native functionality and the HTML5/CSS code, and the local court which is invoked by JavaScript APIs.

Advantages of Phone Gap

As earlier discussed, the biggest advantage brought about by Phone Gap is the convergence of the advantages of native and hybrid app development. Mobile app development companies make use of this platform to save a lot on time to market and the budget involved in app development. This presented an amazing opportunity of success for both businesses and developers.

As an off shoot, it ensures that all the releases are consistent in their interface and visual aspect on all the platforms. This song is one of the most prominent issues of native app development: a business person who was always used to handling the app on the iPhone might find it different on Samsung Galaxy devices.

We have seen that all that Phone Gap requires is a basic understanding of HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. Therefore, there is no need for the company to spend a lot on specialized development talents. This can also be a boost for companies to recruit the right talent because even if you get additional projects in any one of the three elements involved, it would still be a great idea to have an in-house team.

Above everything, Phone Gap is open source which makes it a great option for start-ups who operate on a shoestring budget. Although there might be a few challenges in using Phone Gap like lack of support of plug-ins and its incompatibility with apps that demand a lot of hardware activity, it still manages to stand tall in terms of the advantages it presents.

Conclusion

Today, when we think about booking cabs, all we need to do is take out or smart phones, launch the cab booking app like Uber, enter the locations and book a ride. It all seems so simple when you consume it as an end user period however, the intensity of development and coding that goes into creating an app like Uber is nothing short of overwhelming. Nothing said and done, it will be a great idea for an aspiring entrepreneur to create an app like Uber because the market for transportation applications is still wide and open period should you be someone who would like to create an app like Uber, we have given below, a quick guide to the technology stack that you can use.

The Front-End

The platform chosen by Uber was node.JS and the user interface was designed on react. The programming language primarily used was python and it only makes more sense to use a language as robust as python because the intensity of programming and algorithmic decision-making that goes into matching a user request with a driver is extremely demanding. For handling the development for the iOS app, Uber has used Objective-C and Swift.

The Database

With respect to databases, Uber has used a combination of both open source and licensed database providers period on one side, it has used my SQL and postGRE SQL. To handle huge volumes of user data, it has used the high-performance open source database mongo.

Analytics

Analytics and data-given intelligence are quite important for studying an app and its success. Uber has used a combination of multiple service providers including but not limited to Google analytics, crazy egg, tensor flow and a lot more. They have even used the intelligence services of optimizedly.

Payments

What is the greatest contributors to the success of Uber is its flexibility in accepting multiple payment methods. The payment methods can include debit cards, credit cards and even cash. For payments to be processed flawlessly, it is important to integrate your app with a reliable payment services provider. People remains the go to option for this process period in addition to PayPal, there are new competitors like Braintree whose services you can avail.

Communication

Keeping users updated about the progress of the trip and keeping drivers updated about the trip requests and payments are extremely vital to the existence of an app like Uber. In addition to that, there is also need to be communications that happen through SMSes. For this purpose, even if we need to have those notifications enabled in for the purpose of SMS, we will need to incorporate a tool like twilio.

Conclusion

It was around the year 2010! It was considered a pride to have an iPhone and that was the time when iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS were slowly creeping into the outer markets like India and China. As it is widely known, these two countries are known to be quite populous and there is a proportional population of Young technology enthusiasts who are bound to get hooked to any innovation.

All these young tech enthusiasts were seen popping out their iPhones and swiping down and to the left of their screen while intently staring into the screens of their devices. This simple swipe of their screens had to be attributed to one of the greatest smartphone video games ever built!

What started off as a simple concept of flightless birds being catapulted to destroy a fort of green pigs revolutionized the world of mobile gaming period it showed how immersive games do not have to be back by complex stories and graphics. It also showed how simple physics can be used to build an effective game that is good enough to run on mobile devices without consuming a lot of memory and processing power.

We are talking about the legendary game called Angry Birds!

The story and the History

Angry Birds was created by rovio entertainment, a Finnish technology gaming company. The game started as a simple concept drawing in 2009 and it was the time in physics-based games where is slowly gaining popularity. The epidemic outbreak of swine flu inspired the green pigs as the enemy. It took 52 trials for the team to reach the perfection that they wanted with respect to the game.

In fact, it did not take off quite well and did not see many copies. However, when it reached the number one spot in the United Kingdom on the Apple App Store, it started to gain prominence. It soon reached the number one spot on the US App Store charts and it remained there for 275 days. To this day, it remains a record still to be broken as the app that state longest on the number one position on the Apple App Store.

The Diversification

Just like Instagram and Prisma, even Angry Birds started with iOS and the now-defunct Maemo. However, the popularity and demand was so high that they had to release a version for android, for personal computers and for Facebook. It grew so much and popularity that they had to make a full-length animated film and also had to ship quite a lot of merchandise.

In short, Angry Birds had created a legacy like no other game had. It had also spawned a lot of games with the central theme being that of Angry Birds including but not limited to Angry Birds space, Angry Birds Rio and a few others. The game was aptly revert it in the 2011 webby awards for being the best game for handheld devices.

Conclusion

Games like Angry Birds should be given the credit for creating the aura that games like Candy crush Saga enjoyed once and PUBG enjoys today. They showed how light games can create a magic of impulsiveness and addictive this without being too imposing on the device memory, processing power and performance.