Mobile Application Development Basics

Mobile apps in the earlier days used to be an extension of web platforms to increase the reach of an organization’s services many times. But today with a mobile-first approach, it has become the default service delivery platform. There are many online retailers, which are mobile-only, and some have migrated to the mobile-only platform after successfully running E-commerce web stores for many years.

From searching for restaurants near you to purchasing products and booking rooms online, mobile applications have made life super convenient for customers. Smart phones have become mightier than the mouse. The more problem and convenience a mobile application provides the more popular and most downloaded the app becomes.

Creative and delivering award-winning mobile applications require great technical capabilities, deep knowledge of mobile application development technologies such as Android SDK (software development kit), iOS SDK and mobile J Query. There are exclusive android app development companies and exclusive iOS app development companies and there are mobile app development companies who build mobile applications on both the platforms – Android and iOS.

As the majority of global populations are using smart phones, more and more companies are launching their mobile apps to provide better and prompt services along with handling complaint more efficiently from their customers. Additionally, mobile applications have become an effective salesperson by answering prospective customer’s queries by allowing them to browse through FAQs and knowledge resources where ever they are and whenever they want before becoming a customer. Mobile applications are no longer restricted to entertainment and productivity purposes but include customer complaint redressal tool, a store locator to easily find the nearest store around your location, enterprise mobility apps, and finally online purchasing with few clicks.

Thus with growing demands for all kinds of mobile application development requirements, the role of a mobile app development company becomes important and crucial. Freelancers, start-ups, and established businesses are busy helping their clients achieve their business goals.

A client looking for mobile app development services can start their search to hire the best app development agency by a search for the list of mobile applications development companies, and reading their reviews and ratings.

Mobile application development involves the use of software development kit (SDK) provided by respective mobile OS companies such as Google for Android and Apple for their iOS platform. The development process is the same as in web application development except the mobile apps are build using OS libraries to take advantage of native mobile device technologies such as sending out SMSs, taking pictures or videos by using mobile device cameras, tracking locations using GPS, or using mobile accelerometer for gaming or AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools.

Mobileapp UI designing too requires special designing skills as so much need to be achieved in such small screens without cluttering the screen or making it difficult to operate with fingers. Poor app design (UI) can lead to bad reviews on play stores or iTunes leading to a lot of uninstalling.

As mobile apps can access mobile device features, security becomes paramount as unethical programmers and hackers can easily take control of your data and device through their suspicious mobile app. Using inherent security features of the SDKs and other tools, mobile apps can be boon for the enterprises as a lot of cases of extortion hacking have been done in the past to take away enterprise data as well as malign reputation.