MOBILE APPLICATIONS:WHAT DO WE MEAN BY MOBILE WEB DEVELOPMENT?

Mobile app development is the process of developing enterprise-grade mobile applications for small, wireless computing devices like tablets, smartphones, personal digital assistants, enterprise digital assistants, etc.
 



WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT?

In today’s world, phones, tablets and wearables are an indispensable part of our lives. They make life easier and we are able to achieve so much more in a given timeframe. Whether it’s paying bills, socializing with family and friends, making reservations, buying movie tickets, ordering food or navigating unknown places, it’s all as near at hand as it could be. To keep up with this ceaseless need for latest and efficiency-boosting technologies, it is important to constantly develop mobile applications that provide solutions to the challenges we face in our day-to-day lives.

Moreover, it is also critical to modify existing applications and keep them up-to-date with the developments in the IT sector. For instance, applications are now developed natively on devices to ensure optimum performance. Moreover, with different operating systems in the scenario now, apps need to be tailored for each device since the entire code cannot be reused. 

Thus, mobile app development is highly significant today since it brings to users the purposeful, beautifully designed, error-free and thoroughly tested applications that they’re constantly looking for.
 



HOW CAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISES BENEFIT FROM IT?

Whether its a banking & finance agency, an individual in the health & fitness industry, an e-commerce enterprise or an e-learning startup, mobile applications boost business for organizations of all sizes and across industries. They augment productivity, ensure smooth execution of business operations, promote data safety, allow for multi-tasking and so much more. All in all, they help address the needs of millions of customers and employees who also belong to a mobile-savvy world like the rest of us. 



WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES USED FOR MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT?

There are different tools, platforms and languages available for mobile app development.

  • Android:  The mobile operating system developed by Google. 
  • iOS:  The mobile operating system developed by Apple. 
  • Xamarin:  Xamarin is a cross-platform software that uses the C# language to develop mobile applications that look and feel native.
  • Phone Gap:  An open source development framework for  building mobile apps.
  • Ionic:  Ionic is a free, open source software development framework for building cross-platform hybrid mobile applications at lightning fast speed. 
  • React Native:  React Native is a JavaScript framework for building real, native mobile applications for platforms like iOS, Android, Windows, etc. by using Facebook’s JavaScript library - React.