Describe three approaches to developing mobile apps.

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Describe three approaches to developing mobile apps.

 

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The three approaches to developing mobile apps are: -

  • Web
  • Native
  • Hybrid

Mobile Web Apps: -

  • The mobile web apps rely on a constant connection to the internet and web server to provide the views and contents as the user navigates through the app.
  • The Responsive Web Design has the advantage of using the same code for the mobile as well as the desktop users.
  • Building web applications for mobile users only. These are the websites that provide a user experience similar to native apps.
  • These are deployed on the web servers and users access them in a web browser.

Native App Development: -

  • The native app development is build using the required SDKs of the platforms and platform vendors provided development kits.
    • For IOS, apps are built using Objective C.
    • For Android, apps are built using Kotlin, Google's Android SDK, Java.
    • For Apple, apps are built using Xcode.
    • For Windows, apps are built using .NET and Visual Studio.
  • It has maximum access to the APIs and features available on each platform.
  • It is limited to platforms supported by the underlying computers.

 

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