In the last few years, we have seen rise in the use of mobile devices. As more and more users are using mobile devices, there is an increasing demand for businesses to have presence in the mobile world. Mobile devices have created tremendous business opportunities. The term mobile is not limited to mobile phones anymore, but it includes any device which can be used to access the information on the move. This includes tablets, hand held game consoles, media devices, watches etc. This list is increasing every day.
Options for mobile development
There are number of options for developing apps with mobile
presence, but we will explore the following 3 most commonly used solutions.
- Native apps: Native apps are downloaded and installed locally from platform specific marketplace.
- Cross platform apps: Using cross platform framework, you can develop native or hybrid apps. Hybrid apps are browser based apps but the user experience is same as a native app.
- Cross browser, mobile ready web application: These are web based applications which run under a browser on a mobile device.
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