MOBILE APPLICATIONS

Mobile applications are types of application software designed to run on a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet. Mobile applications often serve to provide users with services similar to those accessed on a PC.

The applications mobile or Mobile applications simpler take PC-based applications and port them to a mobile device. A more sophisticated approach involves developing specifically for the mobile environment, taking advantage of its limitations and advantages. Applications that use location-based features are inherently built from the ground up, aiming for mobility, since the user is not tied to a location, as in the case of the PC.

The applications are divided into two major categories: native apps and web apps. Native apps are developed for a specific mobile operating system, usually iOS or Android. Native apps enjoy better performance and a better-tuned user interface (UI), and usually need to go through a much more rigorous development and quality assurance process before being released.

Web applications are supported in HTML5 or CSS and require minimal device memory because they run through a browser. The user is redirected to a specific web page and all information is saved in a database stored on the server. Web applications require a stable connection to be used.

There are several types of applications available:

  • Game apps: the computer equivalent of video games, are among the most popular types of apps. They account for one-third of all app downloads and three-quarters of all consumer spending.
  • Productivity applications: these focus on improving business efficiency by facilitating various tasks, such as sending e-mails, tracking work processes, making hotel reservations, and more.
  • Applications from lifestyle and entertainment: increasingly popular, they cover many aspects of personal lifestyle and socialization, such as relationships, communication on social networks, as well as sharing (and watching) video content. Some of the most well-known apps, such as Netflix, Facebook or TikTok, fall into this category.

Other types of apps include mobile commerce (M-commerce) apps used to buy products online, such as Amazon or eBay, travel apps that help the traveler (book tours and trips, find routes on maps and geolocation, travel diaries, etc.), and utility apps such as health apps and barcode scanners.

 

 

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