Thursday, June 14, 2012

Learn More About The Process of Mobile Application Development

By Avina Gaz


I bet you are loving your handheld gadgets. It is no longer enough that the gadgets do what they're basically made for; like how mobile phones are meant to receive and send calls and messages. We now also pay attention to the apps included in the gadget, as well as the other features built into it. It is also a factor how they should be able to be susceptible to the addition of apps later on. However, most of us only care what's already built into them. We rarely give a thought about the manufacturing or development process. We rarely think about the mobile application development.

The arrival of the iPhone on the scene triggered a domino reaction in mobile development. Developers and manufacturers of mobile devices became so bent on producing the 'best' products, trying to outgun their competitors and rivals. That's a good thing for the consumers. As per definition, mobile application development is the process of creating or building application software for small handheld devices. These devices include mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs), among others.

End users have a variety of ways by which they can get a hold of these mobile apps. One would be the pre-installation of said apps on the gadgets or phones during the manufacturing stage. They could also be installed during the purchasing stage. A personal favorite among users would be to download these mobile apps into their phones. Thanks to the increasing number of mobile application developers these days, downloading has become a favorite method. Mobile applications require certain tools in order for them to be built or created. They will be needed to get a start on the creation and also during the entire process. The tools can be found in the integrated development environments or IDEs found within the different mobile application platforms.

J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition), Android, Symbian, Windows Phone and Windows Mobile are only a few of the many mobile application platforms. These tools are then used primarily for the writing of these applications. You can expect to spend varying costs or rates for these developmental tools, or you could try those that are for free.

Testing of the mobile applications within the development environment will then be performed. Initial testing is performed using emulators because they are simple to use and are cheaper. Afterwards, the mobile apps will be subjected to field testing. Here the mobile apps will be deployed into the target platform environment. That is where the apps finally reach the end users.

One look at the application stores will give you a clear idea of just how far mobile application development has advanced over the years. Every consumer will have a fun time going through all the mobile apps that they can use.




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