The document outlines the fundamentals of mobile app development, including definitions, platforms, and key tools available for developers. It discusses resources such as MobileDevHQ, Android and iOS Style Guides, App Cooker, Beta Bait, Crittercism, and Stack Overflow to aid in various stages of app creation and testing. The content provides a comprehensive overview for those looking to understand and engage in mobile application development.

1. Mobile App Development
For Dummies

2. Mobile App Development
 Mobile application is a small application software designed for
smartphones
 iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows 8
 Apple, Google, BlackBerry, Microsoft
 E.g. of few mobile applications are:
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Angry Birds
BillGuard
Digg
Vine

3. What is mobile app development?
 Mobile application development is the process by which
application software is developed for low-power handheld
devices, such as personal digital assistants, enterprise digital
assistants or mobile phones.
 These applications can be pre-installed on phones during
manufacturing, downloaded by customers from various
mobile software distribution platforms, or delivered as web
applications using server-side or client-side processing (e.g.
JavaScript) to provide an "application-like" experience within
a Web browser.

4. Tools for Mobile App Development
Following are few resources mobile app developers can use:
 MobileDevHQ
 Beta Bait
 Android Style
Guide
 Crittercism
 Stack Overflow
 iOS Style Guide
 App Cooker

5. MobileDevHQ
 An important part of the planning process is consumer
discovery, a fancy term for how users will find your app or
mobile website.
 Think of this app as the SEO for mobile apps: You can track
your rankings and competition, and optimize keywords for
search.
 In short, you'll have a better idea of where your app is going
and who is interested.

6. Android Style Guide
 As the name suggest a guide for Android app development.
 This developer style guide will answer any questions
developers may have about app development.
 From wire-framing to tracking progress after the app goes to
market.

7. iOS Style Guide
 Same as Android Style Guide in previous slide, only
difference is that it is for Apple’s iOS.
 Everything related to iOS based app development can be
located in this guide.
 Apple also has a set of guidelines available for you to study
before getting started.

8. App Cooker
 Every step for developers from the beginning stages of an
app's inception to organizing .
 App Cooker is a great mockup design tool for developers
with basic skills.
 It can also help advance iOS app developers.
 Pricing ranges from $19.99 to $49.99, so you're not spending
a fortune for your ideal structure.

9. Beta Bait
 The platform used to test app before developers launch it in
the app market.
 This site is a social network specifically for developers and
startups to find the right person to try out their product while
it's still in beta.

10. Crittercism
 Crash testing tool for the app.
 Every app does crash at some stage of development.
 Developers can receive real-time crash and error reporting
and live analytics with this handy service.

11. Stack Overflow
 If you are looking for support or answers to your questions for
the problems this platform provides you help regarding your
queries.
 Stack Overflow is a forum chock-full of advice, tips and tricks
from other developers.
 The site allows users to vote on questions and answers, so
you know which have proven to be more useful than others.

12. References
 http://www.mobiledevhq.com/
 http://developer.android.com/design/index.html
 https://developer.apple.com/library
 http://www.appcooker.com/
 http://betabait.com/
 https://www.crittercism.com/
 http://stackoverflow.com/

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