This document provides an overview of mobile application development. It discusses the different types of mobile apps including native apps, hybrid apps, and mobile web apps. It also outlines the typical phases of mobile app development including discovery, design, development and testing, and maintenance. Finally, it lists some commonly used tools and frameworks for mobile app development such as PhoneGap, jQuery Mobile, and Android and iOS SDKs.

1. Mobile Application Development

3. A mobile application is
software application de
signed to run-
on smartphones,
tablet computers and
other mobile devices.
Mobile application
began appearing in 2008
and are typically
operated by the owner
of the mobile operating
system, such as the
Apple App Store, Google
Play, Windows Phone
Store, and BlackBerry
App World.

4. 1. Browser Access :- The applications which
we are accessing through native browser.
Ex : www.yahoo.com, www.google.com,
m.redbus.in, etc
2. Hybrid Apps - Web :- We are installing the
application in our device and for the
functioning of that particular application
internet is required. Ex : Social Networking
Apps(Facebook, Twitter), Instant
Messengers(Skype), E-Commerce(Flipkart),
Internet Speed Testing(Speedtest.net), etc.

5. 3. Hybrid Apps – Mixed :-
We are installing the
application in our device
and if required we are
connecting it to internet
also. Ex : Few games in
which we can play alone
and we go online too for
playing with different
players(multi player).
4. Native Apps :- The
applications which we are
installing in our device. Ex
: Reminders, Few Games,
etc.

6. Native Apps- Which can be installed
in the devices and the app does not
need any data transfer to the server.
With out network these apps work in
the device. The data about the app
will be stored in the device itself.
Example Gaming applications.
Client Server apps- They can be
called Semi native apps. Here the
app can be installed in the device.
But the with out a network it cannot
be launched. Because It gets the
data from the server. With out the
data the app will not proceed
further. Example Commercial apps
like Banking app.

7. Mobile Web applications.- They
can be called as Mobile browser
apps as these are not installed in
the device. these can be accessed
using the mobile browser by hitting
the url of the web. Here the device
memory size is not all important as
neither of the from or the app data
is stored in the device. It is
completely dependent on the
quality of the browser. Every thing
comes from the server and
rendered in the browser when you
hit the url.

8. Mobile App Usage & Download’s

9. Most Popular Type of Apps

10. Mobile App Development Phases
A mobile app development life cycle usually
consists of the following phases:
1. The Discovery Phase
2. The Design Phase
3. The Development & Testing Phase
4. Maintenance & Updates Phase

11. 1. The Discover Phase
Tasks
 Requirements analysis
 System definition
 Prototyping
Benefits
 Framework driven requirement specification
 Get it right the first time by prototyping your project
 Improve usability and user buy-in by letting them use the prototyped
system
 Manage user/customer expectations
 Manage IT staff expectations
 More accurate size and cost estimate

12. 2. The Design Phase
Tasks
 System design
 Database design
 Business Process Integration design
Benefits
 Choice of deployment platform
 Choice of Application Interface
 Choice of user interface (browser, Windows rich-client or portable
devices)
 Centralized/reusable business rules
 Centralized/reusable business processes
 Normalized database design
 Framework driven design process
 Reuse/integration of existing data and functions and systems

13. 3. The Development & Testing
Phase
Tasks
 Develop system
 Business Process Integration
 User acceptance testing
 System and performance testing
 Implementation/deployment
Benefit
 One integrated suite of development tools
 Lower skill requirements
 Multi skilling
 Downplay/hide technology focus
 Easy-to-learn and master
 Task and change control tracking

14. 4. Maintenance & Updates Phase
Tasks
 Ongoing system maintenance
 Extend and enhance functionality
Benefits
 Centralized/reusable business rules
 Centralized/reusable business processes
 Repository based impact analysis

15. Software’s Used to Develop
Mobile Application’s
• Appery.io
• Phonegap
• Mobile Roadie
• TheAppBuilder
• Good Barber
• Appy Pie
• AppMachine
• GameSalad
• BiznessApps

16. Let’s make an app!
http://www.github.com/claytical/magic8

17. Getting Started
• You need whatever IDE and SDK you would
normally need.
– iOS requires Xcode and the iOS SDK
(https://developer.apple.com/)
– Android requires Eclipse and the Android SDK
(http://developer.android.com/sdk)

18. Look and Feel
• jQuery Mobile
– http://jquerymobile.com
• Dojo
– http://dojotoolkit.org
• Sencha Touch
– http://www.sencha.com/products/touch
• iUI
– http://www.iui-js.org/

19. Getting Started
• Download the latest build
– http://cordova.apache.org/#download
• Extract the zip file to wherever you want it
• Extract the zip file inside the zip file
corresponding to the device you’re targeting

20. Unzipped iOS

21. Create the Project in Terminal
• For iOS, run:
– bin/create <ProjectDirectory> <Namespace>
<ProjectName>
– bin/create
“/Users/clay/Documents/CordovaExample”
com.example.magic_8 Magic8

22. What the Command Creates
Our focus:

23. A Little HTML
<h1>Magic 8 Ball</h1>
<div id="asking">
<textarea id="question" name="question" class="full" placeholder="To what question do
you seek the answer to?"></textarea>
<button id="ask" class="gradient-button purple full">Ask</button>
</div>
<div id="answering" style="display:none">
<div id="answer"></div>
<button id="askagain" class="gradient-button purple full">Ask Again</button>
<button id="newquestion" class="gradient-button purple full">New Q</button>
<button id="share" class="gradient-button purple full">Share Results</button>
<button id="tweet" class="gradient-button purple full">Tweet Results</button>
</div>

24. Some CSS3 for Buttons
.gradient-button {
display: inline-block;
outline: none;
cursor: pointer;
text-align: center;
text-decoration: none;
font: 15px/100% Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
padding: .5em 2em .55em;
text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.3);
-webkit-border-radius: .5em;
border-radius: .5em;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.2);
box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.2);
}
.gradient-button:active {
position: relative;
top: 1px;
}

25. Make a Purple Button
.purple {
color: #fef4e9;
border: solid 1px #551A8B;
background: #8A2BE2;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom,
from(#8A2BE2), to(#551A8B));
}
.purple:active {
color: #fef4e9;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom,
from(#551A8B), to(#694489));
}

26. The JavaScript
• Clean up index.js
– It has some extra stuff we don’t need
• Add zepto.js for easy manipulation
– You can use whatever framework you like
• Add social.js for our Social Framework Plugin
– This is iOS specific

27. Some More JavaScript
var answers = ['It is certain', 'It is decidedly so', 'Without a doubt', 'Yes – definitely',
'You may rely on it', 'As I see it, yes', 'Most likely’];
function getAnswer() {
$('#asking').hide();
$('#answering').show();
var selectedResponse = Math.floor((Math.random()*20));
$('#answer').text(answers[selectedResponse]);
}
function newQuestion() {
$('#question').val("");
$('#asking').show();
$('#answering').hide();
}

28. Use the Plugin with JavaScript
function fbResults() {
var qa = $('#question').val() + " " + $('#answer').text() + " #magic8";
SocialFrameworkPlugin.postToFacebook( shareSuccess, shareError,
qa);
}
function shareSuccess() {
console.log("Sharing Successful");
}
function shareError() {
console.log("Error sharing");
}

29. Icons and Splash Screens

30. And Build.