Native apps are built specifically for a certain operating system (iOS or Android) using its languages (like Swift for iOS or Java/Kotlin for Android), while hybrid apps use web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and can run on multiple platforms with a single codebase

1. Introduction to Mobile
Application Development
Dr.S.Shylaja,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Computer Applications,
Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts & Science,
Coimbatore

2. What is mobile application development?
• Mobile application development is the
process of making software for smart phones,
tablets and digital assistants, most commonly
for the Android and iOS operating systems.

3. • The software can be preinstalled on the
device, downloaded from a mobile app store
or accessed through a mobile web browser.
The programming and markup languages used
for this kind of software development include
Java, Swift, C# and HTML5.

4. Different Types of Mobile Apps
• Native Mobile Applications
• Cross-Platform Mobile Applications
• Hybrid Mobile Applications
• Progressive Web Application (PWA)

5. Native Mobile Applications
• Native apps are installed directly on a mobile
device
• Developing a native app means writing code
specifically for the operating system of the
device.

6. Cross-Platform Mobile Applications
• With a cross-platform app, the same code is
used for all platforms. So you can write your
code once.

7. Hybrid Mobile Applications
• hybrid apps can be written once and work on
both platforms.
• Native + Progressive = Hybrid App
Development

8. Progressive Web Application (PWA)
• PWAs are apps delivered through the web,
already we know its like a web application
• Example : mobile browser

9. Mobile App Development Platforms
• When it comes to mobile applications, the two
most famous operating system that comes to
our mind
are Android by Google and iOS by Apple.

10. What is Android?
• Android is an open-source mobile operating
system introduced by Google. It is the most
widely used operating system supporting a
wide range of devices. Android is written in
Linux kernel with the help of programming
languages like C++ and Java. It is built
particularly for tablets and touchscreen
mobile devices.

11. Alternatives to Building Mobile App
1. Flutter
• Flutter is an open-source and cross-platform
Android app development platform.
• It was created by Google that enables
developers to develop apps for Android,
Windows, iOS, and the web with the help of a
single codebase.
• It is written in the Dart language.

12. Alternatives to Building Mobile App
2. Android Studio
• Android Studio is Google’s official
Android Integrated Development
Environment (IDE) that provides a lot of
features and functionalities to develop mobile
apps.
• Developers can easily write the source code,
debug and test the quality of their application

13. Alternatives to Building Mobile App
3. React Native
• React Native is an open-source, accessible,
cross-platform app development platform
developed by Meta that can help developers
in creating native applications for Android,
iOS, and the web.
• Skype, Airbnb, Amazon Prime, etc. are
developed using React Native.

14. Alternatives to Building Mobile App
4. Ionic
• Ionic is an open-source, cross-platform app
development platform developed with the
help of Apache Cordova and Angular.
• It can be used to develop hybrid
and Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) as well.

15. Alternatives to Building Mobile App
5. Xamarin
• Xamarin is an open-source, cross-platform
Android app development platform owned
by Microsoft. It can build apps with the help
of C# and .NET that can run on mobile
operating systems like Android, iOS,
and Windows.

16. Alternatives to Building Mobile App
6. Native Script
• Native Script is an open-source, native mobile
app development platform developed by
Progress. It uses CSS, JavaScript,
Angular, Typescript, and Vue.js to develop
mobile apps

17. Alternatives to Building Mobile App
7. Apache Cordova (Formerly Phone Gap)
Apache Cordova is an open-source, cross-
platform app development platform that
uses HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript to develop
mobile apps. It supports operating systems
like Android, Windows, and iOS.

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