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The Enterprise Dilemma: Native vs. Web
The document discusses the enterprise dilemma of choosing between native and web applications for Android. It highlights the advantages and disadvantages of each approach, including performance, cost, and integration with device features. The author emphasizes that the choice depends on specific business and technical needs, suggesting a hybrid solution could also be viable.
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- 1. The Enterprise Dilemma: Nativevs Web Suzanne Alexandra Android Technology Evangelist
- 2. reach me @suzalex @motodev #na1vevsweb Suzanne Alexandra
- 3. 2012 mobile ubiquity "We now live and always will live in a mul:-‐device world, where companies and consumers choose different smartphone and tablet pla?orms and expect to get apps on all of them." -‐-‐ Forrester Research
- 4. na:ve android mobile middleware four tracks hybrid html5, javascript
- 5. Hybrid Experience Cost Native Web Performance Agility Middleware
- 6. the answer it depends it's both business and technical
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- 8. what is na1ve? android sdk android ndk (c/c++) renderscript
- 9. citrix receiver citrix receiver vmware view splashtop remote desktop
- 10. key technology benefits na1ve experience integrate with android plaForm beDer access to device features more discoverable on device integrate with other apps run smoother, beDer, faster
- 11. key business benefits low barrier to entry reuse app func1onality distribute through markets rich ecosystem, wealth of material open and free plaForm
- 12. the android plaForm apps run here
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- 14. android security 001 each app runs in its own process
- 15. android security 001 each app runs in its own process each app can access only its own data
- 16. android market easy to upload easy to update malware checks device or feature filtering
- 17. market filtering <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest ... > <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="11" /> <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.bluetooth" /> <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus" android:required="true"/> </manifest>
- 18. the plaForms Native Android Cross-platform No User interface High Performance High Cost High Updates Android Market Languages Java, C, C++
- 19. Let's take apoll
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- 21. box npr bit.ly find parking lots
- 22. mobile-‐op:mized web sites the spectrum html5 web apps
- 23. cross plaForm sketchpad
- 24. graceful degrada:on <canvas> Your browser is not supported </canvas> feature detec:on !!document.createElement ('canvas').getContext cross browser mul:ple css files styles.css mobile.css android.css <h1 { color:white; text-align:center; }
- 25. canvas <canvas id="canvas" width="838" height="220"></canvas>
- 26. geoloca1on navigator.geoloca:on.getCurrentPosi:on ( func:on ( posi:on ) { … } );
- 27. video <video src="movie.webm"></video>
- 28. offline access … app cache CACHE MANIFEST index.html stylesheet.css images/logo.png scripts/main.js <html manifest="demo.manifest">
- 29. web sockets varconnection = new WebSocket('ws://html5rocks.websocket.org/echo');
- 30. web workers <script type="text/javascript"> var worker = new Worker('worker.js'); ... </script>
- 31. the big ques1on. security
- 32. a few 1ps Make sure the device is password protected and encrypted. Store locally only a small subset of enterprise data. Consider changing the schema of a local database. Do origin checks on cross-‐document messaging. Remember Google Chrome.
- 33. on chrome beta X-‐Frame-‐Op:ons WebSockets Sandboxing Mul:process architecture
- 34. browser comparison Android Browser Google Chrome Feature Android 1.5+ Android 4.0+ Canvas 2.1+ Geolocation 2.0+ Video + Audio 2.3+ App cache 2.1+ Web storage 2.0+ Web sockets Web workers
- 35. what about ui? fixed posi:on areas + scrolling areas touch mul:touch canvas 3d with accelera:on
- 36. Sensa Touch Charts SproutCore also: jQuery Mobile
- 37. viewpoints look like a na:ve mobile app look like the web be consistent across pla?orms
- 38. what's motorola doing? "If we can standardize device APIs that provide developers quote here … access to the whole device, efficiently … then I think we will really see the emergence of a ubiquitous, cross device web pla?orm and an ecosystem based on open standards." Gilles Drieu VP, Sohware Engineering Motorola Mobility
- 39. the plaForms Native Android HTML5 Cross-platform No Yes User interface High Medium to high Performance High Medium Cost High Low Updates Android Market Your server Languages Java, C, C++ HTML, CSS, JavaScript
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- 42. why hybrid? Hybrid Experience Cost Native Web Performance Agility Middleware
- 43. geTng started MOTODEV Studio + hybrid sample web app or site moto.ly/wrappersample
- 44. @Override public void onCreate(BundlesavedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); String url = "http://www.motorola.com"; Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW); i.setData( Uri.parse(url) ); startActivity(i); this.finish(); }
- 46. javascript bridge Na:ve calls HTML5 loadURL("javascript: addInteger("+integer+");"); HTML5 calls na:ve WebView.addJavascriptInterface( new Gesture(), "gesture" );
- 47. the plaForms Native Android HTML5 Hybrid Wrapper Cross-platform No Yes No User interface High Medium to high Medium to high Performance High Medium Medium Cost High Low Low Updates Android Market Your server Android Market Languages Java, C, C++ HTML, Java, HTML, CSS, CSS,JavaScript JavaScript
- 48. the boDom line. if … Invested in na:ve already … na:ve Demand top performance … na:ve App is very complex or highly interac:ve … na:ve Targe:ng mul:ple pla?orms and have web exper:se … HTML5 Need na:ve only for part of a cross-‐pla?orm app … hybrid Want to distribute through an app market … na:ve or hybrid
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- 50. More info MOTODEV for Enterprise developer.motorola.com/enterprise
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