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These apps also track your fitness and give suggestions
to improve your lifestyle. Examples of lifestyle apps
are Google Maps, MakeMyTrip, Uber, Ola, etc.
SOCIAL MEDIA APPS
Social media apps are the medium to connect with the people inside or outside their social
circle who share similar personal or professional interests. We can keep track of what is
going on in the lives of our family and friends. We can share live videos, post images, and
start conversation using these apps. Examples of social
media apps are Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, X (formerly
known as Twitter), etc.
GAMING APPS
These apps share more than 24% area of the app store. They help
users improve their cognitive skills and focus if used correctly within
a time constraint. Examples of gaming apps are Subway Surfer,
Sudoku, Trivia Crack, etc.
DEVELOPING AN APP
There are many open source app development software available. They help us develop
an app. While developing an app we should keep some points in mind:
The idea of developing an app should be unique.
The app we are going to develop should contain all the relevant features.
The app should be user friendly.
Let us create a mobile app with the help of a freeware software provided by Google called
the App Inventor. With the help of App Inventor, we can create apps.
APP INVENTOR
App Inventor is a free app development tool, provided by Google. With the help of App
Inventor, we can create apps for smart phones. The working of App Inventor is similar to
Scratch programming language in which we drag and drop blocks for making an app. App
Inventor has two basic views:
a. Design View: This view contains all the components required to design an application.
b. Block Editor View: This view is the place where we combine blocks to execute an
application.
SETTING UP APP INVENTOR
For setting up the App Inventor, we should have a Gmail account.
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