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Hybrid Apps

                 The app that is created by combining the features of native app and web app is called a hybrid app.
                 Similar to native app, hybrid app is developed for a specific platform and deployed on the app store.
                 You need to install the hybrid app before using it on your mobile. Hybrid app can be created by using
                 many hardware features of your device such as camera and developed by using HTML and CSS
                 similar to web app.
                 Nowadays, developers use development tools to package the code of the hybrid app with a browser to
                 make it as a native app. In this way, hybrid apps become cross-platform which means that the same
                 code can be run on multiple platforms. This technique saves the development time and cost also.

                 Some examples of the hybrid apps are Instagram, Gmail and
                 X (formerly known as Twitter).




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                 Categories of Apps

                 Apps have become an integral part of our life. Nowadays, people are using mobiles for many purposes
                 such as communicating, learning, teaching and playing games. This leads to the development of
                 several types of apps. As you know, Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store are the two most
                 popular app stores. These stores contain different types of apps which are further categorised in
                 various categories.

                 Gaming Apps
                 Today’s most popular category of mobile apps is gaming apps which shared more than 24% area of
                 the app store. Gaming apps allows us to improve our cognitive skills such as attention and focus.
                 Some of the gaming apps allows children to learn while playing. These apps also allows us to play
                 games with other friends and share scores on social media.

                 The most commonly used gaming apps are Candy Crush Saga, and Angry Birds.

                 Productivity Apps
                 Productivity apps, also known as business apps used by businessmen to perform several complex tasks.
                 These apps allows businessmen to do their work more effectively.

                 The most commonly used productive apps are Google Calendar,
                 Evernote and Dropbox.


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