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Defining the Android and iOS
o adays most o the mo ile de ices run on Android and iOS.
Android
Android is an operating system or mo ile de ices de eloped y oogle. t is the most
commonly used operating system in mo ile de ices. oogle and some other mo ile
manu acturing companies use the Android as operating system or their de ices. Android
pro ides an easy to use and riendly en ironment to their users. The user inter ace o an
Android mo ile is loo li e this Android
iOS
iOS ormerly i hone OS is also a popular operating system de eloped y Apple nc. or
its hand held de ices such as iPhone and iPad. The user inter ace o the iOS mo ile loo s
ery pro essional as sho n
Types of Mobile Apps iOS
Apps pro ide specific unctionality to your mo ile and ta let de ices in a more simple and
user riendly manner. e use so many apps on our mo ile de ice to per orm different types o tas s.
enerally these apps can e di ided into three types hich are nati e e and hy rid. et us learn
a out these in detail.
Native Apps
ati e apps are plat orm dependent hich means that these apps are primarily de eloped or a
specific plat orm. For e ample any app hich is de eloped or iOS ill not run on any other plat orm
such as Android and Windows. n other ords you cannot install the app on iOS plat orm hich
is de eloped or android plat orm. ost o the apps installed on your mo ile de ice are nati e apps.
These apps are distinctly accessi le rom app stores and offer the astest most relia le and most
responsi e e perience to users.
Some o the e amples o nati e apps are Camera, Microphone, Gallery and Address book. o e er
there are some alternati es also a aila le or these apps ut using nati e apps is easiest.
Web Apps
e apps are actually e applications hich gi es an user e perience similar to nati e apps. These
apps are not deployed on the app store. ence you need an e tra app called ro ser to access these
apps on your mo ile de ice. ou also need an nternet connection to or ith e apps. These
apps are generally de eloped in T and SS.
e apps are different rom e sites. The ma or difference is that a e app can e a small part o
a e site hich pro ides a particular unctionality. On the other hand a e site can contain many
e apps.
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