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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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