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Web applications: A Web application is an application program that is stored on a remote

                      server and accessed over the Internet through a Web browser interface. Some of the mobile
                      apps and Web apps look similar. However, these two are very different from each other.
                      One of the major differences is that the Web apps require an Internet connection to work.

                     DEFINING THE ANDROID AND iOS

                 Nowadays, most of the mobile devices run on Android and iOS.
                 Android

                 Android is an operating system for mobile devices developed by Google. It is the
                 most commonly used operating system in mobile devices. Google and some other
                 mobile  manufacturing  companies  use  the  Android  as  operating  system  for  their
                 devices. Android provides an easy to use and friendly environment to their users.
                                                                                                            Android
                 The user interface of an Android mobile is look like this:
                 iOS


                 iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is also a popular operating system developed by Apple Inc.
                 for its hand-held devices such as iPhone and iPad. The user interface of the iOS looks
                 very professional as shown:

                     TYPES OF MOBILE APPS                                                                      iOS

                 Apps  provide  specific  functionality  to  your  mobile  and  tablet  devices  in  a  more  simple  and
                 user-friendly manner. We use so many apps on our mobile device to perform different types of
                 tasks. Generally, these apps can be divided into three types which are native, web and hybrid. Let
                 us learn about these in detail.
                 Native Apps

                 Native apps are platform dependent which means that these apps are primarily developed for
                 a specific platform. For example, any app which is developed for iOS will not run on any other
                 platform such as Android and Windows. In other words, you cannot install the app on iOS
                 platform which is developed for android platform. Most of the apps installed on your mobile
                 device are native apps. These apps are distinctly accessible from app stores and offer the fastest,
                 most reliable and most responsive experience to users.

                 Some of the examples of native apps are camera, microphone,
                 gallery, and address book. However, there are some alternatives
                 also available for these apps but using native apps is easiest.
                 Web Apps

                 Web apps are actually web applications which give a user with experience similar to native apps.
                 These apps are not deployed on the app store. Hence, you need an extra app called browser to
                 access these apps on your mobile device. You also need an Internet connection to work with
                 Web apps. These apps are generally developed in HTML and CSS.





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