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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. The user interface of an
        Android mobile is look like this:                                                              Android

        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:


             CATEGORIES 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 categories 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, Windows, and BlackBerry. 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.

        Web apps are different from websites. The major  difference is
        that a web  app can be a small part of a website which  provides a
        particular functionality. On the other hand, a website can contain many
        web apps.


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