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Web: A Web app 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 and work in same way, with very little difference between them. However, they 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 users. The user Android
interface of an Android mobile 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 an experience similar to native apps.
These apps are not deployed on any of the app stores. Hence, you need an extra app called
browser to access these apps on your mobile device.
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