Hybrid Mobile Apps

Fast yet portable…

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Mobile Applications

Different types of applications:

1. Native Apps

2. Web Apps

3. Hybrid Apps

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Native Application- when speed and looks matter

Pros:

• Better Performance

• App Store availability

• Access to all hardware features

Cons:

• Platform specific

• Expensive

• Approval process to be in App Store

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Web Apps- Write Once, Run Everywhere

Pros:

• Hosted by web-server, platform independent

• A single codebase which can be accessed by any browser-enabled mobile device.

• Uses web technologies (HTML/CSS/Javascript), which are arguably easier to learn than native languages like Objective-C or Java.

Cons:

• Slower than native apps

• Can’t use all hardware features.

• App Store unavailability

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Here Comes Hybrid Apps!

Hybrid Apps = Web Apps + Native Apps

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Developing Hybrid Application

Hybrid Application consists of two parts:

1. Native part (specific to operating system)

2. Web part ( HTML5 + CSS3 + Javascript )

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Developing Hybrid Application

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Pros and Cons of Hybrid Apps

Pros:

• Single codebase offer by web technologies

• Native-like performance and look-and-feel

• App store availability

Cons:

• Not as fast as native

• Approval process still required

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Comparison

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