Native Mobile App Dev

After a successful series of episodes on Interview Preparation (It's not over yet, more interesting episodes are on the way), let's move on to Mobile Application Development. In this very first episode, let's talk about Native mobile app development and the need to learn it.

Native App Development is the creation of software programs that run on specific devices and platforms. For example, you can create applications to run on devices such as Mobile phones, Tablets and Smart gadgets. Also, applications can be developed for specific platforms such as iOS or Android. Unlike websites and web applications, mobile apps don’t run in the browser.You need to download from platform-specific app stores such as Google’s Play Store or Apple’s App Store. Native mobile apps can access the built-in features of smartphones such as the camera and microphone by default.

There are many benefits offered by Native app development compared to Hybrid or Web App development:

• Better Performance

Native mobile apps directly interact with native APIs without depending on middleware such as plugins and WebViews. As there are fewer dependencies, native mobile apps are faster and more responsive than hybrid apps.

• Immediate access to new features

Native Apps can immediately make use of the latest features of Android or iOS. Whereas Hybrid apps have to wait until there’s a plugin that supports that new feature.

• Consistent look and feel

As native apps are developed using Native SDKs , their UIs look consistent with their platform. This ensures better user experience, as there are no discrepancies between the underlying platform and the app design.

In the next episode, let's talk about the difference between Native app development and Responsive web design.

See you in the next one.