Smartphone apps and their significance

MOBILE APPLICATION

 

Smartphone apps are popular nowadays and they are of great significance.

A mobile application or a mobile app is a program or software application designed to run on a mobile device, such as a phone, tablet or smartwatch.

For example Android apps such as Facebook, Google Go, etc.

Apps are generally downloaded from the application distribution platforms such as Play Store, App Store(iOS).

Mostly the applications are free. While some are paid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TYPES OF APPS

Many times you have heard of hybrid apps or native apps. Now know what these apps are.

 

1-NATIVE APP

The apps which are targeted towards a particular mobile platform are known as native apps.

For Example, Apps made for Apple devices not necessarily run for Android devices.

 

The purpose of creating Native apps is to ensure the best performance for a specific mobile operating system.

 

 

 

 

2-HYBRID APP

 

Hybrid apps are a mix of native and web-based apps.

Apps developed using Xamarin & React Native etc are fall under this category.

Those who do not know what Xamarin and React Native is, for them, Xamarin is an open-source platform for building modern and permanent applications for iOS, Android, and Windows with .NET. Some examples of Xamarin based apps are Olo(An online Platform to Order foods), Storyo, Fresh Direct, etc.

 

REACT NATIVE

React Native is an open-source mobile application framework created by Facebook. It is used to develop applications for Android, iOS, Web, and UWP. It is written in JavaScript, Java, C++, Objective-C, Python.

Example: Bloomberg, Facebook Ads Manager, Airbnb, Myntra, etc.

 

 

3-Web-Based Apps

A web-based app is one that is hosted on the web and accessed from a browser on the mobile device.

Some examples of web-based applications are Google Docs, Pixlr.com, CodePen.io. etc.

 

These are the main three types of smartphone apps.

 

 

 

WHY MOBILE APPS ARE BECOMING POPULAR

 

1. APPS ARE FUN

While playing your favorite game you enjoy a lot. Not only games satisfy our dopamine levels but we pass our time also. Thus, we                  experience great pleasure while playing them.

 

2. APPS MAKE OUR LIFE FASTER & EASIER

Without apps nowadays our life is unimaginable. From our smallest tasks to do big e-mails and projects, we require all these apps. And           also, without apps, it will take a lot of time to do our day to day tasks.

 

3. APPS MAKE OUR LIFE MORE INTERESTING

Yes, without apps our life becomes so boring. Not, only boring but we feel flat while using apps. By providing the latest news and happenings apps keep us informed. We can read e-books on apps which increase our knowledge.

 

4. APPS HELP IN OUR DAILY ACTIVITIES(BUSINESS, PRODUCTIVITY, ETC)

Yes, from sending money to our relatives to do online shopping, to scan our documents, to click our memories, to entertain ourselves,             to learn new stuff apps helps us a lot. We can order food from apps and eat them at home.

 

 

5. APPS MAKE US LOVE TECHNOLOGY

Some people don’t understand technology so much. For them, technology is a complex thing. But, using apps those types of people also

love technology. They will understand the tech world much better. The coming generation will innovate more & more with the help of apps and thus learn technology in a better way.

 

 

6. APPS HELPS IN STUDY

Using apps in a dedicated way can help a lot in the study. Many great apps are available which if used wisely, then they will benefit a lot your study.

Apps are more useful for those students who are in remote areas. They will surely benefit a lot by apps such as dictionary apps, various competitive prep apps, and limits are endless.

 

 

 

7. APPS HELPS IN ORGANIZING STUFF

Many different apps are available for different things. Such as different apps are available for shopping, games, social media, etc. Hence, with using apps we also learn to organize our work.

 

 

8- APPS MAKE IT EASY TO CONNECT WITH SOCIAL MEDIA

Various apps such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, etc helps people to easily connect with their friends and families with just a one-touch. And now many light versions of such apps are also available.

 

 

9- APPS HELPS US TO EARN MONEY

 

Yes, apps such a Youtube, Facebook, etc, are a source of bread & butter for many families. Many persons make their living from those apps. Not only those persons but also many app developers earn money by developing apps.

Hence, the ecosystem helps many persons to earn money from or via apps and make a living for them and their families. Not only this contribute to their individual family but for the nation’s GDP also.

 

 

10- APPS ARE THE FUTURE

In the future with the advancement of AI and machine learning apps will be able to do those tasks which are difficult nowadays. Also, young minds will innovate more and thus future belongs to smartphone apps.

Also with the development of AR(Augmented Reality), VR(Virtual Reality) apps, smartphone apps will hold a prominent place in the future.

 

 

 

IMPORTANCE OF SMARTPHONE APPS

 

• Apps are important because they save a lot of time. And time is money.

 

• Apps provide revenue to many associated persons. The app industry is currently. According to a report in 2018, global mobile app revenues amounted to over 365 billion U.S. dollars. For more info visit Worldwide mobile app revenues in 2014 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)

 

• They help us to stay connected.

 

• Mobile apps are important for business and study.

 

• They make our lives more comfortable.

 

• They help us to do our daily routine tasks.

 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION OF APPS

LIST OF MOBILE APPS DISTRIBUTION PLATFORMS

• Google Play
• App Store
• Amazon Appstore
• BlackBerry World
• Firefox Marketplace
• Windows Phone Store
• Samsung apps
• Ubuntu Software Center
• Ovi(Nokia) etc.

 

 

To know some cool & interesting facts about smartphones apps read this post INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT APPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONCLUSION

 

In this post, I have tried to provide the basic information related to smartphone applications. Because I believe that if you know the basics you can understand more information on the basis of that. Apps are necessary for doing our daily tasks and that why they are important for us. In the future, many new great apps will be developed which surely benefit society and this great planet in which we live. In my next post, I will tell my readers about some apps which help us to understand Global Warming and will tell the steps to fight form it.

 

 

 

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