Android Application Development - a Quick Look

It all started with a sweet and healthy competition with Apple and Google about the Smartphone Development and obviously it’s OS. Microsoft by that time had already implemented it windows CE or you can say windows mobile and been in the market from some time. With Apple coming out with iOS with dedicated hardware called iPhone, it was Google’s time to give the good news. Well it did not went well, with announcing launch of Android OS, Google introduced Nexus 1, smartphone supporting Android OS. Just like development for iPhone Application, enthusiastic developer started Android Application Development with SDK provided by Google.

After spending some time on the SDK, developers across thee glob realized Android Application Development is not going to be same as what they do for iPhone or iPad. Being dependant on Java Android App Development needed good amount of skill set and a very logical mind to really come through some working apps. Unlike iOS SDK, there are not many features which really provide you good command on user interface design or any drag and drop features. Android Application Development hit the block when developers got frustrated with slow response in debugging and running the simulators, also basic functions like rotation of simulator from portrait to landscape mode not work well.

Google came-up with more stable and useful update in beginning of 2010 and it really made some big differenced both in case of user experience of the new Android OS and Android Application Development field. Developers started using the new SDK and appreciated the changes and more smooth flow and more responsive simulator of the smartphone with different base os options to select from for the testing. As it grew, market understood the potential of Android based device due to its low cost and variety of handsets to choose from and hence Google Android based phones started to capture market, still leaded by Symbian based phones. As market has grew so as the Android Application Development Business.

Android Apps Development, we cannot say is neck to neck as iPhone app development, but is surely giving good opportunity for today’s Java developers to do something more creative and different. And if you know java well, Android Application Development is something can be done with it. Most positive point of Android Application Development and launching your app on market is you in short time will know how your creation is received and what people think about it, by reviews and instant uploading provided by Google, unlike Apple which takes sometimes about 3 - 4 days for the approval.

iPad Application Development And iPad Game Development Scenario

Launch of iPhone has changed the way we have used smart phones, and launch of iPad has changed the way we have looked at tablet technologies. Technology which we believed will take some time to come to us has become reality of touch of our finger-tips. iPad Application Development and iPad Game Development has opened new era of Tablet application development field. We have talked to certain people about their views on the iPad Application Development and iPad Game Development scenario.

One of the companies we have interviewed was Morpheous, a well-known mobile and web application development company. When asked about the current situation of the market CEO said “We have all reasons to say that Apple did not even gave chance to Microsoft for entering in Tablet market, which we all know is trying for long to get into it, as our current iPad Application Development and iPad Game Development program, we think it is the best thing happened to tablet market”. He kept on describing “We tried our hands on MS tablet software applications, but it was not as cool as what we do for iPad right now”. Well what to say, market agrees to this and we see rising trend on the iPad Application Development Market.

iPad Game Development has sore its own heights with high quality graphics delivering capabilities of hardware itself, developers enjoy making good quality games with eye-catching graphics. iPad Application Development on the other hand concentrates more on useful apps, like business apps or utilities applications creation. With capturing both corporate and entertainment market iPad as a product been quite a success for Apple, and it’s hard for even company like Apple to meet increasing demand. With Launch of iPad2 now it’s clear that we are going to see more computing power to be given on tablets and can easily predict that the era of laptops seems near to an end.

With Google launching its special Honeycomb OS for Tablets, the completion of tablet based development is far from over. It has just started. iPad Application Development providing more and more useful and productive apps and iPad Game Development giving most entertaining games, is going to take a while for a light from Apple to be deem. And by the way, who wants it to be. They are the one who changed the scenario of what we have thought will come by next 5 years… is right now on our finer tips.

iPad Application Development and iPad Game Development An Introduction

iPad can be considered major step taken by any IT company so far for serious tablet base computing. With ever growing demand of Apps, iPad Application Development and iPad Game Development is now in demand in latest IT mobile application development scenario. With latest releases and updates by Apple every month, it’s a cat and mouse game for developers to catch-up the new changes come in each update for iPad Application Development and also iPad Game Development. We will review in this article about the technology and features of both types of development and what it takes to deliver the high quality games.

iPad Application Development is somewhat same like developing for iPhone. It uses the same Xcode and user interface which is used to develop iPhone Apps. iPad Application Development though contains some different container and also major difference comes when designing graphics for the apps. Graphics needed to be designed 2x in the size than what is designed for iPhone. Another obvious difference is simulator to test applications. iPad Application Development is about creating business, utility, sports, medical and other types of apps which are either informative or interactive. Where you can push and pull data from servers and display different info or save it to server or in the device inputs given by user.

iPad Game Development is on the other hand is more complex than iPad Application Development. For iPad Game Development, or say any game development, one needs to be good at math and physics. Well not all game are complex but if game you are developing fall into the category of RPG or FPS etc. than it really is going to ask more than just simple logical code or use of base iOS SDK. iPad Game Development comprise of engines like Cocos 2D or Unity 3D, which are use generally to make a game play, plot and characters and later on ported to SDK for more intense coding and compiling. Unlike application development, game development asks for more intense testing and bug fixing due to higher end graphics and more complex user flows. All depends on the complexity of the game that needs to be developed.

With release of iPad2 and latest iOS 4.3, the power of apps has been shown off. From web based features usage of the day to day info to usage of Apps, apps platform has been an extra ordinary successful way to provide great tablet base computing interface. With iOS 5 waiting to be launched in third quarter and upcoming devices, we are assured that iPad Application Development and iPad Game Development would be more interesting and will include more features for better tableting.

iPhone Application Development and iPhone Game Development The Thundering Field

iPhone Application Development and iPhone Game Development is so far the most interesting development in the mobile application development field and has changed the way we have looked and worked with app development and designing. With good user interface and coding prefixes we are at the stage of the beginning of totally new era of programming and designing Apps and Games. If you look at the basic SDK which was release in 2008 and the SDK which we use right now (4.3), it has been dramatically improved. iPhone Application Development and iPhone Game Development has not as same as what we used to deal with last year.

There has been lot of change on the technical point of view for the developers, in iPhone Application Development. One of the major differences now we can see is the speed of the user interface and more systematic approach to the file management and coding methodology. There are many other improvements which apple has done and also not to forget making multitasking available for apps has really given wings to iPhone Application Development. Development of business apps, apps for children, utility apps etc. can be widely covered by the base SDK itself and most of the time there is no need for using any external APIs.

iPhone Game Development on the other hand has also got some new things to play with. As we know iPhone Game Development can not only be done using base SDK, especially for complex game and graphics. We need engines like Coco2D and Unity for better lookout and smooth play. The Good news for all the game development community is Cocos3D has been launched and is getting updated while I am writing this article, it might be in initial stages but we believe it will make much difference compare to developing games in Unity 3D which on the other has is bit costly considering the game development requirements.

As we are near the launch of iOS 5 which is in its 5th beta release, we expect there will be many more things on the platter then what we see right now on Apple’s website. iPhone Application Development and iPhone Game Development has changed the way we have programmed, designed and scaled our level of mobile app development and estimated mobile computing future. With iPhone 5 look and feel rumors in air, one can smell the thunder coming right to us, like Apple throwing updates to developers and saying... “Let’s see what you can do with that ....”

iPhone Application Development and iPhone Game Development – Converting Ideas to Reality

Recently done survey shows that nos. of smartphone in the world will be twice in next 5 years of what number having today. And for sure Apple is going to have its piece of pie. With iPhone devices become more and more interesting and faster, more people are trying to reach iPhone Application Development and iPhone Game Development companies with their ideas to convert them in actual apps. We have gone out in the iPhone Application Development market and asked few who are in this business that how exactly they do it.

We have met one of the Senior Developer, Mr. Bharat of well-known Mobile and Web App Development Company Morpheous and ask the same question, is it that creative and different? Here is what he has to say “Yes, it is so far the most creative development we have done. All ideas are different and so as their implementations and people come-up with such ideas that sometimes it really amazes us and whether it is iPhone Application Development or iPhone Game Development, it’s always different and we learn something new each time”

The second question was obvious, what is the difference between developing an app and a game? Here is what he has to say “ Different is much,iPhone Application Development is what you can do it with an SDK and may be use some allowed APIs, but iPhone Game Development is mostly not developed using base SDK only. It includes engines like Cocos2D or Unity.” From the conversation one thing is now clear that, they have been creative and so as the ideas which come to them. Other question in mind which comes is, Security? He said “We sign NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) to assure our clients that their iPhone Application Development or iPhone Game Development idea is secured with us”

Now, with bit of clarity in mind, we can assume that the development flow is not complex as it seems and with good communication skills and high quality services, Companies like Morpheous has an upper hand in app development business. Idea is where is starts from and takes shape of what you will need, service of iPhone Application Development or iPhone Game Development, risk is eliminated or created from Company you choose for development. Companies like Morpheous are well-known and even provides money back guarantee in-case something goes wrong, but you need to be aware from those other breed “Freelancers” which may cost you more than just your app.

iPhone Application Development - An Everlasting Era

2008 is year to remember, where iphone application developers have been blessed by new bee, called iOS SDK. Firstly reluctant and burned by typical development for Symbian like systems, initially it was looked by iphone application developers like cave man looking at fire when it’s invented. Hence the beginning of the beginning of iPhone Application Development started. Some of the iphone application developers we met recently explained how they felt about the whole iPhone Launch and that it may be just another phone with some goodies and then when the goodies run out, it’s generally over and you need to find another device offering something more or different.

Well, it was not the right thing to think of. Apple iPhone has changed the way we have used smart phones and it has really made iPhone smart. With un-limited flow of applications available for download from app store and support and development from iPhone Application Development community, it just don’t run out of goodies. iPhone Application Development is so far most successful and powerful mobile application field entered in market, and so as iPad and other related iOS based development. With many features to play with and good amount of sensors to use for, there is now a chance to develop cool apps and more useful ones too.

iPhone Application Development has indeed became a very good mobile application development field for IT companies, as mobile computing power is increasing and so as the screen sizes and touch inputs. Developed we talked with emphasizes more on performance of the applications. One of the senior developed working in iPhone Application Development department from and IT company named Morpheous told “It is important that you should have very good looking app, but we should not forget performance is as important and so as compatibility”. iPhone Application Development is what Apple has played the dice and yes we all agree, it has paid back. When we ask companies benefiting from their growing business, they all have one thing to say in common, it is iphone application developer friendly and so as user friendly.

There is still some dissatisfaction n market about regulations put by Apple for Apps selling and distributing. iPhone Application Development has so far made good fortune for apple and market believes it is going to bring more, more goodies. May be an everlasting era of mobile computing has already begun...