Lecture 1 : Introduction
Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui
Smartphone?
Mobile OS
• An OS much like Linux, windows or MAC to control your mobile device.
• Types:
• Android
• IOS
• BADA (Samsung)
• Windows Mobile
• Blackberry OS
• Palm OS (PDA)
• Symbian (Nokia)
Market Share
Why MAD?
• In 2020, mobile apps are projected to generate $188.9 billion in
revenue via app stores and in-app advertising. What’s more,
enterprise mobility is estimated to be worth $510.39 billion by 2022.
• USA proclaimed to completely remove physical banking system and
move towards mobile banking system by 2025.
• Steep incline in the usage of mobile phones in the last few years.
Mobile App Development Process
1. Strategy
In this phase, you will:
• Identify the app users
• Research the competition
• Establish the app’s goals and objectives
• Select a mobile platform for your app
2. Analysis and Planning
• Analysis and planning begin with defining use cases and capturing
detailed functional requirements.
• After you have identified the requirements for your app, prepare a
product roadmap.
• This includes prioritizing the mobile app requirements and grouping
them into delivery milestones.
• Part of the planning phase includes identifying the skills needed for
your app development initiative
3. UI / UX Design
• The purpose of an app’s design is to deliver seamless and effortless
user experiences with a polished look.
• There are many techniques used to create effective App Design
• Information Architecture & Workflows
• Wireframes
• Style Guide
• Mockups
• Prototype
4. App Development
• Planning remains an integral part of this phase in the mobile app
development process. Before actual development/programming
efforts start, you will have to:
• define the technical architecture,
• pick a technology stack, and
• define the development milestones.
• A typical mobile app project is made up of three integral parts: back-
end/server technology, API(s) and the mobile app front-end.
5. Testing
6. Deployment & Support
• An app’s release in the app store requires preparing metadata
including:
• Your app’s title
• Description
• Category
• Keywords
• Launch icon
• App store screenshots
Why Android?
1. Wider Pool of Customers
2. Greater Innovative Potential
3. Easier Installation
4. Easier Entry to Market
5. Compatible with More Devices
6. Easier to Learn (For Developers)
7. Lower Development Cost (OS Perspective)
Android
Introduction
• Android is an open source and Linux-based Operating System for
mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. Android
was developed by the Open Handset Alliance, led by Google, and
other companies
• Android was developed by the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) in 2007,
which is led by Google. The Open Handset Alliance (OHA) is a
consortium of multiple companies like Samsung, Sony, Intel and many
more to provide services and deploy handsets using the android
platform.
Android Architecture
The challenges of Android app
development
• While the Android platform provides rich functionality for app
development, there are still a number of challenges you need to
address, such as:
• Building for a multiscreen world
• Getting performance right
• Keeping your code and your users more secure
• Making sure your app is compatible with older platform versions
• Understanding the market and the user
Android Version History
