React Native powers more mobile apps than you think
Few years back, Facebook launched an open source mobile application framework by the name of React Native. As soon as it launched, mobile app developers soon began adopting it for developing high end mobile applications on several platforms like Android, iOS, Web etc. Many new generation clients wanting to develop their business online have been on the lookout to hire an Android developer. Sometimes, the same clients are also looking to hire an iOS developer to cater to a larger market. In this context, there is scope for mobile app developers to develop innovative applications to solve critical problem statements, given that people are transacting online more on their handheld devices. Released in 2015, React Native quickly became popular amongst mobile app developers and is used widely to develop various applications. In this blogpost, we will take a look at some of the prominent mobile applications both in Android and iOS.
Instagram is the most popular photo sharing social media network out there. It was popular even before Facebook acquired it in 2012. Prior to acquisition, Instagram was essentially a native app which meant that there were multiple versions catering to different smartphones. With the coming of React Native, Instagram was able to transform itself rapidly to the extent it was deployed even on the web. The framework has helped the photo sharing network to add more features that hinge on customer satisfaction. All these resulted in the milking of one key metric – engagement.
Bloomberg
Most of us would be familiar with Bloomberg. For the uninitiated, Bloomberg is an online platform for all news across the world delivered in a highly unique personalised fashion. In fact, the current form of the app is attributed to React Native’s influence – enhancing interactions and engagement.
Skype
Skype is one of the most popular video calling applications that was launched even before smartphones emerged on the scene. It quickly asserted its presence in the mobile app store to leverage on the new front camera and convenient portability feature of the smartphone. But there was a problem. Originally developed by Microsoft using the UWP framework, it was initially only restricted to Windows 10 phones that weren’t that popular. However, with React Native, it was possible to design Skype for other mobile platforms.
UberEats
With increasing prevalence of food delivery applications, it only made sense for UberEats to utilise React Native’s powerful features to be the snappy, vibrant mobile application it is today. Prior to that, UberEats experienced problems of incomplete information. Nothing can be more frustrating for customers than not being able to order food online, right? Fortunately, the open source framework eliminated all such performance issues resulting in massive jump in downloads.
Airbnb
This online accommodation booking platform sensed that customers were booking more on their mobile. Due to paucity of resources for developing native apps, it adopted React Native framework early to develop multi-platform applications. Now the company is able to deliver a much richer user experience and also able to release new versions quickly. After all, this is exactly what is needed to stay ahead of the competition.
Clients are always looking to enlist quality mobile app development services to build high quality applications. But it doesn’t stop there. The real challenge is to keep updating their apps with evolving customer preferences and outside competition. While you may have glimpsed at some of the framework’s advantages – Open Source, Rapid Development, Multi-Platform and so on, finding the right developer with expertise in the framework is a challenge, given that the framework was launched only a few years back.
What’s new on iOS 13?
Apple has always been at the forefront of change and innovation. However, many tech analysts are now of the view that this has been on the wane in recent years. Nevertheless, geeks, customers and even mobile app development companies get excited whenever the company comes up with a new product or software. In fact, the excitement is so contagious that it riles up the social media even before the official event. Couple of weeks back, the new iPhones were launched. Although touted to be just an incremental iteration, it is said to have support for some future technologies. The aim of this blogpost is to focus on the new version of the operating system – iOS 13 – and how it will elevate the overall user experience in the iPhone ecosystem.
With respect to iOS 13, a lot of changes have been brought in that are both cosmetic as well as functional. In other words, clients can hire an iOS developer to work on new ancillary apps. Before we talk about the new features, we must let you know that the new iOS 13 will be supported from iPhone 6S onwards. Those people who have models that were released before the 6S have to make do with iOS 12. The biggest change that is sort of transformational is hardware oriented but needs support of iOS 13 is the Apple tag. It is basically a Bluetooth tracker mechanism that can be used to track essential items like keys, accessory gadgets etc. These tags are slated for release along with the new iPhones.
The other big changes in iOS 13 have tried incorporate many long-time demands from customers. For instance, now there is support for the swipe keyboard that allows users to type by sliding our fingers across the keyboard. Termed QuickPath keyboard, this feature is sure to entice Apple users who want to send texts with ease. The keyboard can be interchanged whenever required. Next, there is support for a dark mode – cosmetic change. What is dark mode? The theme and background across the entire UI will turn from white to dark including applications that have support for it. Dark mode, users say, provides for a much immersive experience and operate for long hours with ease – lesser strain on the eyes. The dark mode can even be automatically turned on after sunset.
As with every update, the new iOS 13 will strive to make your phone faster, efficient and snappier. This reflects into real time usage – apps open faster, faster facial recognition, enhanced battery life with acquiring more intelligence about iPhone usage. Now users have a reason to stay put with their older phones and maybe wait out a year or two longer to get this year’s iPhone. Siri is now revamped with a more natural voice and greater responsiveness and intelligence – it can identify and distinguish different family member voices – which is always a good thing in terms of security. With an enhanced Siri, routine tasks like setting reminders have become more intuitive. To add to it, the reminders section is also revamped with a new look. Yet another new fun features are the memojis that will have more combinations and even supports users without TrueDepth camera to use them. iOS 13 has upgraded Apple maps on a par with Google maps hopefully, something that must be tested before coming to a verdict.
But perhaps, one of the most important change is the introduction of Apple sign-in. Touted to be more secure than Google or Facebook, this feature will allow users to sign in to apps using the Apple account with the guarantee of protection and privacy.
Vivaldi – A Stellar Browser
Many studies point to the increasing trend of consumers browsing more on their mobiles rather than desktops. Ever since the advent of the smartphone, customers have become accustomed to browsing intensively on their hand-held devices. Initially, many of them ignored it on account of lack of screen space or inconvenience of reading on a small screen for a long time and so on. But gradually, with greater mobile content and orientation, customer preferences changed. Mobile browsers too on their part have evolved significantly. There are numerous mobile browsers on the market now including Chrome, Safari, UC, Opera and many more. To this list, we want to bring to your notice a relatively new kid in the block – Vivaldi Browser.
In this blogpost, we would like to coax you into install and start using Vivaldi for reasons which we will discuss in the following sections. In particular, those clients who are looking to hire an android developer, may want to consider this star browser which we think is poised for transforming the browser market – one that has been dominated by the likes of Chrome or Safari for long. Without further ado, let’s get started.
Vivaldi – Empowering Users
Vivaldi was developed by former Opera developers. Being a cross-platform browser it claims that the user can actually take control of their browser. Targeted at power users, Vivaldi emphasises so much on customisations and user control and rightly so. It is packed with many thoughtful and innovative features. For instance, users can hop from one device to another and continue from where they left. Synchronising bookmarks, history and other relevant is no hassle. The best part is that these processes are all encrypted – only the users are privy to their data.
There is a lite mode feature that allows for higher data compression without affecting performance. This mode can be used whenever users run low on data. No more worrying about mysterious data loss. Yet another interesting feature which users will certainly find helpful is the page capture. You can either save whatever is visible on the screen or the entire webpage itself. In addition to it, Vivaldi has a dedicated reader mode that readers can enable to stay away from pesky distractions like notifications. Sync has been implemented extensively on Vivaldi and the notes feature is the best example of it. Users can now stay connected with their notes on whatever device at whatever time.
Perhaps, one of the less explored areas with regard to browsing is tab management. Every browser has its own take on it but our developers, in their experience of providing varied mobile app development services, find Vivaldi to have more organisation in its tabs. We believe it is still a work in progress though. The settings screen is where users can tweak and customise their browser settings in whichever way they want.
Final Thoughts
Throughout our time with Vivaldi, we found it to be distinctively helpful, convenient and gives more control to the user. But, perhaps, the best feature of Vivaldi that we loved was its incredible snappiness even on low spec devices. We have seen rival browsers struggling in such devices. Their attention to detail must certainly be commended. For instance, it is a nightmare browsing on one hand, especially on large screen phones. Vivaldi addresses this putting in place a button on the bottom screen that brings up the URL bar. Now, if that doesn’t excite you, we don’t know what will!
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Tools For Optimising Mobile Applications
With the proliferation of Internet services around the world, the market today is flooded with all kinds of mobile applications serving on different platforms like Android and iOS. At the same time, there are a number of new-gen entrepreneurs who want to develop a niche market or sell a unique business idea through mobile apps. To achieve this, they hire an android developer or hire an iOS developer – depending on what platform they want to host.
Now, in our experience of providing varied mobile app development services, we have found that many a time clients hire an android developer without much thought. What ends up is a disaster of a mobile app – from design to usability. In this blogpost, the developers of this mobile app development company in India seek to alleviate some of the concerns of the developer community by listing out some great tools to optimise different mobile apps.
Applause
The first in our list for clients hiring an iOS developer or android developer is Applause. As the name indicates, this tool promises to do everything in its power for positive user experience with respect to a mobile app. Applause has various kinds of testing solutions performed by experts in real time environment in any country, configuration, combination. An exciting feature of this tool is the possibility of launching a beta app that makes it easy for clients hiring android developers to analyse the working of their app.
TestFairy
The second tool in our list is an easy recommend especially for big enterprises hiring android developers to streamline the development process and release better versions of their apps in shorter cycles. Endorsed by big companies like IBM, Deloitte, Vodafone this free testing tool works on the principle of inviting beta testers and generating reports inside the app itself. Yet another useful feature for providing greater mobile app development services is the provision of video recording of the testing.
Azetone
This tool is proclaimed as the ultimate personalisation tool for clients hiring iOS developers. It helps in performing simultaneous tests on different devices. As part of improving mobile app development services, this tool has an analytics mechanism that provide complete reports based on user actions and gestures inside the mobile app. With the mandate of boosting conversions, Azetone prioritises the customer for the client’s mobile app strategic vision.
Appsee
Appsee is a full-fledged analytics platform that gives insights to companies hiring android developers for developing android apps. The tool analyses user behaviour to gain clarity on the performance of mobile app. The analysis is in fact deep enough to pinpoint specific issues that cause different levels of user frustration. Any mobile app development company in India in the nascent stage can make use of this smart app to deliver optimal performance.
Testdroid
Finally, we have Testdroid that can be used for testing both android and iOS apps in real devices with option for automation or manual testing. With limited programming required, companies hiring android developers can make use of this app to test their mobile apps on a large scale and on multiple channels. What’s more? Companies can create a cloud account to try the tool for free.
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Smart App Development with MVP
In recent years, there has been a spurt in the number of businesses in the mobile space. As part of HireIndianProgrammers, our developers have been undertaking mobile app development projects both in Android and iOS. With every complex project, our developers have found that many clients are most often underfunded. This leads to a struggle for developing mobile apps in an effective manner. The projects are delivered ultimately but often we find that they could have been achieved in a simplistic manner.
In this blogpost, the developer team at HireIndianProgrammers discuss the what-how-when of MVP and its associated benefits. Clients who want to start off in a small way, owing to a fund crunch, can hire an android developer to develop a MVP for their android apps.
What is a MVP?
An MVP (Minimum Viable Product) is essentially a bare-bones, no-frills approach to developing a mobile app. Some clients may be low on funds or may want to target and build on their small business. For example, suppose a client wants to start his own online cake delivery shop on iOS. He can then hire an iOS developer to work on an MVP, a prototype of sorts and then release to a selected user market called early adopters or evangelists.
In this kind of mobile app development, the biggest onus lies on getting valuable feedback on the most essential functionality, which is what makes the entire MVP. The clients hiring an android developer need to work closely with the developer team in deciding the vital features, how to deploy them, round on a pilot group of adopters, arrange a medium for getting feedback from them and work on the subsequent development stages.
How to build it?
Our experience in providing mobile app development services enabled us to realise the importance of articulation and understanding of the client’s project. While building the MVP, the core purpose of the client’s business must be reflected in it. The next step is to locate the possible target segment – who is most likely to use the app and where are they largely residing. This must be found to start the pilot testing as they are a good representation of the larger target market.
The format for the MVP can be anything, again, it depends much on the client’s business that is hiring an android or iOS developer. It can be a basic application incorporating the essential features or it can be a landing page seeking feedback or it can even be an information page (text, audio, video) explaining the purpose of the application. In this type of mobile app development, developers have to tread cautiously to go full on with minimalistic development.
Clients hiring an android developer (or iOS) will do well to take seriously the feedback generated and deploy it in the final version. This is of course a continuous process. At the same time, in providing such mobile app development services, we have found that making sense of the different data – number of signups, number of users retained, specific feature data – will pay rich dividends in the course of developing the final version of the mobile app.
Benefits of MVP
Clients hiring an iOS developer to build a MVP are most likely to save time and costs – both critical for a mobile app development project. Why? Because the stakes here are high. Developers need to take account of time-to-market criteria. Many a time, android developers can go off the path building a bloated mobile app and end up in failure to attract user downloads.
What’s more? There may even arise the possibility that users are more than satisfied with the early product (MVP) itself. No need for further development. It is sort of a quicker enhanced development driven by the users themselves. MVP, as an integral part of mobile app development services can lead to better targeted applications quickly. For instance, clients hiring an android developer to deploy a niche app, by going for a MVP, can reduce the uncertainties and increase the probabilities of success.
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How to Deal with Inherited Code
As experienced programmers we would have undertaken several web development projects. It might be on any domain –WordPress, PHP Development or even mobile app development. Most times clients approach and hire developers for new projects. Developers and coders would have to sit with the client and discuss about the exact requirements and then proceed with the development. However, sometimes clients may also hire programmers to carry on with a prior project – be it for improvement or expansion. It could also be that the client may have been at odds with previous developers and wanted to reach out to a new developer. In such a scenario, programmers are handed a completed project – perfect or not perfect – and asked to continue with development for the aforementioned reasons. Having been used to executing web development projects from scratch, this sure might prove to be a serious nightmare for programmers. This is because of the fact that each coder has a unique style of coding and will most certainly differ from yours. One wrong deviation and the entire website could become buggy, to say the least.
We at HireIndianProgrammers, consist of teams of dedicated programmers and developers. Having gained significant experience from handling an array of web development services for more than a decade, we seek to give you insights on how to deal with inherited code from a prior project, through this blogpost.
Documentation is key
While being handed over a website or any mobile app project, programmers would do well to request for the documentation for the same. A programming expert would more than make do with just documentation.
Patience is a virtue
It is true and trust us, it will reward you hugely in the near future. There are no shortcuts. Clients hiring new developers would surely expect better results than earlier. So, programmers will have to commit time and efforts in going through the entire documentation, understand the code – including structures, naming conventions, CMS, syntax and so on, add/ modify your own documentation. This stage of reading (not glancing) and understanding is crucial as it will help you in understanding the website (or mobile app), thereby allowing you to accurately carry out updates. Programmers can also familiarise themselves with all the webpages in the website.
Look out for anomalies and fix them
The very task of going through the documentation will enable coders to spot anomalies such as unused Javascript libraries, complex API etc; Clients hiring fresh programmers will, in all probability, give the entire story of the software development cycle including the possible issues with earlier versions or developers. Also, whenever programmers are fixing unknown functionalities, it is simply a good practice to add comments on it. This would greatly aid the next developer.
Adapt and be consistent
While tackling inherited code, the main objective of programmers must be to deliver a readable project having longevity. The best way to accomplish this is for programmers to adapt themselves to the system and tweak their coding habits a bit. Adding your own methods will only complicate matters for the next web development team.
Dig deeper into the system
Clients hiring dedicated programmers trust that their new website would perform better than earlier on a sustainable basis. To deliver optimal results, programmers would have to dig deeper and get their hands on more relevant data such as the kind of devices end users are using. These kind of data will help developers anticipate possible failure scenarios in testing stage of software development.Coders can make use of any speed test and design responsiveness tools to check for performance issues.
Finally, apart from these, there are always other challenges associated with inherited code. It might be tighter deadlines or scope creep. Whatever it may be, programmers would do well to focus on the work at hand, make room for improvement, display a positive attitude rather than indulging in a futile blame game.
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How to Successfully Wrap up your Web Development projects
Web programmers are always busy, often engaged in multiple projects at the same time. Therefore, it is as important to wrap up projects as it is to start the development. Our team of experienced programmers at HireIndianProgrammers have been in the web and mobile app development business for over a decade and a half. Having said that, in this blogpost, we come up with a few things that you as budding programmers can follow in wrapping up a project. We will also be suggesting some tools that can help you with the same.
As you near the end of the software development life cycle and about to deliver the product, only one thing must occupy your mind – final payment that the client is obligated to pay you by contract. After you release the final output of the website and the client gives the thumbs up, you can start sending the relevant invoices. Fortunately for us, there are some smart tolls that can automate the invoice configuration process with ease. We recommend AND CO. You can do a number of tasks ranging from creating proposals and contracts with timelines, scheduling and automatically sending invoices to the clients.
The second task is to draft a formal and polished e-mail to your client after receiving your payment within a time period of 7 days. As programmers or anyone hiring programmers, you must certainly be familiar with keeping in touch with the client by mail and other communication mediums. The goal of this mail, however, must be to get the client to schedule an appropriate closing call as soon as possible along with an objective for the same. With the help of Calendly tool you can create events for on-boarding and off-boarding in addition to availability times and communicate it to clients through links.
Next comes the task of handling the closing call itself. This can be better done through setting up video calls using tools like Zoom but you can also opt for screen shares. In this stage, as professional programmers you need to go over the basic operations of the website for the client, including but not limited to creating posts, pages, managing users etc; If the client has hired your services for a mobile app development project, then you could probably give an overview of the application’s frontend and backend. In other words, this training session of yours must instil confidence in the client.
The next step is to deliver on the final important things such as login credentials, style guides, design assets, licenses, if any. This stage is yet again very important lest you run the risk of uninformed clients coming to you at a later point of time (after contract period) for any urgent queries. Therefore, it is better to label everything and send it across a cloud tool like Dropbox.
Your off-boarding process comes to an end with this technically. But, experienced programmers will acknowledge that doing follow-ups with the client after a period of, say, 60 days is essential. So, to ensure things are up and running smoothly, set a reminder in your project management template, to follow up with your client. Follow ups reflect your professionalism and commitment to delivery of quality service. This holds true for both web development and mobile app development projects.
Hope these steps for a smooth wrap up of your web development projects were useful.
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App Development for Brands on the Go. Why you need and its benefits
Smartphones are the ones where you can reach more target audience for your business. With Mobile application you can easily enhance the experience of the customers, communicate with them as well as increase your brand awareness. Mobile app development is the greatest branding option to grab the attention of the customers. Most of the business people in the digital era are in a hurry to take their business to mobile. It is the right time to start developing your business mobile application. HireIndianProgrammers, the best Mobile App Development company in India helps you to develop an intuitive app for your business.
By integrating your website with rapid development tools, there is no need to start developing a mobile application from scratch. The evolving technology in app development allows the developer to easily customize the forms and various elements. One of the challenging tasks in a mobile app is to finish the development process and get the app to target audience. We, at HIP simplify the app development process than ever before.