Mobile App Development Process

                                   

                                              What is Mobile App Development?

Mobile App Development involves developing software applications that run mobiles, & other portable devices. These software applications can be pre-installed on devices, or downloaded and installed by the users later. Creating software for mobile apps, integrating backend services like data access APIs, and testing the application on target devices are all part of mobile app development services.

                                            Mobile App Development Platforms

The two main mobile app development platforms are iOS from Apple and Android from Google. Apple employs its iOS application specifically for its own devices, whereas Google makes its Android software available for mobile devices and businesses that meet its eligibility requirements.

                                            Mobile app development process.

Any process must start with a concept and develop it into a good or service that addresses the issues of the intended market. Similar to how mobile apps are developed, this procedure requires

1.     Recognize the demands of the customers

2.     Building the device

3.      Testing the device.

1. Recognize the demands of the customers: 

Recognizing users/customers' needs and pain issues is a prerequisite and fundamental stage in the creation of mobile apps. This involves questioning things like. What is the objective of our product? How will the app solve the problems of customers? What is the business strategy? How much it costs to build the app? What is the estimated revenue? Etc. All these things get in after brainstorming the idea that clicked in the brain. After brainstorming the idea and recognizing the need of the customer then the future steps involve:

                 A) Competitor research   B) Target audiences C) Users research

A)     Competitor Research:  During these steps, you try to find out the total competitors in the market for the product you’re developing. The revenue cost of the application, time taken to build the technology& frameworks they use in developing the application, & their market position, etc.

B)      Target audiences: Who are the target audiences? How do they find our application?

C)      User’s research: IT includes, what unique features does your software offer that other programmers don't? Which business model do your customers use? The market price of the product   

 

2. Building the device:  

It involves planning, designing, and developing the mobile app. The product must be planned, designed, and developed. You may create the MVP (minimum Viable Product) and gather feedback on the features of the product by adding a version of your software with enough features and giving it to your early users for further development. It aids in

      1) Understanding the elements that attract potential customers.

      2) Reduces the amount of time, money, and effort spent on the application.

      3) Act as a basement for the original product.

 A) UX\ UI Design: UX process involves calculating the amount of satisfaction that customers get while using mobile apps. The design, branding, and practical usability of mobile applications, together with the product's marketing, packaging, and customer post-sale support, all contribute to the emotional core process that users experience while using the app.

UI mainly involves designing user-friendly prototypes & frameworks for customers about observing current design trends.  It includes 1. Creating user flow pathway   2. Wireframe development 3. Selection of color palettes, template designing, and elements required for interface creation of mobile apps. 4. Finalize the mockup by user comments.

 

  B) Development Phase: The development phase involves adding the software applications for the developed wireframe works with the help of codes, and APIs. It mainly consists of 3 phases include

1.  Frontend Development

2.  Developing API (Application Programming Interference)

3.  Backend Development

  1. Frontend Development Phase: The fundamental goal of frontend development is to enhance the user experience for mobile apps. UI/UX process mainly focused on frontend development targeting the end users while using the mobile apps.

The primary focus of frontend developers is to make things look easier and focus on what actions do get notified when the end users touch any icons while using the mobile apps. 

These actions include alarm notifications, Gmail notifications, etc, the collected data is sent to servers in the form of inputs to process the future actions that are performed by the backend developers.

The frontend development can be native or hybrid, where hybrid functions mainly on a platform agonistic stack that runs with HTML5 and JS codes while the native runs with native tech stark platform. 

2) Backend Development Phase:  Backend Development takes place on the server–side behind the screen of mobile application development. It involves all the critical roles performed in mobile application development. 

Backend functions primarily involve data verification, data authentication, data storage, data backup and restoration, security, the privacy of the devices, and server-side scripting. The performance of any mobile application primarily depends on well-built backend development.

3) API:  Application Programming Index, or API, is a type of software that acts as a bridge between two business applications of different companies allowing access to their services and goods and facilitating communication. For Example, API can be connected with a food restaurant and food ordering person where the delivery person act as an API between the two that build communication and brings updated information.

API helps in the interaction of 2 application software that helps in free flow access of communication service/ product with each other and exchanges each other data through the documented interface.

   -     API helps business companies to make new connections easier with 3^rd parties that           help in providing new markets and help in opening new markets to the current                 companies

   -    Between the data and the server, API function as a constructing layer that protects             user data.

 

3)   Testing the device:

A) The testing phase is designed to ensure that the application meets the requirements of its users and has no bugs. The process is also designed to make sure that the application can handle any potential problems in the future.

There are many different types of tests that are carried out depending on what stage of development the app is at. The tests can be categorized as unit, integration, system, performance, or acceptance tests.

Platform Testing:  Platform Testing is done to ensure that the application or website is compatible with different devices. It also ensures that the app or website is working as expected on each device and operating system.

Functional Testing: This type of test checks if there are any bugs in the app or website which might stop it from functioning as expected. It also verifies and ensures that each function runs by built specifications. Functional testing involves testing either a single unit or merging components in order to validate the software that has been used.

Performance Testing: It checks how fast the application responds to user requests on different devices. With the help of Performance testing, one can check the mobile app's performance consistency. Things like 1) volume testing, 2) stability testing, 3) Responsive time testing 4) Memory and battery testing, etc can be known through these processes.

Documentation Testing: It involves the testing of documented artifacts that are developed before or after software testing Documented Testing results in estimating the things on requirement tracking, testing efforts, and so on. 1) Documentation Testing involves checking of creation analysis of navigation flow 2) Analyzing the test cases and plans

Security Testing: Everyone is concerned about data and security. Security testing helps in testing the mobile applications whether the applications are prone to any security or data leaks, or sensitive data that can be get hacked by hackers.

Some of the security testing analysis includes

1) Threat analysis of authentication of login credentials

2) Checking the possibilities/risks of software applications hacked by hackers

3) Allowing permissions to the given applicants.

Usability Testing: This type of testing is done to check the capabilities of mobile apps and ensure that the mobile applications offer a good user experience in the end. Usability Testing helps in identifying the areas of improvement in UI/UX designs or any future improvements needed with the help of Performance testing one can check the mobile apps.

The last stage of any mobile application development includes reviewing the mobile apps and its application and getting feedback from the users

B) The Review Stage:

The review process is the most important part of the testing process. It is where you summarize all of the information from your testing and provide feedback on what you have found. Reviews are created to provide feedback on a product or service. They are one of the most important parts of any product development process.

The review process consists of three steps:

1) Create a summarized report about the testing

2) Review it and then

3) Deliver your feedback to those who will be able to make changes based on your findings.

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