Why Developers Like Native Mobile Apps vs. Coding For Mobile Web Browser

Ever since Mosaic became the first utilized web browser in 1993, Mobile web apps have undeniably been the preferred “go-to” method of browsing for information. Until recently, the development of smartphones is triggering a shift in the minds of users as to how to surf the web. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari are just some of the prevalent used up-to-date web browsers that are now being replaced with smartphone native applications. When Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO at the time revealed the first iPhone in 2007, the entire browsing landscape would change in favor of the future of web browsing and internet usage.

Differences

The main difference between a mobile web browser and a native browser is that mobile web browsers are not downloaded onto a smartphone. Similar to a computer, mobile web browsers take the URL and convert it into the mobile version on a smartphone. Apple’s iOS operating systems use Safari by default. Native apps have to be attained through an online store like iTunes or the “app-store.” Alternate downloadable camera and social apps like Socialcam are examples of native apps.

Development

JT Mudge compared and contrasted the differences in development between native and mobile web browsers in his blog in SixRevisions. Native apps are distinctive in that each application requires its own development process. “Standardized software development kits (SDKs), development tools and common user interface elements (buttons, text input fields, etc.) are often provided by the manufacturer of the platform” Mudge describes. Native applications run on specific stages with unique software design dialects such as Objective-C for iOS. Developers of mobile web browsers aren’t burdened with the task of using SDKs. Instead, application framework such as JavaScript and HTML5 are employed.

Convenience gives Native Apps the Lead

While developers work on taking ideas and making them a reality, the success of mobile applications don’t lie in the app making threshold of the development process. According to a Pew Internet Research Center survey, 64% of young adults ages 18-29 use their mobile device to access the internet for a quick and convenient information search. “Native apps interface with the device’s native features, information and hardware” JT Mudge describes. Native application’s capabilities pooled with user-friendly convenience is putting a handicap on the once “preferred” traditional mobile browsing. The Native app Socialcam for the iOS enables users to take a video and upload it to Facebook and view other individuals (celebrities) uploaded videos.

How mobile developing companies will stay above water

It is vital to mobile developers to recognize and familiarize themselves with the advantages and disadvantages of mobile web browsing apps versus native. In the end, functionality and convenience are what users expect from developers with the continued emergence of the IT industry. Apollo Matrix, a mobile application development company located in the Washington D.C. area, has set the foundation for success. Their website states “We develop for the popular mobile platforms and are experienced in most development architectures, including mobile web, hybrid, wrapped HTML and fully native applications (www.apollomatrix.com).” Understanding the needs for both native and browser applications give innovative companies like Apollo Matrix a bright future in mobile strategy, design, and development.

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