Mobile apps have come a long way since they were first introduced a few years ago. Where sometimes people were frustrated by not having as much features, now people rely on them as much, or more than their desktop computer – even foregoing a personal computer.
While an app can be developed by an amateur, some software engineers consider them some of the most complex forms of software given their very nature. You (almost) have to have remote connectivity, local storage, UI design, limited space, multiple platforms, deal with a loss of connectivity, etc.
On a hardware side, you dealing with smaller screen space, multiple hardware platforms, and older systems. You’re using different frameworks and languages as well as each app store has a different set of rules and expectations.
You have to deal with privacy concerns, power management concerns, and use the UI that is provided to you, while keeping it your own.
Add to that all of the hardware and software variations, and your testing plan quickly becomes a nightmare.
The good news is, the same basic steps for building a desktop application remain the same for a mobile app. You still need to come up with an idea, plan it out, analyze and engineer your solution, and then test it. The better you can do this, the better your app will be.
Mobile App Design was originally found on Access 2 Learn
