IPhone application development is the development of software application for handheld devices like mobile phones, android phones. iPhone application is from the Apple Inc. Sometimes these applications are already installed on gadgets and sometimes the users can download the application to their mobile phones. iPhone development came into existence in the year 2004 when Apple Inc CEO Mr. Steve jobs started focusing on the development of iPhone and with the collaboration of AT&T they have developed the iPhone. The approximate cost in the development of the iPhone was $200 million and it has taken approximate 30 months to complete the project of development of iPhone.
Since the advent of Smartphones in the year 2007, the whole concepts of mobile phone have been changed. Mobile phone usages are not just limited to communication; they have changed into high-tech gadgets with lot of different features. Smartphones are much more developed than general cell phones – both functionally and technically.
iPhone applications are different from one platform to another platform and there is no application which can run on all platforms. Every company has developed their own platform; mobile platforms are dissimilar and certain application run with specified technologies only. In the past 5 years, various platforms have been introduced for mobile phone application development like Blackberry, I Pad, Android and windows mobile. IPhone application cannot run on blackberry mobile or windows mobile. Therefore it is important to select the ideal mobile platform for application. The iPhone application developed with the use of SDK (software development kit) which is free to download.
Today, the owners of iPhones or Smartphones can perform a lot of activities on their phones like play high end mobile games, listening music, surfing internet, shopping and a lot more. Smartphones also allow third party applications and these applications give extra benefit and advantages in usability. Its compatibility with various third party applications has helped the gadget to do multi-tasking. While on one hand Smartphones can help doctors also with a large inventory of generic and brand name drugs, on the other hand this device can be a great help to students in their educational projects and assignments.
The mobile application market is a growing industry and because of its high revenue generation opportunities. This industry has not only enticed customers but also a business man.
The mobile application market is rapidly growing and coming as a new job opportunities market. There is increasing demand of mobile applications and everyday there is an increase of Smartphones users. Because of the high demand of mobile application software new opportunities are opening for mobile application developer. As it can be seen there are not good mobile application developers. Companies are attracting mobile users through different applications, so the demand of application developers is growing and will grow.
In mobile application there are 4 major technologies involved:-
1) Web–based (HTML5/CSS3/JS) and related Frameworks (JQuery, Sencha)
2) Native platforms (iOS, Android, Windows Mobile 7)
3) Hybrid WebKit/Native
4) Proprietary middleware and clients (Red Foundry)
The capabilities of Smartphones have been taken to the next level and in the coming years we can expect better and more robust applications to perform more complex functions in even better ways.
Today developers are developing new application everyday for attracting the users to use more iPhones application.
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