10 Reasons to Adopt HTML5 for Mobile Apps
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HTML5 allows developers to create mobile apps that can be accessed across platforms without needing separate development for each device type. It has advantages over native apps such as lower development and maintenance costs since only one codebase needs to be created and updated. HTML5 also allows for rich multimedia content and has the potential to access native device features through APIs. As HTML5 adoption increases, it will help reduce platform fragmentation issues and provide a way for content to be more easily shared and accessed across different devices.
10 Reasons to Adopt HTML5 for Mobile Apps
- 1. Fresh Digital Group 10 Reasons to Adopt HTML5 for Mobile Apps! We Strategize. We Execute. We Deliver. On All Screens.!
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- 3. ! What is HTML5? We Strategize. We Execute. We Deliver. On All Screens.! HTML5 is a standard for structuring and delivering web content. It is essentially pre-installed in any compatible browser, making it easy to create ads that integrate seamlessly with existing content.! ! HTML5 is especially useful with rich media creative because rendering is done in the browser, so you don’t have to rely on third-party plug-ins like Flash to serve ads.!
- 4. 4 We Strategize. We Execute. We Deliver. On All Screens.! How does HTML5 Stack Up? Consideration! Mobile! HTML5! Native! Hybrid! Comments! Tailored to users priorities! ***! **! ***! ***! A mobile first approach can improve responsive design’s rating to three stars.! Content Deliver! ! **! ***! **! ***! Responsive sites (and hybrid apps) are more easily indexed in search engines.! Functionality! **! **! ***! ***! Native apps provide access to device features (e.g. GPS, Camera), allowing more engaging experiences.! Compatibility! **! ***! *! *! Responsive design is easily viewed on any screen. Mobile sites and applications are dependent on the device for which they’re designed.! Development Costs! **! ***! *! **! Dependent on if you are developing a whole site from scratch. Responsive design incurs extra build time, but not as much mobile + conventional design.! Maintenance Costs! **! ***! *! **! Individual native apps require individual maintenance. However, responsive design results in a single site that need to be maintained.!
- 5. We Strategize. We Execute. We Deliver. On All Screens.! 74% of Fortune 500 companies are planning on some type of HTML5 integration! ! With HTML5, the number of moving images on a screen is 30 frames per second (FPS), a frame rate which provides a near- native user experience! ! ! An HTML5 mobile web version is a less-than-10-minute cut-and-paste job made up of 3 lines of code! ! Annual sales of HTML5 handsets will reach 1 billion units in 2013, up from 336 million in 2011! 12! 3! 6! 9! ! 73.4% of mobile developers are using HTML5! ! Crucial HTLM5 Data & Stats
- 6. 10 Reasons to Adopt HTML5 ! We Strategize. We Execute. We Deliver. On All Screens.!
- 7. !HTML5 is the Future and Ready to Use Now We Strategize. We Execute. We Deliver. On All Screens.! To move the needle on HTML5, mobile web advocates need to focus on establishing and delivering on specifications and performance tools, and showcase compelling use cases for the technology and explore “hybrid apps.” ! Traditional desktop app development is the next frontier for leveraging the benefits of HTML5. Two kinds of solutions are driving the evolution of HTML5 past mobile and onto desktops: new operating systems that leverage HTML5 as a native app option and new packaging solutions that enable HTML5- powered apps to be “installed” on traditional desktop platforms, like Windows and Mac.! ! HTML 5 apps also offer a significant advantage when it comes to advertising because they are more easily accessible from a QR code.! ! 1! 2!
- 8. ! Write it Once, Read It Everywhere We Strategize. We Execute. We Deliver. On All Screens.! HTML5 can be written once and used on any device and OS Only one version of the app needs to be created and can run anywhere. Native apps need an iPhone version, an Android version, etc.! ! HTML5 promises to make it less costly for developers to address a broad mobile audience. And that will be great for consumers.! ! While the icon for a native app shows up automatically once it is downloaded, with HTML 5 apps users are required to click on a specific area within their browser to make the app an icon on their home page, something that many users are not aware of.! .!
- 9. ! Seamless Universal Sharing We Strategize. We Execute. We Deliver. On All Screens.! More than ever the ability to instantly and seamlessly share content is integral in contemporary times. This involves the sharing of tweets, articles and even apps.! ! However, there is a serious obstacle to sharing: discovery. As the discovery process is on a consistent shift to word-of-mouth and recommendations more than simply browsing the app store, HTML5 has positioned itself perfectly for this next step. ! ! HTML5 and its inherently compatible with any device and platform, perfectly accommodates these trends, as there is no need to worry if the person receiving the recommendation will be able to run the app on their device.! ! Online interaction has become increasingly social and HTML5 allows not only for this trend to continue, but elevates it by shattering fragmentation barriers.!
- 10. ! The Ease of Automatic Updates We Strategize. We Execute. We Deliver. On All Screens.! The positive about HTML5 apps is that when you update your site or application, your users can be updated as soon as they come back to the page without another app approval process.! ! HTML5 allows developers to use familiar web tools for application development. It reduces the need to tailor apps for different platforms, makes it more convenient to update applications and allows companies to choose how their apps are distributed and monetized. !
- 11. ! App Store Independence We Strategize. We Execute. We Deliver. On All Screens.! The greatest challenge HTML5 has in overcoming native apps is the user’s familiarity with having a home page icon. Unfortunately, most users are not aware that HTML5 apps allow for the same option of creating a home page icon, even though it doesn’t happen automatically.! ! HTML5 doesn’t require the user to go through an app store to download an app, helping developers avoid the app store approval process, upload time and revenue sharing for example.! ! Native apps and their app stores are also very selective in their reach as their audience is restricted to smartphones only. With HTML5 even users of feature phones, which are still well represented in oversea markets, can have access and utilize a mobile web based app.!
- 12. ! HTML5 is Multimedia Ready We Strategize. We Execute. We Deliver. On All Screens.! HTML5 is currently able to handle video and audio integration, animations, 3-D renderings and sophisticated graphics.! ! These great examples just help drive the point home.! ! http://spielzeugz.de/html5/liquid-particles.html! ! http://9elements.com/io/projects/html5/canvas/! ! http://www.mrdoob.com/projects/chromeexperiments/ball-pool/! ! http://www.mrdoob.com/lab/actionscript/pv3d/dof/07/! ! ! ! !
- 13. ! Hardware Integration About to Takeoff We Strategize. We Execute. We Deliver. On All Screens.! The biggest difference between HTML5 mobile Web apps and native apps is that the native is able to access the native features of the mobile device like contact list, clock, camera and photos. That means that these functions are much more difficult to implement in pure HTML5 apps. ! ! Now, companies are finally creating a solution for HTML5 apps to perform these same functions. An example of this stride is Mozilla. The company is on the forefront with its Firefox OS, expected to be shipped on smartphones sometime in 2013. They created what is called a Web APIs that will tie its browser- based HTML5 mobile operating system to hardware and the device’s native features.!
- 14. !Working with Open Standards We Strategize. We Execute. We Deliver. On All Screens.! Under the current model, whether it be DRM-capable browser plugins or DRM-capable apps, a content distributor has no reason to experiment with unprotected content. Users of the site’s services are already using a DRM-capable platform, and they’re unlikely to even notice if one or two are unprotected. It wouldn’t make a difference to them.! That wouldn’t be the case if an HTML5 distribution platform built on top of the EME. Some users won’t have access to EME, either because their browsers don’t support the specification at all, or because their platform doesn’t have a suitable DRM module available, or because the DRM modules were explicitly disabled. However, every other aspect of the Web application could work in these browsers.! With plugins and apps, there’s no meaningful transition to a DRM-free world. There’s no good way for distributors to test the waters and see if unprotected distribution is viable. With EME, there is. EME will keep content out of apps and on the Web, and it creates a stepping stone to a DRM-free world. That’s not hurting the open Web—it’s working to ensure its continued usefulness and relevance.!
- 15. ! The Ability to Repurpose Web Content We Strategize. We Execute. We Deliver. On All Screens.! There is an overwhelming number of content currently available on the Internet, including copious amounts provided by publishers and other content providers.! ! HTML5 has the potential to transfer this content into smartphone applications at a budget-friendly manner. Apps are poised to replace channels as the main tool for users to access content and information online.! ! This discussion is taken further as HTML5 has the technology to share and access content across several pages, overlooking any restriction of the different servers they sit on. This is a powerful instrument for app designers to make use of, and explore the full potential of web- based apps and their content reach across several different servers and channels.!
- 16. ! HTML5’s Tech is Underrated We Strategize. We Execute. We Deliver. On All Screens.! All you need to access HTML5 content is a runtime capable of running HTML5. Mozilla is leading the way by building a browserless runtime that not only runs HTML5 content but also provides the APIs that let the app talk to device level components such as the camera, accelerometer, and so on. ! HTML5 content will soon run outside of the browser. All the capabilities the HTML5 app needs will be attached to the app itself, so neither the developer nor the user will have to worry about what mobile browser is on the device. New design techniques like responsive design are helping to make cross-platform optimization easier. This will ultimately lead to innovative discovery and making the app store obsolete. Companies like Mozilla are aiding by creating, and then open-sourcing, new web technologies like a web runtime and new APIs to give HTML5 apps the same look and feel and performance as any other mobile app.! !
- 17. !Joining The Gaming Ranks We Strategize. We Execute. We Deliver. On All Screens.! How HTML5 provides: ! Great Performance: Use hardware to directly accelerate the graphics commands, rather than use software APIs to draw images and animations on the screen like most mobile browsers.! Efficient Distribution: Cloud Compiler enables developers to easily “wrap” their projects into a native hybrid container that is fully compatible with the Apple and Android Markets. ! Access to Native Features: Using the same concept used above for performance, tie the native device functions not available to HTML5 developers to JavaScript. Web developers then get easy “OneAPI” access to the camera, accelerometer, gyroscope, and so on.! Monetization: In a similar fashion, create JavaScript extension APIs that bind native payments and native ad networks. Again, one API for in-app payment is abstracted to multiple payment systems behind the scenes by the platform.! Messaging Function: Messaging requires OS-specific servers. Create a non-OS specific messaging API that transparently delivers messages to the OS-specific servers for the developer.!
- 18. !Conclusion We Strategize. We Execute. We Deliver. On All Screens.! User behavior is geared more to web apps than native, and the business case for developing dedicated apps for multiple platforms is losing steam. HTML5 ultimately solves extremely important issues in the mobile ecosystem, such as cross-channel support and app discoverability.! Advertising with HTML5 is flexible, too: Ads built in HTML5 can also run seamlessly across devices. And they’re capable of delivering rich, premium advertising experiences that can drive engagement — and higher prices.! HTML5 also offers broader reach than native apps, with users of feature phones as well as smartphones able to access mobile Web-based apps. Such reach can be important for marketers that are trying to build an international audience for their apps as feature phones still dominate in many markets.! While there is still work to be done, HTML5 has an extremely bright future in the mobile world, revolutionizing how we interact and access content while creating the optimal cross-platform Web app experience for any user.!
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