Mobile Services with Qt
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The document discusses the significance of mobile applications and the benefits of using the Qt framework for development. It presents statistics on app downloads and market shares, along with insights into the costs associated with app creation and maintenance. Additionally, it highlights the ease of cross-platform development with Qt, making apps accessible on various devices.
Mobile Services with Qt
- 1. Mobile servicesMobile services with Qtwith Qt Espen RiskedalEspen Riskedal November 2010November 2010
- 2. Purpose of this talk Show the value of mobile apps, and explain what it takes to create your own.
- 3. Agenda Why bother with apps? What's so great about Qt? What does an app cost?
- 4. Espen Riskedal Masters from University of Bergen 6 years in Trolltech 2 years in NOKIA Co-founded Cutehacks AS
- 6. Why bother withWhy bother with apps?apps?
- 7. 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 ABI Gartner Juniper Ovum Futuresource Booz & Company Year BilliondownloadsWorldwide app downloads Sources http://slidesha.re/aIYxWn - «157 Mobile App Stats You Should Know About»
- 8. App stores Apps available Monthly downloads (millions) Apple App Store 280000 16.7 Android Market 90000 3.4 Nokia OVI Store 13000 2.5 Blackberry App World 10000 1 Source http://www.slideshare.net/snowpong/the-scandinavian-mobile-app-market/8
- 9. Nokia Apple Research in Motion HTC Sony Ericsson Samsung Others Western European market share 2nd Quarter 2010Numbers from IDC http://bit.ly/9PrG1i
- 10. 2009 2015 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Other App World (Blackberry) OVI Store (Nokia) Android Market (Google) App Store (Apple) Year Downloads(%) Worldwide platforms Source Ovum (http://bit.ly/9KyrAZ)
- 11. Created by apps.no Created by shortcut.no Weather forecasts at http://yr.no - apps.no made a free iPhone version - 600.000 downloads - Norways population ~5.000.000 Public transport information at http://trafikanten.no/ - shortcut.no made a free iPhone version - 47% of all traffic now generated from iPhones
- 12. Why bother with apps?Why bother with apps? Because you reachBecause you reach people in their daily life.people in their daily life.
- 13. What's so greatWhat's so great about Qt?about Qt?
- 14. Helps you create applications Developed since 1994 Official platform of Nokia
- 15. «Qt Everywhere»«Qt Everywhere» qt.nokia.comqt.nokia.com Image byImage by MaschinenraumMaschinenraum on flickr.comon flickr.com
- 17. YR on multiple devices:
- 18. HowTo: Make a Qt app PC A phone Nokia Qt SDK OVI account
- 19. Qt licensing Commercial License Open Source (LGPL) Go to http://www.slideshare.net/qtbynokia/qt-licensing-explained for more in depth information
- 20. Qt and open source Open repository - qt.gitorious.org 7000 accounts on public bug tracker Blog and roadmap Merge requests Community ports
- 21. What does anWhat does an app cost?app cost?
- 23. mobile OS Vendor solution Apple / iOS Objective C and Cocoa Touch Google / Android Java and Android SDK Nokia / Symbian & MeeGo C++ and Qt Blackberry / RIMOS Java and Blackberry SDK Cross mobile development Cross platform alternatives: Qt, HTML5/WRT, Mono/.NET, Flash, J2ME
- 24. Time schedule ~1 month for easier apps ~2-4 for more advanced
- 26. Mobile apps reach people where they are Qt makes them easier to develop, and works cross platform Even if apps are for small screens, they still require a proper budget
- 27. Flight times Weather forecast
- 28. You have the data. Use it!
- 30. http://cutehacks.comhttp://cutehacks.com Brushed steel background by ppetrovic72 (flickr.com)