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SEWP/SEAP ZC424

Software

Development for
Portable Devices

Sunil Bhutada
sunilbhutada@yahoo.com
Ph: 9849822142
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CONTENTS
1. Introduction to Application Development for Portable Devices
2. Introduction to Android (2 Sessions)
3. User Interface Design and Implementation (2 Sessions)
4. Files, Saving states and Preferences
5. Android Database - Introduction to SQLite database (2 Sessions)
ASSIGNMENT (10%)
MID SEMESTER EXAMINATION (30%)
1. Hardware Support for Portable Devices
2. Software Support for Portable Devices (2 Sessions)
3. Using Internet Resources
4. Maps and location-based services
5. Telephony and SMS (2 Sessions)
6. Advanced Topics
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION (60%)

Today’s AGENDA

Introduction to Course Title (SDPD)
&
Introduction to Application Development
for
Portable Devices

SDPD
Portability in high-level computer programming is the usability
of the same software in different environments.
The pre-requirement for portability is the generalized abstraction
between the application logic and system interfaces. When software
with the same functionality is produced for several
computing platforms, portability is the key issue for development of
cost reduction.
When describing hardware that is portable it means something
that is small and lightweight. Laptop computers are portable because
they are easy to carry. Other portable devices include PDA's, handheld computers and TabletPC's.

Software can also be described as portable when it can be run on a
variety of computers. The software does not require any particular
hardware in order to operate.
Portable Devices : mobile devices

Is it Android App softwares can
support
or run on all Mobile Devices ?
Is it Android is sufficient for this
course-SDPD?
Is it Android is an example for this
course?

CONTENTS

Introduction to Application Development
for Portable Devices
1. Mobile Operating Systems
2. Architecture and framework of different Mobile Platforms
3. Development Platforms and Development Tools
4. Programming language binding
5. Simulator and Emulator
6. Development life cycle
7. Model-View-Controller (MVC)
8. Market trends.

Mobile Operating Systems
 Mobile phone usage has been increasing dramatically over the
last several years. Globally, if a usage comparison can be carried
out between PCs and mobile devices.
 Mobile devices have approximately 3.5 times more usage than
PCs. But cell phone in today’s society is not only a tool for
making call and writing SMS, but it’s a personal item which
provides entertainment and information. There should be nothing
that users can access on their desktop that they can’t access on
their cell phone.
 The increasing importance of mobile devices has triggered
intense competition among technology giants, like Symbian,
Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Nokia in a bid to capture the
bigger market share for mobile platform.

Mobile Operating Systems (Cont..)
Some of the most well-known Mobile Operating Systems are

Symbian, BlackBerry OS, Apple iOS, Windows Mobile, and
Android.
Symbian is primarily found on Nokia phones, but phones by Sharp,
Fujitsu, Sony and other companies have the operating system
installed
as well. Symbian is open source.
BlackBerry OS is the only one of the mobile phone operating
systems to be found on BlackBerry devices. The BlackBerry OS is
tailor-made for business, with functionality taking a seat over
personality or appearance. Its main focus is on messaging, email
and other communication features.

Apple’s iOS is found on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Operating
system security and compatibility has been a point of contention for
some in regards to iOS. It is entirely closed-source, and Apple
chooses on its own which software the platform will and will not
support.
Windows Mobile, also known as Windows Phone, is the mobile phone
version of Microsoft's operating system. Because of this, it is easily
compatible with many Windows programs such as Microsoft Office,
making it a popular choice for businesspeople.
The Android is based on the Linux operating system. Originally
developed by an independent organization, it was later bought by
Google, although the OS itself remains free and open source. Android is
praised by many for his flexibility as a platform. Anyone can develop
apps for the OS, and any company can release a phone using it.
.

Other Mobile Operating Systems are
BlackBerry Tablet OS
BlackBerry Tablet OS is from QNX Software System/BlackBerry
Brew is from Qualcomm. Brew is used by some mobile phone
manufacturers and mobile networks,
GridOS is from Fusion Garage. GridOS was built using open source
code from the Android kernel. It is used as the operating system of
the Grid 4 mobile phone and Grid 10 tablet.

WebOS is from LG, although some parts are open source.
Maemo is from Nokia. It is open source and GPL. Maemo is based
on Debian GNU/Linux and draws much of its GUI, frameworks
and libraries from the GNOME project.

Upcoming software platforms
Aliyun OS
Aliyun OS is from Alibaba/AliCloud. It is cloud based. AliCloud's
operating system revolves around the idea of bringing cloud
functionality to the mobile platform. According to the company,
Aliyun is to feature cloud-based e-mail, Web search, weather updates
and GPS navigation tools.
Firefox OS
Firefox OS is from non-profit organization Mozilla Foundation. It is
open source and uses GPL.
Ubuntu Touch OS
Ubuntu Touch OS is from Canonical Ltd.. It is open source and
uses GPL. Etc.

Mobile Applications


Mobile Applications can be found in any industry, they have
been developed for:
– Mobile Gaming (see gameloft)
– Mobile Banking (see RBC)
– Mobile Text, Presentation, and Spreadsheet (see
Microsoft Office Mobile)
– Social Networking (see Facebook)
– Mobile News (see Yahoo! Mobile News)
– Location Aware Services (see Loopt)

Mobile Application Development Challenges


Development of mobile applications provides for many
challenges and obstacles that are not commonly found in the
development of applications for desktop computers



The challenges faced by developers are found in:
– Heterogeneity of mobile devices
– Security
– Network

Challenge: Mobile Devices


Java is a portable implementation language, any application
created with Java can be run on any machine which contains a
Java Runtime Environment (JRE)



J2ME, is similarly a portable language, which can be run on any
mobile device which contains a JRE, however this portability is
severely affected by the heterogeneity of the mobile devices
currently on the market



Mobile devices display a wide range of characteristics that will
greatly effect a mobile application’s performance, usability,
functionality, etc.



Display/Screen Size
– Mobile devices come in many different screen sizes
– Consider the differentiating screen sizes between smart phones
and cell phones
– Smart phones offer the user a generally larger and higher
resolution display screen, contrasted to cell phones which
generally provide lower resolution and smaller display size



Memory
– Just as screen size differs from device to device, the
amount of available memory and differs from device to
device
– Developers must create applications which have a minimal
memory footprint on the device while being of service to
the user
– Memory must also be carefully managed during the
execution of any mobile application as it can potentially
render the phone unusable until termination of the
application



Processing Power
– Another sign of the heterogeneity of mobile devices is the
processing power
– The CPUs differ from phone to phone and this must be taken into
consideration by developers
– Developers cannot create applications that require the user to wait
an unreasonable amount of time for the service to load



Input Devices
– The input devices on mobile devices range from full QWERTY
keyboards to three letter button inputs
– This means developers must take into account how much text
is required by the user to input into their application and what
kind of difficulties they may experience based on their device

Challenge: Network


Transmission Errors
– When creating mobile applications that utilize network
connections there is a variety of issues that can effect the
application
– Wireless networks are exposed to interference which can alter
the message received by the client or the server then what was
originally sent
– Applications must take into account these potential problems
especially in financially sensitive services

Challenge: Network


Message Latency
– Messages that are to be sent to clients or servers can be
delayed due to a variety of reasons such as overloaded network
nodes or servers, dead or turned off cell phones, distance to
travel
– Applications must take this into account so as to avoid sending
servers or clients stale information

Challenge: Network


Bandwidth Usage
– Wireless customers are forced to pay fees to access the
wireless network and internet
– While phones with WIFI capabilities allow for some users
to have free connectivity at times it is important to keep
messages to a minimum and compact
– Applications that cost a lot to use will not be popular with
many of the financially conscious users

Challenge: Security


Wireless networks by default are not as secure as wired
networks, it is important to note that message can be intercepted
when travelling through the air



Mobile applications must secure the sensitive data that is being
transmitted over the air



There are different methods to implement security but it must be
relative to the information we want to secure and the resources
that we wish to use for securing it

Solution: Mobile Devices
Display/Screen Size
There is no one single method to overcome to problem of different
screen sizes however there are some ways to help



When dealing with graphics that should be placed on edges
use methods which retrieve the edge of the display



When creating an for a particular set of mobile devices
(ie. Blackberry’s, cell phones) create the layout to the
smallest display size



Memory
– Compact data representation will help reduce the amount of
memory it requires to load and use your application
– Use optimization techniques to reduce the amount of code
required to write your application (see J2ME tech tips)
– Compress any graphic images that you use in your application
and save graphics in a format which takes the least space



Processing Power
– A result of reducing the memory consumption and footprint of
the application should help time required to load applications
– If the mobile application has a client-server architecture
consider the partitioning of the application
– Allow the server to do the brunt of the calculations and
processing work and pass the information to the mobile device
for less CPU intensive calculations



Input Device
– To overcome some of the problems that can occur with the
different input devices make input requirements concise,
therefore the user should be able to perform the most common
tasks in an application with the least amount of button presses
– Provide users with menus when possible to help reduce the
amount of button input required

Solution: Network


Transmission Errors
– Transmissions errors may be inevitable when dealing with
wireless networks but there are some wireless network protocols
than can correct or at the least detect these errors
– One solution does not exist for every single type of transmission
error that may occur, it is important to plan for these types of
errors and be able to deal with them accordingly

Solution: Network


Message Latency
– In a client-server architecture the server can store messages that
do not arrive at the mobile device and attempt to resend them at
specific intervals
– Servers can also store the message and send it when the mobile
device reconnects to the system
– Let the user know if they receive a message that can possibly be
out of date or no longer valid, this could be done using
timestamps

Solution: Network


Bandwidth Usage
– Pass as little messages as required between the client and the
server
– Keep the messages as short as possible, you can use symbols to
represent commands for the server
– If your application must use a lot of bandwidth at least notify the
user of this fact

Solution: Security


Important to implement security to a level which is appropriate for
the data being exchanged



Mobile devices, having limited processing power, cannot generate
large cryptographic keys in a reasonable amount of time



There has been research into creating keys for algorithms such as
RSA and others and sending this to the mobile device to use but
this is an area that is still developing

Abstract View of Operating System

OPERATING SYSTEM
Features
•Multitasking
•Scheduling
•Memory Allocation
•File System Interface
•Keypad Interface
•I/O Interface
•Protection and Security
•Multimedia features

Mobile Operating System
Structure:
A mobile OS is a software
platform on top of which other
programs called application
programs, can run on mobile
devices such as PDA, cellular
phones, smart phone and etc.

Functions
•Process Management
•Resource Management
•Memory Management
•Power Management
•File Management
•I/O Management
•Protection and Security etc

Architecture and framework of different mobile platforms
Mobile phones have become programmable handheld computers
which have internet connectivity, computing power and open application
programming interfaces (APIs) providing prospective platforms for an
infinite set of new mobile services and applications.
The new mobile phones which are usually called smart phones have both
hardware and software parts the same as all computing systems. The
software part is called Mobile

Software Platform.

consider a layered architecture for the software platform of typical
mobile devices consists of operating system layer, middleware layer
and applications layer (ibid).
Layered architecture is an architectural pattern helps to structure systems
that can be decomposed into groups of subtasks in which each group of
subtasks is at a particular level of abstraction.

A proposed mobile software architecture that is a general model and can
be applied to different mobile platforms was shown.
To discuss the openness strategy of mobile platforms based on their
architecture, the proposed model is not sufficient and it should be
expanded to an “architectural openness model” to demonstrate platform
extension mechanisms and platform accessibility.
The architectural openness model to accommodate the platform
accessibility and platform extension methods and in a higher view the
platform openness, should illustrate
how much and under which conditions the platform extenders
(application developers, device makers, customers…) can access to
different layers and components of the platform and extend its
functionality. Two online resources of Google Android have used
and defined integrate, extend and modify concepts to clarify the openness
notion in the architecture of Android platforms.

To expand the “mobile software architecture” presented in the previous
part to “architectural openness model”, the same terms and definitions
are used here:
Integrate a layer: To use the existing components of a layer in a mobile
application via API, Service Call, source code inclusion, shared data
object and other software extensions mechanisms.
Extend a layer: To enhance the functionality of the components of a
layer. The application uses the built-in Google map application and adds
its own functionality on top of Maps is an example.
Modify a layer: To replace or change the components of a layer.

Mobile Application Development


Knowing the challenges faced by developers with mobile
applications we can look at the tools and steps developers take
when creating applications



Mobile application development differs from development of
applications on desktops because mobile applications are
developed on one platform and then deployed on a totally different
platform



This leads to many issues that developers face after moving their
application to another platform and stresses an importance on
testing

Development Tools


From a software perspective there are several Integrated
Development Environments (IDEs) that are available for use
such as:
– Sun Java Wireless Toolkit for CLDC
– Blackberry Java Development Environment
– Metrowerks CodeWarrior Wireless Studio
– Borland JBuilder with MobileSet

Development platforms and development tools
Mobile Platforms
According to International Data Corporation, in 2016, the platform
breakdown will be as follows:
• Android = 68.8%
• iOS =19.1%
• Windows Phone = 11.4%
• BlackBerry OS = 4.1%
• Other = 1.6%
Based on this data, it would make sense to simply start with Android and
work your way down the list to accommodate the most users. However,
there are a few shortcomings with this plan.
First, leaving 31.8 percent of your mobile users without a mobile
experience is probably not the best plan.
Second, the cost of developing an application for each platform is very
expensive and requires specialized skills for each platform, which is also
expensive.

Development platforms and development tools
Tools
•AppgyverToolbelt: Tooling to develop and iterate apps for PhoneGap
across the two major smartphone platforms – Android and iOS – with
no requirement for Xcode.
•Sikuli: This is a visual technology to automate and test graphical user
interfaces (GUI) using images.
•Ranorex: Test automation tools for mobile, web and desktop apps.

Emulators/Simulators


The terms “emulator” and “simulator” are often used interchangeably. These
technologies serve as virtual pieces of hardware that operate on a PC or laptop



IDE’s mentioned come with emulators to mimic the functionality and look seen on a
mobile device, while these are extremely helpful for the developer there is ultimately
no substitute for the real device

Emulators/Simulators
A simulator is a software that duplicates some processor in almost all
the possible ways.
An emulator is a hardware which duplicates the features and functions
of a real system, so that it can behave like the actual system.
Usually the emulators and simulators are used for the testing of new
architectures and also to give training in some complex systems.
A most famous example for a simulator is the flight simulator that
simulates the functionalities of an aircraft.
Basically a simulator tests the program on the development processor
(the processor on which we are working), while an emulator is used on
the target processor (the processor for which the program is being
written).

Development Life Cycle
Lifecycle of Mobile Application Development:
Realizing the lifecycle of mobile application development has
become crucial as mobile devices and their applications have
conquered almost 90% of the world. Be it a business or individual,
the need for mobile applications is raising without any hurdles. As
these applications have completely eased out the entire marketing
courses of businesses and helped customers with easy on-the-go
access, picking the right mobile application for their own needs
becomes a must. So, here I would like to shine a light on how smart
phone apps are designed and developed by app developers across
many parts of world.

The big 5 stages involved in app development:
1.Analysis and Estimation
2.Work Flow
3.Design
4.Development
5.QA
6.Launch

Analysis and estimation:
Figuring out the application goal and objective is the first and
foremost aspect. Apart from this, other factors include picking
the right platform and perfect developers who have the ability
to come up with a clean app. Also, the target audience of the
app is crucial as well. Not to forget, the cost estimation for
developing such high-quality apps is crucial as well.
Work flow:
Upon finalizing the application developer and estimating the
cost for development, the next step should be preparing a
complete detailed document on the work flow. This should
include testing as well. The project scope should be
categorized and the specifications should be met without any
issues.

Design:
Designing has a major role to play when it comes to app development.
Getting a wireframe done is the very first step to start with. When
performing the wireframe, it is a must to checkout whether all the
features that you wish to have been included. Upon repeated
modifications and idealization on wireframe, plan the design of your
intended app.
Development:
At times, though you might have conducted the wireframe strategy, the
apps might still lack some features when loaded on real devices. In such
cases, the scope needs to be revisited and the necessary feedbacks have
to be sent to the developers to fix the issues. Sometimes this may lead to
time delay which isn’t supposed to happen as it may spoil the reputation
of concern. So, the process should be clean and perfect; however without
any missing features.

Quality assurance:
Though, the developers revisit the scope and make the necessary
modifications to launch the apps with complete features, they often fail
to visualize a few missing data. The testing team takes this responsibility
in making an application which completely adheres to the scope of work.
Each and every feature is tested, next to the quality and performance.
They conduct different kinds of testing services in order to make the app
completely free from all bugs and deliver with impeccable quality.
Launch:
The final phase is the delivery of app which is otherwise called as
launching. The app will be published in iTunes if it is an iPhone app or
in Google Play if it is an Android app. I hope this post provides you the
inner picture of what exactly happens in every mobile app development
company worldwide.

MVC


A classic design pattern often used by applications
that need the ability to maintain multiple views of
the same data.



A commonly used and powerful architecture for
GUIs.

Three Modules of MVC


In MVC design pattern, all the objects are cleanly
separated into one of three modules:
– Model
• The core of the application. This maintains the state and
data that the application represents. When significant
changes occur in the model, it updates all of its views.

– View
• The UI which displays information about the model to the
user. Any object that needs information about the model
needs to be a registered view with the model.

– Controller
• The UI presented to the user to manipulate the
application.

Events typically cause a controller to change a model, or view, or both. Whenever a
controller changes a model’s data or properties, all dependent views are automatically
updated. Similarly, whenever a controller changes a view, the view gets data from the
underlying model to refresh itself.

MVC Advantages


Clarity of design



Efficient modularity



Multiple views



Ease of growth



Distributable



Powerful user interfaces

Mobile Computing Barrier Areas


Human Interface
– display
– input means



Power/Battery/Display Issues



Performance (for speech, video)



Communications Infrastructure



Form Factor/ Heat Dissipation



Applications

Technology Barriers


Bandwidth, capacity, reliability, latency, coverage, and
cost of wide-area networks
– protocols for handling data transfers efficiently
– caching strategies
– security issues
– connectivity management in overlay networks
– Very-Local Area Networks (Body LAN) and mobile WLANs
– ad-hoc networking
– incorporation of video
– new WAN media

Technology Barriers (Cont.)


Input limitations for mobile/wearable devices
– speech capture, recognition, understanding
– speaker identification and verification
– handwriting capture and recognition
– real-time digital voice multicasting
– video



Architecture
– hardware/software architectures for mobile systems
– OS design (?)
– compilers for low-power devices

Technology Barriers (Cont.)


Human-computer interaction
– new techniques for mobile I/O: gesture based,
augmented-reality displays



System design and packaging
– form factors for mobile systems (ID group)
– wireless head mounted I/O, including video capture



Applications and user interfaces

Microprocessors Technology Trends

Performance (SPECint92)

10000

1000

Natural Language
100

Vision
10

GUIs
1
1982

Speech Recognition
1987

1992

1997

2002

Mobile Trends
Changes in Behavior and Ubiquity Drive A Mobile Mind shift in 2013
Mobile’s momentum continues to accelerate in 2013 — more than 1
million apps available, more than 150 million tablets sold, and more than
1 billion smartphones in consumers’ pockets globally.
1 As we revisited our 2012 mobile trends, we found that all of them are
still evolving and relevant (see Figure-1)
2 A number remain important enough to be key trends in 2013 but for
different reasons than last year. But more important than the scale of the
numbers is the fact that mobile devices and their connectivity
fundamentally shift how people behave and how businesses engage with
them. These shifts are happening even faster outside North America and
Europe, in countries like China, Brazil, and India. Marketers who were
affected early on by this shift in mobile mindset understand that:
■ Immediacy and convenience combine to alter people’s behavior.
Consumers are changing
■ Ubiquity profoundly disrupts business models.

Questions
1. What is Portability in view of software and hardware? List out
Portable Devices?
2. Describe the need of Mobile Operating Systems?
3. Compare and contrast different types of Architectural
frameworks of Mobile Platforms?
4. Review the Development Life Cycle of Mobile Application
Development Process?
5. List out the Latest software’s for Portable Devices and explain its
features?
6. Discuss the development of Mobile Apps?

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