Simon Bates, Manifesto Digital - Mobile Application Development: Past, Present and Future?
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The document discusses the evolution of mobile application development, highlighting its origins, current state, and future trends. It outlines the historical significance of platforms like Symbian, iOS, and Android, and examines their advantages and disadvantages. Furthermore, it explores future innovations such as wearable technology and the connected car, emphasizing the industry's ongoing growth and transformation.
![Present
Multiple phone web-based application
frameworks
• Solve proliferation problem
• Allow ‘write once, run anywhere’
• Use common Web-based languages such as HTML5,
CSS and JavaScript
• [Limited] access to native phone functionality
• Usually slower than ‘pure’ native app
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Simon Bates, Manifesto Digital - Mobile Application Development: Past, Present and Future?
- 1. Mobile Application Development Past, present and future? Simon Bates
- 2. About me Simon Bates • COO and co-founder, Manifesto Digital. • University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology Beng Software Engineering. • 17 years IT experience, working mainly in Web-based technologies and frameworks • Wrote first Java application in 1997 Mobile Application Development
- 3. Manifesto Digital We’re an award winning London based digital agency that loves ideas design and technology We aim to make people’s lives better, easier, fairer, more interesting or fun with great strategy, engaging campaigns and rock solid technology. Mobile Application Development
- 4. Mobile Apps What is a Mobile App? A mobile application (or mobile app) is a software application designed to run on smartphones, tablet computers and other mobile devices. Source: Wikipedia Mobile Application Development
- 5. Some Stats 1 million+ applications now available in the Apple App Store and Google Play. • Global smartphone shipments predicted to hit 1 billion this year. • 1/5th of Internet traffic now from mobile • 20% of e-commerce traffic is now from mobile Mobile Application Development
- 6. Past Where did it all begin? First cellular mobile phone call in public made on 3rd April 1973 by Martin Cooper. Mobile Application Development
- 7. Past Psion EPOC • First devices launched in early 90s • Used in Psion’s SIBO (sixteen bit operating system) devices • Used OPL (Open Programming Language) • Formed the basis of Symbian Mobile Application Development
- 8. Past Palm OS • Launched in 1996 • Designed for touch screen • Apps developed in C/C++ • Became Access Linux platform • Abandoned in favour of webOS in 2009. Mobile Application Development
- 9. Past WML • • • • • WML 1.1 created in 1998 Provides HTML-like (XML) presentation templates Light-weight Appropriate for low-bandwidth connections Poor take-up due to lack of openness and content Mobile Application Development
- 10. Past J2ME/JME • Designed for embedded system and mobile platforms • JSR 68 superseded PersonalJava • Evolved into numerous standards • JSR 68 withdrawn in 2011 • Number of related standards such as CLDC and MIDP Mobile Application Development
- 11. Past J2ME/JME • CLDC contains minimum sub-set of Java class libraries • MIDP includes a GUI, applications are called MIDlets • Mika VM - open source implementation • Not used in iOS, Blackberry 10, Android Mobile Application Development
- 12. Past Symbian • Originated from Psion EPOC • Acquired by Nokia in 2008 • In 2009, 250 million devices running Symbian • Open sourced in February 2010 • Fragmented into S60 (Nokia, Samsung and LG), UIQ (Sony Ericsson and Motorola) and MOAP(S). Mobile Application Development
- 13. Past Symbian • Apps may be incompatible across different platforms • Variety of deployment techniques. No standard ‘market place’. • Individual APIs for each platform • 2010: 37.6% market share • 2012: 4.4 % Mobile Application Development
- 14. Past Symbian • Development taken over by Accenture June 2011 • 11th February 2011 – Nokia replacing with WP8 • 808 Pureview last Symbian phone – February 2012 Mobile Application Development
- 15. Present iOS • Derived from NeXTSTEP (early 80s) • Main programming language is Objective C • Development uses xCode IDE, which as an in-built iOS simulator Mobile Application Development
- 16. Present iOS - Pros • Less fragmentation • New feature usually available very quickly • usually use new features immediately • OpenGL as standard • Navigation is nonprescriptive Mobile Application Development
- 17. Present iOS - Cons • More closed • Need a Mac to develop • App store review guidelines not always easy to understand • App signing process nontrivial • Need Apple certificate to install to own device Mobile Application Development
- 18. Present Android Based on Linux kernel First launched in 2007 API is Java ByteCode converted to Dalvik VM Bytecode • Can write native code in C • • • • Mobile Application Development
- 19. Present Android - Pros • Market Share (80%) • Can develop on any platform • Eclipse-based IDE can be used • More open e.g. call history available to all apps, sharing content, notifications between apps Mobile Application Development
- 20. Present Android - Pros • Install apps from any source e.g. Web, storage card etc • Easy to write hooks and overrides • Apps can be self-signed • One-time $25 to publish to Google Play Mobile Application Development
- 21. Present Android - Cons • Fragmentation • Updates can come late due to manufacturers with own customisations • Often big changes between versions • Often more manual than iOS • Graphics can be slower Mobile Application Development
- 22. Present Windows Phone 8 • Requires Windows 8 running to develop • Can use XAML or Direct3D or a mixture to build UIs • Can write C# or Visual Basic apps on top of .Net • Can use C++ for native code Mobile Application Development
- 23. Present Windows Phone 8 • Visual studio 2012 IDE • Background Transfer service • Needs to be reviewed for inclusion in store – similar restrictions to iOS • Low take up Mobile Application Development
- 24. Present BlackBerry 10 • API library in C • Native API C/C++ • Provides its own wrapper for OpenGL • Unity & Marmalade gaming engines • Custom Eclipse IDE • Active Frames (similar to WP8 Live Tiles) Mobile Application Development
- 25. Present BlackBerry 10 • WebWorks for HTML5 and JS apps • Can also use Adobe AIR or Java • Blackberry runtime for Android apps • Publishing requires approval – 10 business days Mobile Application Development
- 26. Present Multiple phone web-based application frameworks • Solve proliferation problem • Allow ‘write once, run anywhere’ • Use common Web-based languages such as HTML5, CSS and JavaScript • [Limited] access to native phone functionality • Usually slower than ‘pure’ native app Mobile Application Development
- 27. Present PhoneGap OpenSource Dontated to ASF and renamed Apache Cordova Warning from PhoneGap about Apple rejection Support for most major platforms (iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone, Palm WebOS, Bada, and Symbian) • PhoneGap Build – cloud-based compilation service • Support for native features (e.g. accelerometer, camera, compass etc.) • • • • Mobile Application Development
- 28. Present Titanium Mobile • Can get fast results - good for prototyping • In common with PhoneGap, can have performance issues • Support for iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows • Code forking required (e.g. if iOS then…) Mobile Application Development
- 29. Future Wearable Technology Mobile Application Development
- 30. Future Wearable Technology http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSnB06um5r4 Mobile Application Development
- 31. Future Wearable Technology – Google Glass • • • • • • • Released to developers in 2013 Available to consumers in 2014 Fairly limited API Works best when paired with a phone via Bluetooth Runs Android OS Can take photo & video Touch & voice controlled Mobile Application Development
- 32. Future Wearable Technology – Galaxy Gear Big! Not well received Requires Android 4.3 Controlled by Gear Manager app on phone • Can take photo or video • • • • Mobile Application Development
- 34. Future Nike+ Fuelband • ‘Gamifies’ fitness • Integrates with Nike+ online community • Tracks physical activity & calories burned Mobile Application Development
- 35. Future Wearable tech – The ‘also rans’ • • • • The Bluetooth cocktail dress Bluetooth earrings USB Tie iPod lederhosen Mobile Application Development
- 36. Future The connected car • Predicted to triple as a market in next 5 years • Ford, Google and Apple all vying for platform dominance Mobile Application Development
- 37. Future Second screen • People are increasingly seeking a enriched experience whilst watching television • Viewers can interact with the main content via smartphone or tablet • Other applications could include providing additional content • Video games could provide additional interactions via a second screen • Increasing influence on other art forms such as live music Mobile Application Development