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How IoT And Cloud Computing Transformed Mobile App Development

Mobile phones come in a varied number of screen sizes, operating systems and other aspects which makes it really difficult for mobile app developers to develop apps that run smoothly on every mobile phone without any glitch. Developers need cross-platforms with capabilities that can help them create responsive apps to reach out a broader user base. Imagine if developers didn’t already have solutions to such problems they would be creating apps every time it needed running on a new device.
Creating an app that works on various operating systems and devices may be a very perplexing task however there are ways known to mobile app developers to deal with this issue. The apps along with their entire data can be stored on cloud servers instead of mobile phones which allow users to access those apps including the data easily and rather quickly. Tools like HTML5 or MEAPs prove helpful to developers in this regard. Here is how:
1) Using HTML5 for Developing Mobile Apps
The problem of creating mobile apps for multiple gadgets can be overcome by using HTML5 for app development of cloud apps. Resultantly mobile app developers are able to create apps that respond swiftly and smoothly on multiple devices of varying screen sizes, RAM, ROM and operating systems. HTML5 is an IoT (Internet of Things) tool which allows mobile app developers to do real-time query solving and to ensure mobile phones receive data with a fixed set of definite scope.
2) Using MEAPs for Mobile App
Mobile Enterprise Application Platforms (MEAPs) make it easy for mobile app developers to provide support for apps that are cloud-based. MEAPs are basically an IoT mechanism which is actually a group of wide range of products as well as services enabling mobile app developers to develop responsive apps hence they are being adopted by a number of top mobile app development companies all over the world. MEAPs perform a number of specific tasks allowing apps to adjust to a device’s specifications from cloud which further allows more user-friendly conversion of data to an interface.
3) Hybrid Apps
Another rather popular way adopted by mobile app developers to deal with the challenge of developing responsive apps is through the development of hybrid apps. Hybrid apps allow mobile app developers to put in lesser effort in creating a responsive app that fits multiple OS and mobile phone specifications. This method is rather unique in the way that it allows a combination of native mobile phone abilities with HTML5’s architecture. Hybrid apps can be developed on the cloud and are available to download on majority of interfaces.
Advantages of Designing Apps With Cloud Computing And IoT
IoT and Cloud Computing do lot more than ensuring app developers are able to create responsive mobile apps with ease. Other advantages of designing mobile apps on the cloud are:
• Ability to deploy apps in many regions of the world
• Geo-location
• Social media networking
• Many OS platform development

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