Nov 4, 2016 4,775

How to install Android SDK on Windows & Mac OS?

Thanks to the latest package from Google Inc. installing the Android SDK (software development kit) has become far easier. This one SDK file will give you almost everything that will help you communicate with the with your mobile phone via the USB port. The SDK files consist of several tools like ADB (Android Debug Bridge) and Fastboot which will make your communication stronger and stable. If you are planning to use SDK for Android app development, then this article will assist you in installing the SDK on the Window and Mac OS. Getting started with the Android SDK You can download the SDK file directly from the Google. The file downloaded from the web is compressed. Thus you need to be familiar with the compressed files- and should also know how to extract the necessary setup files from the folder.You need to extract your compressed file into the following locations: Windows: The root of your C: drive OS X: Your home folder It will be good that you rename the extracted folder to “Android development”, this will make your rest of this guide and your time with the SDK quite easier. Installing Android SDK on Windows If you are still …

Aug 19, 2016 2,072

Google offers new video calling app called Duo

Carpe Diem with the launch of Google Duo, a new video calling app for Android and iOS users. According to the principal software engineer, Justin Uberti, the new Google App Duo is mobile-only and developed to be Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC). It has taken away a plethora of hurdles behind video calling. Duo has assured fewer dropped calls, and even supports handing off calls to and from Wi-Fi and cellular connections. It is easily available to download from Google Play and Apple’s App Store for Android as well as Apple users respectively. It is great that you don’t have to make a separate account, nor use a Google account for using Google Duo. The application was unveiled at Google’s I/O 2016 developer conference and was further available in private beta for a summer launch. It is a great opportunity for android app development newbies to know that Duo has been focused on mainly three areas. They are: Simplicity The new Google app Duo has been developed with the focus to make the calling experience as simple as possible. It is, for this reason, there is no need for the user to make a new account. It is also blessed with …

Aug 9, 2016 6,713

Apple Music For Android is Officially Ready After Spending a Long Time in Beta Version

Last year, there was a great buzz about Apple subscription music service to Android users. But now Apple is all set to launch its new product for the masses. This is great news for those Android users who had subscribed to Apple’s paid music, as now the Android version is out of beta. It is now available on the play store, and can be said that it is officially released for everyone. The new launch coexists with the latest release of the Apple Music Android update which brings the app to version 1.0. This has added some essential changes to Apple’s latest Android app and has further motivated for mobile app development. It is now expected that the Apple music for Android will boost equalizer setting as well as unnamed performance, playback and stability improvements. The equalizer settings were not initially ported from iOS platform because it is not present in the original version of the application and can be found in the settings of iOS application. It has given users maximum control over the manner in which they play content purchased through Apple Music and iTunes. Isn’t it great that you can yourself adjust the bass and other levels …

Aug 4, 2016 5,559

Unravelling the Prime Tips of UX Designing In Mobile Apps

With the burgeoning smartphone technology, UX plays a vital role in the mobile application success. It has excellently intensified user satisfaction and has put more efforts on its usability and accessibility. A mobile app is considered successful only after creating an impressive design or adding enhanced functionality. Therefore, it is well said, that a perfect mobile application is a combined effort of several factors. In which, UX revolves around application’s screen sizes and hardware specifications.   Therefore, it has become crucial for mobile app development companies to focus on developing a widely compatible, qualitative as well as performance centric mobile applications for the users. So here in this post, we have discussed some important UX strategies that may assist you in the mobile app development and can help you to produce a perfect mobile app model. 1. Research, Research, Research Before diving deep into mobile application development, it is significant to understand what does your market demands. You cannot simply put down your head, and start building. Understand whether there is a need for such application or not. Is your market big enough to earn money? Who are the competitors? Research and analysis may help you in making assumptions.  2. …

Jul 25, 2016 9,945

From Fitness To Social Network, Pokemongo Covers All

With around  15 million downloads, PokemonGo is supposedly quite a successful mobile game that we have come across. Perhaps it’s not just a game and has extended a level ahead that accounts for the success of this app. We have been talking about different genres of mobile apps. However, hybridization in mobile apps is something rare. Well, to take mobile apps to the next level we can now see intermixing of functionalities in order to create a comprehensive platform that takes care of not just one of needs. With so many people entering in the mobile app development world we need a watershed that can help us to that can break the stereotypical app development ideas so as to maintain the zest among the users. This is the reason why  iOS or Android App development services need an extension strategy that can maintain the zest among the audience alive. Therefore, it is the time to extend all the all the functionalities making mobile apps quite a handy tool for development. This is the reason why we have attractions such as Augmented reality, gamification and social media integration that are emerging out to be new savior of the technology. Adopting augmented …

Jul 18, 2016 3,962

Bursting The Costing Myths In Mobile App Development

One of the biggest misconceptions which is lingering around in mobile app development world is that developing a mobile app is quite a costly affair. Though I won’t say that developing a mobile app is a penniless job, however you would certainly not need fortunes to make a mobile app. Wherein considering the benefits that they offer is covers up the complete costing factor you need to be aware of the. Mobile apps are no longer just for the entertainment purpose but have now become a major business carriers. Business owners have started taking mobile app quite seriously as this has the business owners to reach quite easily to their users. Looking at this extensive reach of mobile apps we can see that the business owners need to enter into mobile app development quite seriously. Development cost is a prime discuss  and obviously cost of recruiting a professional Android app developer is a major concern. The biggest myth! Mobile apps aren’t for Small Businesses An analysis carried in 2015 of 40, 402 app that were created with app development platform found that it was “expected” businesses for instance gyms, hotels, politicians, golf courses and even plumbers are rising in the …

Jul 11, 2016 3,465

Mobile Apps: The New Buzz In The Entertainment Industry

Are you Au Courant (well aware of the latest trends)? In this highly competitive world if you do not know about what’s happening around then then you must be prepared to lag behind your competitors. Talking about the latest trends we cannot avoid the fact that mobile apps are in trend. Consequently, foresighted business owners are now enthused with excitement looking at these current stats and now look forward to   make their business mobile.  The love for mobility has grown so much so that people now prefer to go for developing a  mobile app rather than a website for their business. Moreover, if we talk about the entertainment industry we can see that they prefer more of mobile apps rather than creating websites as according to statistics we can easily see that mobile apps have become one of the most used gadgets in the current world. People are now spending their quality time in mobile app development and this is the reason why mobile app development. When it comes to the digital space, we can see that we have moved to a new shift in the internet stricken world which is moving towards mobility. Well, the sole idea is to …

Jul 4, 2016 5,180

Plausible Threats And Solutions Related To Mobile App Security

Within a decade we have seen a drastic transformation in the way use to work such as our checkbooks, memo pads, mini storage devices, id proofs,  accounts,  cameras,  and several other things that deal with our critical and confidential data. We cannot ignore the fact that critical data requires quite strict security, and this alarms all the users that whether this substitute that they are about to choose for their tried and tested storage method is as competent or not. Security is such a major issue in mobile app development and no matter you hire a professional Android app developer or iOS you cannot afford to ignore the security. Why is Mobile App Security an area of concern? Well, the best answer will be to answer all these questions such as that whether you use utility apps such as phone barcode scanners? Are you carrying out a business or running an enterprise app. No matter whether you are running a firm or are an individual business owner who has to store their employee data, trade secrets, business quotations, and other sensitive information which is crucial for your business. Even start-ups or SMBs that have a retail app that store bank …

Jun 27, 2016 8,996

Handy List Of Announcements At Apple’s WWDC Event 2016

Recently, the Tech Giant Apple kicked off their annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in the Golden state, California. The event was put at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, where Apple announced new updates across its four software platforms. The crux of this meeting was that Apple focused on one clear underlying concept behind introducing new features: make a proper understanding for people to do things. Of course, there are some new features which will be challenging for professional iOS app developers. But Apple is sure these were the major shifts which users were expecting, be it in Messages or the Apple Watch. Following are the major announcements at WDDC event, 2016. 1. Non-Apple Apps welcomes Siri This is one of the fascinating news from Apple’s side. Apple is now welcoming third-party developers to its platform. Isn’t a great news that Apple can now interact with third party developers. Apple users can now hail Uber; it can now pay music as you demand on Spotify. Users will be able to do those things which are away from boring response which opened a Safari search result. 2. macOS Sierra Another great news is that Apple is changing the desktop and laptop OS …

Jun 20, 2016 5,480

The Latest Mobile App Monetization Strategies Of 2016

With the rise of fiercing competition in the app store, 93% of the mobile application are downloaded for no cost. It is heartbreaking but true that only a handful of free mobile apps actually make enough money to sustain in business competition. The paid mobile applications do not sustain in the market because they cannot find attention from the users. If you’re under an impression that subscription alone can do wonders in application download numbers, then you’re mistaken! Apart from subscription, there are too many other things which can contribute to making your app a big hit. Remember, all applications are different. It varies from users usage and competition level, thus, resulting in diverse monetization strategy. It can be a situation where what works for iOS development company may differ for other competent Android development company. This can be considered as a simple principle while devising a monetization strategy. In the past few years, we have witnessed an unprecedented number of people rushing to develop mobile apps. The major reason behind developing apps is earning revenues. If you examine the mobile app revenue from 2011 – 2015 and forecasts the same revenue till 2017, it will give you a rosy …